| Family | Scientific Name | Author | Year | Common Name |
| Serranidae | Pronotogrammus martinicensis | (Guichenot) | 1868 | Roughtongue Bass |
Pronotogrammus martinicensis
Unique Characteristics: Dorsal fin with 10 spines and 13-16 rays; anal fin with 3 spines and 6-13 rays; pectoral-fin rays 16-18. Most of upper edge of operculum free, not connected by skin to body. Caudal fin deeply forked. Head length contained 2.3-3.3 times in standard length. Preopercle without a large antrorse spine; middle opercle spine not reaching edge of operculum. Front nostrils variously shaped, but always closer to rear nostrils than to upper lip. Supramaxilla absent; teeth fixed (not depressible). No scaly flap of skin joining upper part of pectoral-fin base to body; soft dorsal and anal fins mostly naked. Upper jaw moderately protrusile; jaw teeth distinct; vomer and palatines with teeth. Body depth 27-48% standard length. Posterior process of premaxilla broad and near tip of alveolar ramus. Branchiostegal rays 7. Lateral-line scales 35-41. Total gill rakers on first arch 34-44. Branched caudal-fin rays 13. Maxilla and interorbital area scaly. Vomerine tooth patch elongated posteriorly; large oval patch of teeth on tongue (FAO 2002).
Similar Species: None.
