| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Lutjanidae | Ocyurus chrysurus | (Bloch) | 1791 | Yellowtail Snapper |
Ocyurus chrysurus
Unique Characters: Soft dorsal and anal fins with scales. Dorsal fin with 10, rarely 9 or 11, spines and 12 or 13, rarely 14, soft rays. Ectopterygoid teeth present. Gill rakers, excluding rudiments, 17-22 on lower limb of first gill arch. Caudal-fin forked, lobes of fin moderately to well elongated. Yellow stripe from tip of snout (passing under eye) to caudal peduncle, widening to cover much of caudal peduncle and caudal fin, color fading in preservative.
Similar Species: Vermilion Snapper Rhomboplites aurorubens. Soft dorsal and anal fins with scales. Dorsal fin with 12 (very rarely 13) spines and 11 (rarely 10 or 12) soft rays. Ectopterygoid teeth present. Gill rakers, excluding rudiments, 17-22 on lower limb of first gill arch. Caudal-fin forked, lobes of fin moderately to well elongated. Vermilion in life, no yellow stripe alongside of body, color fading in preservative.
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