Caribbean Sea
Marine biota in the region have representatives of both the Indian and Pacific oceans which were caught in the Caribbean before the emergence of the Isthmus of Panama four million years ago. In the Caribbean Sea there are around 1,000 documented species of fish, including sharks (bull shark, tiger shark, silky shark and Caribbean reef shark), flying fish, giant oceanic manta ray, angel fish, spotfin butterflyfish, parrotfish, Atlantic Goliath grouper, tarpon and moray eels. Throughout the Caribbean there is industrial catching of lobster and sardines (off the coast of Yucatán Peninsula).
Night shark
The night shark is a deepwater species that has been reported from as far down as , though it occasionally ventures to within of the surface. Off the southeastern United States, it is usually caught at a depth range of . Off northeastern Brazil, the night shark is most commonly found near the summits of seamounts ranging from to deep. Off West Africa, it occurs at depths of , where the temperature is 11–16 °C (52–61 °F), the salinity is 36 ppt, and the dissolved oxygen level is 1.81 ml/l. Annual variation in Cuban catch rates may indicate a seasonal migration.