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FISH ID PROJECT

by : Caitlyn Moody

Marine fish 1. Guineafowl puffer 2. Clown triggerfish 3. Mexican hogfish 4. Threadfin butterflyfish 5. Redbreasted wrasse 6. Whitespotted bamboo shark 7. Coral hawkfish 8. Speckled sanddab 9. White-tailed damselfish 10. Neon goby 11. Black perch 12. Royal gramma basslet 13. California moray eel 14. French grunt 15. Epaulette shark 16. Clarion angelfish 17. Lined seahorse 18. Electric catfish 19. Silver dollar fish 20. Mobula ray 21. Golden Trout 22. Blue-spotted jawfish 23. Indian Ocean crocodile fish 24. English sole 25. Squaretail coralgrouper 26. Spotted coralgrouper 27. Emperor angelfish 28. Semicircle angelfish 29. Spinecheek clownfish 30. Popeye catalufa 31. Pacific flame anthias 32. African lungfish 33. Striped dottyback 34. Banggai cardinalfish 35. Lionfish 36. Blue rockfish 37. Bocaccio 38. Treefish 39. Sunburst anthias 40. Zebra shark 41. Blue-spotted stingray 42. Scup 43. Sixbar wrasse 44. Desjardin's Indian sailfin tang 45. Yellowtail tang 46. Moorish idol 47. Coral grouper 48. Klunzinger's wrasse 49. Wild discus 50. Onespot rabbitfish

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Freshwater fish

1. Afra cichlid

2. African butter catfish

3. African Snakehead

4. Archerfish

5. Albino Corydora

6. Azureus cichlid

7. Bala shark

8. Banded Knife fish

9. Batik Loach

10. Banded shovelnose catfish

11. Bearded Cory

12. Bengal danio

13. Bigtooth river stingray

14. Black Arowana

15. Black Ghost Knife

16. Blue Discus

17. Blyth's loach

18. Bream

19. Bulldog Pleco

20. Cardinal Tetra

21. Celebes Halfbeak

22. Chel Snakehead

23. Chinese Snakehead

24. Cherry Barb

25. Clown Loach

26. Comma Swordtail

27. Cross River puffer

28. Crystal eyed catfish

29. Cochu's Blue Tetra

30. Double lipspot Mouthbrooder

31. Dusky Piranha

32. Electric Blue Hap

33. Electric Yellow Lab

34. Emperor Snakehead

35. Fahaka Puffer

36. Flag Acara

37. Flagtailed Catfish

38. Forest Betta

39. Freshwater baracuda

40. Freshwater butterflyfish

41. German Blue Ram

42. Gold Mixteco

43. Glass Catfish

44. Glowlight Tetra

45. Halfbeak

46. Hora's Loach

47. Indian Glassfish

48. Julii Cory

49. Koi Carp

50. Madagascar Rainbowfish

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Saltwater invertebrates

1. Ball sponge

2. Red tree sponge

3. Orange fan sponge

4. Bubble tip Anemone

5. Pink-tipped Anemone

6. Sebae Anemone

7. Magnificent Anemone

8. Mushroom coral

9. Flower pot coral

10. Pulsing coral

11. Green open Brain coral

12. Red brain coral

13. Sun coral

14. Whisker Coral

15. Brine shrimp

16. Blue clam

17. Fluted Giant clam

18. Maxima clam

19. Smooth clam

20. Common Tropical Octopus

Freshwater invertebrates

1. Coconut Crab

2. Giant freshwater Crayfish

3. Yabbie Crayfish

4. Trumpet-mouthed Hunter Snail

5. Medicinal Leech

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Title : Marine Fish Species # : 001 Common Name: Guineafowl puffer Scientific Name: Arothron Meleagris

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Tetraodontiformes Family: Tetraodontidae

Geography / Habitat: It is widely distributed across the central Indian and Pacific Oceans from Africa, throughout

Micronesia and to the Eastern Pacific south to Ecuador.

Life Strategy: This Pufferfish that comprise the Tetraodontidae Family are normally covered with spines and they have

the ability to blow themselves up like balloons which is presumably a defense mechanism. These spines contain the

toxin called tetrodotoxin, found in the skin, viscera and gonads. The Puffers do not have pelvic fins and have

formidable, strong beak-like teeth.

Food / Feed Strategy: They are Omnivores, feeding mainly on the tips of branching corals and, to a lesser extent, on

sponges, mollusks, bryozoans, tunicates, forams, algae, and detritus.

● Body Form or Style: Compressiform ● Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform ● Mouth Position: Terminal ● Citation:

Pauly, Daniel. "Arothron Meleagris." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Fishbase, 25 Oct. 2011. Web. 11

Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arothron_meleagris>.

Colla, Phillip. "List of Fish Species -- Fish Photos." Natural History Photography. Ocean's Light Natural

History Photography. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://www.oceanlight.com/fish.html>.

"Pufferfish FamilyPufferfish Family." Mexico and Baja Fishing Reports, Fish Pictures, and Sportfishing

Travel Resort Locations. Mexfish.com. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://www.mexfish.com/fish/puffish/puffish.htm>.

Title : Marine Fish Species # : 002 Common Name: Clown triggerfish Scientific Name: Balistoides conspicillum

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Tetraodontiformes Family: Balistidae

Geography / Habitat: This fish is found in the tropical Indo-pacific around coral reefs which are their feeding areas and

swim around in the costal waters. It is rare and sometimes can be found in Africa to south Africa and Indonesia, to

Japan and all the way to New Caledonia.

