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Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Pomacentridae - Damselfish
Dusky Damselfish 3-spot Damselfish Beaugregory Bicolor
Adult
Juvenile
All are in the genus Stegastes
Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Pomacentridae - Damselfish
Sergeant Major - AbudefdufBlue Chromis - Chromis
Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Carangidae - jacks
Bar Jack - Caranx Permit - Trachinotus
Adult
Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Carcharinidae - sharks
Black tip reef shark
-Charcharinus
Nurse shark - Ginglymostoma
Adult
Fish Identification 1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Dasyatidae - rays
Southern sting ray
-Dasyatis
Adult
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Serranidae - groupers
Jewfish
Red grouper
Red hind
All are in the genus Epinelphelus
Nassaugrouper
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Serranidae - groupers
Both are in the genus Mycertoperca
Black grouper
Tiger grouper
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Sphyraenidae - barracuda
Sphyraena
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersParrotfish - Scaridae - Scarus
StoplightRainbow
Queen
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersParrotfish - Scaridae - Scarus
Initial Phase
Terminal Phase
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Balistidae - Filefish/Triggerfish
Gray Triggerfish - Balistes
Slender filefish - Monacanthis
Whitespotted filefish - Balistes
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Tetraodontidae - Puffers
Pufferfish - SphaeriodesBalloonfish - Diodon
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersChaetodontidae - Butterfly fish
Cherubfish - Centropyge Reef - Chaetodon Longsnout - Chaetodon
Banded - Chaetodon Foureyed - Chaetodon Spotfin - Chaetodon
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Pomacanthidae - Angel fish
Blue - Holacanthus French - Pomacanthus Queen - Holacanthus
Juveniles
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Haemulidae - Grunts - Haemulon
Bluestriped French
Cottonwick Margate
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Lutjanidae - Snappers - Lutjanus
Gray Red Dog
Mutton Schoolmaster
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Others
Serranidae - sea basses
Soapfish - RypticusLantern bass - Serranus
Tobaccofish - Serranus
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. OthersAulostomus - Aulostomidae
- trumpet fish
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Acanthurus - AcanthuridaeSurgeonfish/Tang
Gobiosoma - GobiidaeGobies
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. OthersLabridae - wrasses
Bodianus - Spanish hogfish Clepticus - creole wrasse
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Labridae - wrasses
All are in the genus Halichoeres
Bluehead Puddingwife
Slippery dick
juvenile
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Holocentridae - squirrelfish
All are in the genus Holocentrus
Dusky squirrelfish
Reef squirrelfish
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Apogon - Apogonidae - cardinalfish
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Ostraciidae - cowfish
Spotted cowfish - Lactophrys
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Sciaenidae - drums - Equetus
Spotted drum
Jacknife fish
Highhat
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Muraenidae - morays - Gymnothorax
Green moray Spotted moray
Fish Identification1. Midwater invertebrate feeders2. Midwater Piscivores3. Large Piscivores4. Coral Feeders5. Benthic invertebrate feeders6. Small fish feeders7. Browsers/grazers8. Others
Congridae - garden eels - Heteroconger