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Senior Insider
Catalogue of Local (more or less) Saint-Barth Sea Creatures
Local (more or less) sea creatures encountered on Saint-Barth restaurant menus:
First, blue water species considered safe from Ciguaterra toxin:
Acanthocybium solandri - Wahoo - Wahou - Thon Rélé
Coryphaena hippurus - Mahi Mahi - Daurade Coryphène
Thunnus albacares - Yellowfin Tuna - Thon Ailes Jaunes - Albacore
Thunnus atlanticus - Tuna - Thon Noir
(Plus, additional species of tunas)
Xiphias gladius - Swordfish - Espadon
Elagatis bipinnulata -Rainbow Runner - Finôt
Katsuwonus pelamis - Skipjack Tuna - Bonite (this and other Bonita species are not completely clear of Ciguatera implication)
Next, various deep-water Snapper-types:
Ocyurus chrysurus - Yellowtail Snapper - Colas - Sarde Queue Jaune - Vivanneau Queue Jaune (rarely ciguatera positive)
Pristipomoides macrophthalmus - Cardinal Snapper - Vivanneau Gros Yeux - Colas Gros Yeux (rarely ciguatera positive)
Pristipomoides aquilonaris - Wenchman - Colas Vorace (rarely ciguatera positive)
Rhomboplites aurorubens - Vermillion Snapper - Vivaneau Ti-Yeux (rarely ciguatera positive)
Next, les Crustaces and les Mollusques:
Panulirus argus - Caribbean Spiny Lobster - Langouste Royale - Langouste Blanche
Panulirus guttatis - Spotted Spiny Lobster - Langouste Brésilienne - Langouste Tachetée
Scyllarus arctus - Slipper Lobster - Cigale de Mer - Ravet de Mer
Cardisoma guanhumi - Land Crab - Crabe de Terre
Local (more or less) sea creatures encountered on Saint-Barth restaurant menus:
First, blue water species considered safe from Ciguaterra toxin:
Acanthocybium solandri - Wahoo - Wahou - Thon Rélé
Coryphaena hippurus - Mahi Mahi - Daurade Coryphène
Thunnus albacares - Yellowfin Tuna - Thon Ailes Jaunes - Albacore
Thunnus atlanticus - Tuna - Thon Noir
(Plus, additional species of tunas)
Xiphias gladius - Swordfish - Espadon
Elagatis bipinnulata -Rainbow Runner - Finôt
Katsuwonus pelamis - Skipjack Tuna - Bonite (this and other Bonita species are not completely clear of Ciguatera implication)
Next, various deep-water Snapper-types:
Ocyurus chrysurus - Yellowtail Snapper - Colas - Sarde Queue Jaune - Vivanneau Queue Jaune (rarely ciguatera positive)
Pristipomoides macrophthalmus - Cardinal Snapper - Vivanneau Gros Yeux - Colas Gros Yeux (rarely ciguatera positive)
Pristipomoides aquilonaris - Wenchman - Colas Vorace (rarely ciguatera positive)
Rhomboplites aurorubens - Vermillion Snapper - Vivaneau Ti-Yeux (rarely ciguatera positive)
Next, les Crustaces and les Mollusques:
Panulirus argus - Caribbean Spiny Lobster - Langouste Royale - Langouste Blanche
Panulirus guttatis - Spotted Spiny Lobster - Langouste Brésilienne - Langouste Tachetée
Scyllarus arctus - Slipper Lobster - Cigale de Mer - Ravet de Mer
Cardisoma guanhumi - Land Crab - Crabe de Terre