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| Stegastes planifrons (Cuvier 1830),
the Three-Spot (Atlantic) Damsel. Tropical west Atlantic. To three and a
half inches overall length. Juveniles, with their bright yellow bodies and
bold black body spots are occasionally caught for aquarium use... ultimately
turning into bland brown behemoths. Curacao 2015 |
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Bodianus rufus (Linnaeus 1758), the Spanish Hogfish. Western
Atlantic; Bermuda to Brazil. To sixteen inches maximum length. In the
wild eats mollusks, urchins, Brittlestars, crustaceans, and juveniles
act as facultative cleaners. Hardy aquarium species. A sixteen inch
adult (terminal phase; male) Curacao 2015 |
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Creole Wrasse, Clepticus parrae (Bloch & Schneider 1801) (3),
simply because it (mis)enters the trade from time to time. This reef
roamer is not often identified as a wrasse at all, as it cruises above
the reefs of the tropical western Atlantic. The Creole Wrasse almost
always dies in route from being shipped from the wild. To one foot in
length. Juveniles in Curacao 2015 |
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Pterois
volitans ("Tare-oh-ease
vawl-it-tanz) (Linnaeus 1758), is the Lionfish to most folks. It is the most commonly
displayed and sold member of the family; the quintessential
marine aquarium specimen, with it's long flowing pectoral and
dorsal fin rays. Volitans lions span the color range of banded
red to black against alternating creamy white. Invasive; along w/ smaller
numbers of P. miles in the trop. W. Atlantic (P. v. w/ 11 vs. 10 D1
spines, 7 vs. 6 Anal). Yes, black and red volitans lions are the same
species. Curacao 2015 |
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