Fish Flashcards
(26 cards)
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- Lionfish (Pterois volitans)
- Family: Scorpaenidae
- Note: invasive species
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- Scorpionfish (Scorpaena plumieri)
- Family: Scorpaenidae
- Video: scorpionfish extending dorsal rays after red squirrelfish passes by: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8fqifs_caXA
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- Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda)
- Family: Sphyraenidae
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- Spotted goatfish (Pseudupeneus maculatus)
- Family: Mullidae
- Video: spotted goatfish foraging, yellow tail damselfish nearby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BHwr3XlmVhA
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- Ocean surgeonfish (Acanthurus bahianus)
- Family: Acanthuridae
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- Doctorfish (Acanthurus chirurgus)
- Family Acanthuridae
- video: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/DrFish/doctorfish.avi
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- Blue tang (Acanthurus coeruleus)
- Family: Acanthuridae
- Video: blue tang foraging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pcVqIevSYIU
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- Gray angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus)
- Family: Pomacanthidae
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- Yellowtail damselfish (Microspathodon chrysurus)
- Family: Pomacentridae
- Video: yellowtail damselfish, note juvenile bluehead wrasse cleaning damselfish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=71fqbCRDk_8
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- Longfin damselfish (Stegastes diencaeus)
- Family: Pomacentridae
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- Bicolor damselfish (Stegastes partitus)
- Family: Pomacentridae
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- Sergeant major (Abudefduf saxatilis)
- Family: Pomacentridae
- Video: male sergeant majors nesting; note color darkening when displaying aggressive behavior: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qyFMnHG6yQA
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- Spotfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon ocellatus)
- Family: Chaetodontidae
- video: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/Spotfin/spotfinbutterflyfish.avi
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- Foureye butterflyfish (Chaetodon capistratus)
- Family: Chaetodontidae
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFc8sIxea9A
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- Trumpetfish (Aulostomus maculatus)
- Family Aulostomidae
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oOAaUnsrR38
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- Honeycomb cowfish (Acanthostracion polygonius)
- Family Ostraciidae
- Video: honeycomb cowfish foraging: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sSh1sy3fcTE
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- Tarpon (Megalops atlanticus)
- Family: Megalopidae
- video: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/Tarpon/tarpon.avi
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- Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus)
- Family Lutjanidae
- video: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GraySnapper/graysnapper.avi
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- Yellowtail snapper (Ocyurus chrysurus)
- Family: Lutjanidae
- video: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/YellowtailSnapper/yellowtailsnapper.avi
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- Bluehead wrasse (Thalassoma bifasciatum)
- Family: Labridae
- Video of male patrolling his territory, note females and subordinates nearby: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Iqo28B2WMo
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- Stoplight parrotfish (Sparisoma viride)
- Family: Scaridae
- video (male): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0HKHmICR5ME
- video (female): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amTeNnRjPYc
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- French grunt (Haemulon flavolineatum)
- Family Haemulidae
- video: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/FrenchGrunt/frenchgrunt.avi
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- Bluestriped grunt (Haemulon sciurus)
- Family: Haemulidae
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FaOFJFepX6c
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- Peacock flounder (Bothus mancus)
- Family: Bothidae
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* Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax funebris)
* Family: Muraenidae
* video: http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GreenMoray/greenmoray.avi
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* Spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
* Family: Myliobatidae
* video: underwater:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rDy5DGFssks
* video: topside: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwCar0ndE80
