| Elasmobranchii - Sharks and Rays |
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| Sharks (Selachii) |
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| Ginglymostomatidae (Carpet Sharks) |
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| Ginglymostoma cirratum |
Nurse Shark |
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| Rhincodontidae (Whale Shark) |
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| Rhincodon typus |
Whale Shark |
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| Rays and Skates (Batoidea) |
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| Dasyatidae (Whiptail Stingrays) |
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| Dasyatis americana |
Southern Stingray |
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| Mobulidae (Manta Rays) |
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| Manta birostris |
Giant Manta Ray |
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| Potamotrygonidae (Freshwater Stingrays) |
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| Styracura schmardae |
Caribbean Whiptail Stingray |
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| Urotrygonidae (Round Stingrays) |
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| Urobatis jamaicensis |
Yellow Stingray |
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| Osteichthyes - Bony Fishes |
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| Acanthuridae - Surgeonfishes |
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| Acanthurus chirurgus |
Doctorfish |
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| Acanthurus coeruleus |
Blue Tang |
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| Acanthurus tractus |
Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish |
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| Albulidae - Bonefishes |
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| Albula vulpes |
Bonefish |
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| Ariidae - Ariid Catfish |
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| Ariopsis felis |
Hardhead Catfish |
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| Aulostomidae - Trumpetfishes |
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| Aulostomus maculatus |
Trumpetfish |
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| Balistidae - Triggerfishes |
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| Balistes vetula |
Queen Triggerfish |
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| Canthidermis maculata |
Spotted Oceanic Triggerfish |
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| Canthidermis sufflamen |
Ocean Triggerfish |
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| Melichthys niger |
Black Durgon |
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| Belonidae - Needlefishes |
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| Strongylura marina |
Atlantic Needlefish |
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| Bothidae - Lefteye Flounders |
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| Bothus lunatus |
Peacock Flounder |
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| Carangidae - Jacks |
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| Carangoides ruber |
Bar Jack |
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| Caranx crysos |
Blue Runner |
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| Caranx latus |
Horse-eye Jack |
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| Decapterus macarellus |
Mackerel Scad |
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| Oligoplites saurus |
Leatherjacket |
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| Selar crumenophthalmus |
Bigeye Scad |
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| Trachinotus falcatus |
Permit |
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| Trachinotus goodei |
Palometa |
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| Centrarchidae - Sunfishes |
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| Ambloplites rupestris |
Rock Bass |
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| Lepomis gibbosus |
Pumpkinseed |
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| Micropterus dolomieu |
Smallmouth Bass |
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| Micropterus salmoides |
Largemouth Bass |
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| Chaetodontidae - Butterflyfishes |
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| Chaetodon capistratus |
Foureye Butterflyfish |
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| Chaetodon ocellatus |
Spotfin Butterflyfish |
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| Chaetodon striatus |
Banded Butterflyfish |
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| Clupeidae - Herrings |
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| Jenkinsia majua |
Little-eye Herring |
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| Congridae - Conger Eels |
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| Heteroconger camelopardalis |
Giraffe Garden Eel |
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| Cyprinidae - Minnows and Carps |
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| Luxilus cornutus |
Common Shiner |
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| Semotilus atromaculatus |
Creek Chub |
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| Diodontidae - Porcupinefishes |
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| Diodon holocanthus |
Balloonfish |
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| Diodon hystrix |
Porcupinefish |
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| Echeneidae - Remoras |
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| Echeneis naucrates |
Sharksucker |
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| Esocidae - Pikes |
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| Esox americanus |
Grass Pike, Grass Pickerel |
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| Exocoetidae - Flyingfish |
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| Cypselurus comatus |
Clearwing Flyingfish |
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| Gasterosteidae - Sticklebacks |
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| Culaea inconstans |
Brook Stickleback |
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| Gerreidae - Mojarra |
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| Gerres cinereus |
Yellowfin Mojarra |
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| Ulaema lefroyi |
Mottled Mojarra |
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| Gobiidae - Gobies |
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| Bathygobius soporator |
Frillfin Goby |
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| Coryphopterus personatus |
Masked Goby |
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| Gnatholepis thompsoni |
Goldspot Goby |
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| Neogobius melanostomus* |
Round Goby* |
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| Grammatidae - Basslets |
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| Gramma loreto |
Fairy Basslet |
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| Haemulidae - Grunts |
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| Anisotremus virginicus |
Porkfish |
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| Haemulon carbonarium |
Caesar Grunt |
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| Haemulon chrysargyreum |
Smallmouth Grunt |
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| Haemulon flavolineatum |
French Grunt |
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| Haemulon macrostomum |
Spanish Grunt |
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| Haemulon melanurum |
Cottonwick |
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| Haemulon parra |
Sailor's Grunt |
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| Haemulon plumierii |
White Grunt |
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| Haemulon sciurus |
Bluestriped Grunt |
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| Hemiramphidae - Halfbeaks |
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| Hemiramphus brasiliensis |
Ballyhoo Halfbeak |
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| Holocentridae - Squirrelfishes |
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| Holocentrus adscensionis |
Squirrelfish |
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| Holocentrus rufus |
Longspine Squirrelfish |
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| Inermiidae - Bonnetmouths |
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| Inermia vittata |
Boga |
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| Kyphosidae - Sea Chubs |
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| Kyphosus sectatrix |
Bermuda Chub |
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| Labridae - Wrasses |
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| Bodianus rufus |
Spanish Hogfish |
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| Clepticus parrae |
Creole Wrasse |
