Main Species Caught in Teacapán

Blackfin Snook

Other common names: Sortfinnet snook, Pacific blackfin, Crossie à nageoire noire, Gualaje aleta manchada, Robalo, Róbalo de aleta prieta.
Size: Up to 2 ft 2 in.
Distribution: From the southwestern coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico and the central Gulf of California to northern Colombia.
General: This harmless fish inhabits bays and estuaries and can reach a distance of 20 km from the coast. Occurs in coastal waters, but is more abundant in estuaries of any size. Enters freshwaters mostly in large rivers and feeds on fish and crustaceans.

Black snook

Other common names: Sort snook , Black robalo, Crossie épineux, Róbalo negro, Róbalo prieto, Róbalo redondo, Snook.
Size: Up to 4 ft and 58 lb.
Distribution: From southern Baja California, Mexico and mouth of the Gulf of California to northern Colombia.
General: This harmless fish inhabits mangrove areas and lagoons. Also occurs in estuaries and fresh water.

Yellow snapper

Other common names: Yellow snapper, Gul snapper, Vivaneau jaune, Amarillo snapper, Luciano-ventre-prateado, Pargo mulatillo, Pargo amarillo.
Size: Up to 2 ft 4 in and 29 lb.
Distribution: Southern California to Peru, rare north of Baja California, Mexico; also at the Cocos and Galapagos islands.
General: This harmless fish is found in inshore reef areas over hard bottoms until at least 60 m depth. Tolerant to freshwaters. Feed on fishes, shrimps, crabs and mollusks.

Pacific red snapper   

Other common names: Huachinango del Pacífico, Vivaneau garance, Gringo, Pargo rojo, Huachinango, Pargo colorado.
Size: Up to 3 ft.
Distribution: Mexico to Peru.
General: This harmless fish is found over hard bottoms in inshore reef areas up to a depth of at least 80 m. Carnivorous, feeds on big invertebrates and fish.

Colorado snapper

Other common names: Pargo colorado, Colorado snapper, Vivaneau amarante, Pargo jilguero, Pargueta, Pargo, Rojo, Huachinango, Pargo lunarejo.
Size: Up to 3 ft and 20 lb.
Distribution: Southern California, USA to Panama.
General: This harmless fish inhabits inshore reef areas over hard bottoms. Generally solitary. Juveniles are sometimes encountered in shallow coastal waters and estuaries. Carnivorous, feeds on invertebrates and fishes.

Pacific cubera snapper

Other common names: Pargo prieto, Dog snapper, Pacific dog snapper, Pacifisk hundesnapper, Vivaneau charbonnier, Pargo dientón, Parvo.
Size: Up to 5 ft 7 in and 79 lb.
Distribution: Northern Mexico to northern Peru.
General: This harmless fish inhabits coastal rocky and coral reefs up to at least 60 m depth. Juveniles may be encountered in estuaries with mangroves and mouths of rivers. Carnivorous, feeds on big invertebrates (such as crabs, prawns and shrimps) and fish.

Pacific crevalle jack

Other common names: Jurel, Burel, Jurel toro, Carangue crevalle, Toro, Jurel común.
Size: Up to 3 ft 4 in. and 39 lb.
Distribution: San Diego, California, USA to Peru, including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands.
General: This harmless fish occurs in oceanic and coastal waters, commonly found in shallow water, with larger individuals up to 350 m depth. Also found in brackish water and occasionally ascends rivers. Forms medium-sized to big schools, but large adults may be solitary. Juveniles are often found in river estuaries. Feeds mainly on fishes, but also takes shrimps and other.

Shortfin weakfish

Other common names: Kortfinnet skørfisk, Corvina aleta corta, Shortfin corvina, Corvina azul, Acoupa magdalène
Size: Up to 2 ft 3 in.
Distribution: Southern California, USA to Mazatlan, Mexico and the Gulf of California. Rare north of Baja California, Mexico.
General: This harmless fish inhabits shallow inshore sandy areas. Feeds mainly on small fishes.

Finescale triggerfish

Other common names: Cochi, Baliste cochi, Puerco blanco, Pez puerco, Pejepuerco, Coche.
Size: Up to 2 ft 6 in.
Distribution: San Francisco, California, USA to Callao, Peru, including the Galapagos Islands.
General: Occurs in rocky reefs, boulder strewn slopes and adjacent areas of sand. Feeds on sea urchins, small crustaceans and mollusks.

Panama grunt

Other common names: Roncacho mapache, Grondeur Panaméen, Burro, Ronco, Corocoro mapache.
Size: Up to 1 ft 4 in.
Distribution: Gulf of California to Peru.
General: This harmless fish inhabits sandy bottoms of coastal waters.

Source:
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. 2007.FishBase.
World Wide Web electronic publication.
www.fishbase.org, version (08/2007).

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