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Bony (Ray-finned) Fish (CLASS) |
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Perchlike Fish (ORDER) |
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Habitat: Indo-Pacific; reef-associated;
tropical marine waters. Size: Maximum 76.0 cm.
Food: Smaller fish and crustaceans
Interesting Fact: It changes colors.
Antonio and Hannah - Fishbase |
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Whitespotted Grouper FAMILY:
Grouper and Bassfish |
Other Sites:
Whitespotted Grouper |
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Habitat: reef-associated;
tropical marine waters. Size: to 100.0 cm
Food: crustaceans, small fish
Interesting Fact: Harmless; curious; smart
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Blackspotted Grouper FAMILY:
Grouper and Bassfish |
Other Sites:
Blackspotted Grouper |
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Habitat: Reef associated; marine,
1-300 meters, subtropical, Size: to 7 feet; weight to 570 pounds
Food: fish, crabs, cepholopods
Interesting Fact: Groupers are an important food fish. They change
from male to female in midlife.
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Grouper FAMILY:
Grouper and Bassfish |
Other Sites:
Grouper A large family of fish |
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Habitat: reef-associated; marine grass beds. Western Atlantic: Greater Antilles to Brazil. Size: 40.0 cm
(15 inches)
Food: Plankton
Interesting Fact: Make a grunting sound when pulled out of water.
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| Black Grunt
FAMILY: Haemulidae (Grunts) |
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Habitat: Indo-Pacific: Inhabits
reef flats and lagoon and seaward reefs to at least 25 m depth Size:
up to 30.0 cm long
Food: Algae
Interesting Fact: It secretes a mucus cocoon
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| Common Parrotfish
FAMILY: Scaridae (Parrotfishes) |
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Habitat: Caribbean Sea from Cuba southward
to northeastern Brazil; depth range 26 - 340 m; rocky areas.
Size: Max: 100 cm long
Weight: Max: 10,000 g.
Food: fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and plankton
Interesting Fact: Oldest recorded is 18 years.
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| Caribbean Red Snapper
FAMILY: Lutjanidae (Snappers) |
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Habitat: tropical waters of
the Indian Ocean. Inhabits shallow, clear coastal and island coral reefs. marine ; depth range 0 - 25 m Size:
54.0 cm
Food: on small, sparsely scattered algae and small growths in
crevices
Interesting Fact: a favorite saltwater aquarium fish.
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Powder Blue Tang
FAMILY:
Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes |
Other Sites:
Powder Blue Tang
Powder Blue Tang |
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Habitat: Indo-Pacific;
Throughout Micronesia.; seaweed reefs; depth of 2-40 meters Size:
31.0 cm
Food: zooplankton
Interesting Fact: Found near Antler Coral and when frightened
hides tightly among its branches.
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| Palette Surgeonfish. Also called Blue
Tang Other
names: Morpho Surgeonfish FAMILY:
Surgeonfishes, tangs, unicornfishes |
Other Sites:
Palette
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