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| Halichoeres bivittatus |
Slippery Dick |
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| Halichoeres garnoti |
Yellowhead Wrasse |
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| Halichoeres maculipinna |
Clown Wrasse |
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| Thalassoma bifasciatum |
Bluehead |
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| Lobotidae - Tripletails |
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| Lobotes surinamensis |
Tripletail |
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| Lutjanidae - Snappers |
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| Lutjanus apodus |
Schoolmaster |
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| Lutjanus cyanopterus |
Cubera Snapper |
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| Lutjanus griseus |
Gray Snapper |
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| Lutjanus mahogoni |
Mahogany Snapper |
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| Ocyurus chrysurus |
Yellowtail Snapper |
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| Malacanthidae - Tilefishes |
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| Malacanthus plumieri |
Sand Tilefish |
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| Megalopidae - Tarpons |
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| Megalops atlanticus |
Atlantic Tarpon |
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| Monacanthidae - Filefishes |
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| Aluterus scriptus |
Scrawled Filefish |
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| Cantherhines macrocerus |
White-spotted Filefish |
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| Mugilidae - Mullets |
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| Mugil cephalus |
Striped Mullet |
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| Mugil curema |
White Mullet |
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| Mullidae - Goatfishes |
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| Mulloidichthys martinicus |
Yellow Goatfish |
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| Pseudupeneus maculatus |
Spotted Goatfish |
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| Muraenidae - Morays |
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| Gymnothorax funebris |
Green Moray Eel |
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| Gymnothorax cf. miliaris |
Goldentail Moray Eel |
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| Gymnothorax moringa |
Spotted Moray Eel |
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| Opisthognathidae - Jawfishes |
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| Opistognathus sp. |
Bluebar Jawfish |
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| Ostraciidae - Boxfishes |
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| Acanthostracion polygonius |
Honeycomb Cowfish |
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| Lactophrys triqueter |
Smooth Trunkfish |
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| Percidae - Perches and Darters |
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| Etheostoma caeruleum |
Rainbow Darter |
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| Etheostoma exile |
Iowa Darter |
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| Perca flavescens |
Yellow Perch |
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| Percina caprodes |
Logperch |
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| Pomacanthidae - Angelfishes |
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| Holacanthus ciliaris |
Queen Angelfish |
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| Holacanthus tricolor |
Rock Beauty |
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| Pomacanthus arcuatus |
Gray Angelfish |
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| Pomacanthus paru |
French Angelfish |
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| Pomacentridae - Damselfishes |
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| Abudefduf saxatilis |
Sergeant Major |
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| Chromis cyanea |
Blue Chromis |
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| Chromis multilineata |
Brown Chromis |
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| Microspathodon chrysurus |
Yellowtail Damselfish |
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| Stegastes diencaeus |
Longfin Damselfish |
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| Stegastes leucostictus |
Beaugregory |
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| Stegastes partitus |
Bicolor Damselfish |
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| Stegastes variabilis |
Cocoa Damselfish |
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| Salmonidae - Salmon and Trout |
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| Oncorhynchus kisutch* |
Coho Salmon* |
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| Scaridae - Parrotfishes |
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| Scarus guacamaia |
Rainbow Parrotfish |
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| Scarus iserti |
Striped Parrotfish |
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| Scarus taeniopterus |
Princess Parrotfish |
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| Scarus vetula |
Queen Parrotfish |
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| Sparisoma aurofrenatum |
Redband Parrotfish |
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| Sparisoma chrysopterum |
Redtail Parrotfish |
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| Sparisoma frondosum |
Saddled Parrotfish |
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| Sparisoma viride |
Stoplight Parrotfish |
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| Sciaenidae - Drums |
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| Equetus punctatus |
Spotted Drum |
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| Pareques acuminatus |
High-hat |
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| Scorpaenidae - Scorpionfishes |
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| Pterois volitans* |
Red Lionfish* |
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| Scorpaena plumieri |
Spotted Scorpionfish |
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| Serranidae - Sea Basses |
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| Cephalopholis cruentata |
Graysby |
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| Cephalopholis fulva |
Coney |
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| Epinephelus cf. adscensionis |
Rock Hind |
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| Epinephelus striatus |
Nassau Grouper |
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| Hypoplectrus indigo |
Indigo Hamlet |
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| Hypoplectrus nigricans |
Black Hamlet |
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| Hypoplectrus puella |
Barred Hamlet |
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| Mycteroperca bonaci |
Black Grouper |
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| Mycteroperca tigris |
Tiger Grouper |
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| Paranthias furcifer |
Creolefish |
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| Rypticus saponaceus |
Greater Soapfish |
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| Serranus tabacarius |
Tobaccofish |
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| Serranus tigrinus |
Harlequin Bass |
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| Sparidae - Porgies |
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| Calamus cf. bajonado |
Jolthead Porgy |
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| Calamus calamus |
Saucereye Porgy |
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| Sphyraenidae - Barracuda |
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| Sphyraena barracuda |
Great Barracuda |
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| Sphyraena picudilla |
Southern Sennet |
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| Synodontidae - Lizardfishes |
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| Synodus intermedius |
Sand Diver |
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| Tetraodontidae - Pufferfishes |
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| Canthigaster rostrata |
Sharpnose Puffer |
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| Sphoeroides spengleri |
Bandtail Puffer |
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| Sphoeroides testudineus |
Checkered Puffer |
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| Xiphiidae - Swordfish |
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| Xiphias gladius |
Swordfish |
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| * organisms photographed outside of their native range |
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| Copyright © Michael Patrikeev - All Rights Reserved |
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