Life Strategy: This fish has a short temper and very territorial and should not be kept with small fish or Invertebrates.

The Clow trigger fish also has sharp teeth that help it crack open the shells of shrimp, clams and invertebrates to help it

get into the meat and seemingly not scared to bite.

Food / Feed Strategy: This fish is a Omnivore but mainly a Carnivore, consuming Algae and meaty foods such as

squid, krill, clams, small fish and hard shelled shrimp to help wear down their ever growing teeth. They swim around the

reef looking for Zooplankton and Phytoplankton, also looking for shellfish and other invertebrates. The males

interestingly eat sea urchins, crustaceans, brachiopoda, and small fish.

● Body Form or Style: Depressiform ● Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform ● Mouth Position:Terminal ● Citation:

"Clown Triggerfish." Live Aquaria. Liveaquaria.com. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+44+245&pcatid=245>. "Clown Triggerfish." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clown_triggerfish>.

Title : Marine Fish Species # : 003 Common Name: Mexican hogfish Scientific Name: Bodianus diplotaenia

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Labridae

Geography / Habitat: Hogfish appears on rocky reefs and at depths from 15 to 251 feet. However, it can be commonly

found at depths of less than 60 feet. In the Atlantic Ocean, the hogfish occurs from Bermuda and North Carolina, south

through the Caribbean Sea and northern Gulf of Mexico, to the north coast of South America. It is very common off

Florida and the islands of the Caribbean in shallow waters. Juveniles are often found in seagrass beds in Florida Bay.

Life Strategy: Interestingly, Hogfish are protogynous hermaphrodites. Females, upon reaching larger size and through

social dominance, can transform into fully functional males. This often occurs at 3 years of age and growth of 14 inches.

In waters of Florida, spawning happens during February and March. Hogfish schools consist of groups of females

dominated by a larger male, referred to as a harem which he guards.

Food / Feed Strategy: Adult hogfish feed mainly on mollusks such as pelecypods, but will also feed on hermit crabs,

and sea urchins, crushing its prey with strong pharyngeal jaws. During the day, this species has been observed to shove

its snout into the sand in search of mollusks. Juvenile hogfish thrive on a diet of crustaceans, mollusk, and echinoderms.

● Body Form or Style: Compressiform

● Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform

● Mouth Position: Terminal

● Citation:

Bester, Cathleen. "Mexian Hogfish." Elpasozoo.org. Elpaso Zoo. Web. 11 Nov. 2011.

<http://www.elpasozoo.org/docs/Volunteer_Training_Docs/FISH%20FACTS_Mexican%20hogfish.pdf>.

Title : Marine Fish Species # 004 Common Name: Threadfin butterflyfish Scientific Name: Chaetodon auriga

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Chaetodontidae

Geography / Habitat: The Threadfin is found through out the Indian, Pacific Ocean, Red Sea, coast of Eastern Africa,

New Guinea and Australia, east to the Hawaiian islands, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, as far north as southern Japan,

and south to the Lord Howe and Rapa islands.Threadfin butterflyfish are found in tropical coral reef habitats, though

they are occasionally found in areas with sparse coral as well. Threadfin are found at water depths between 1 and 35

meters.

Life Strategy: Threadfin’s spiny fins and quick speed make them difficult prey. The dark bands over their eyes, as well

as the posterior eyespot are probably mechanisms to confuse potential predators, making their tails seem to be their

head and their head seem to be a tail. Butterflyfish have been reported swimming short distances tail first, and then

rapidly swimming off in the opposite direction in order to confuse and escape potential predators

Food / Feed Strategy: Threadfin are benthic feeding fish that feed mostly on plankton. However, they are omnivorous,

and also feed on coral polyps, algae, shrimp, gastropods, nemertime worms, etc. Threadfin have elongated snouts, with

small protractile mouths that are filled with many small, sharp teeth. They are able to use their elongated snouts in order

to scrape the surface of coral to obtain algae and other small prey




● Citation: Rauss, A. and K. Wehrly. 2006. "Chaetodon auriga" (On-line), Animal Diversity Web. Accessed

November 11, 2011 http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Chaetodon_auriga.html.

Title : Marine Fish Species # 005 Common Name: Redbreasted wrasse Scientific Name: Cheilinus fasciatus

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Labridae

Geography / Habitat: This species is in the Indo-West-Pacific, and occurs from east Africa to Micronesia, Samoa and

Marshall Islands, and north to the Ryukyu Island and south to the Great Barrier Reef, northwest Australia and New

Caledonia. This species is found in the coastal, lagoon, seaward reefs, and usually in areas with mixed coral, sand and

rubble at depths of four to at least 40 m.

Life Strategy: Juveniles of this species are often associated with the sea-grass beds and mangroves that adjacent to

coral reefs, along edges with algae-rubble and sand, and silty reefs. The jaw is prominent, especially lower jaw in adults,

two strong canines situated anteriorly in each jaw and there is no enlarged tooth present on rear or upper jaw of this

species.It spawned in harem with males patrolling territory.Females ascended about one to three m over patch reef or

coral head when ready to spawn with slow ascending speed.

Food / Feed Strategy: It feeds primarily upon benthic small hard-shelled invertebrates, such as molluscs, crustaceans

and sea urchin by possessing a strong oral jaw.




● Citation: Shea, S. & Liu, M. 2010. Cheilinus fasciatus. In: IUCN 2011. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2.

<www.iucnredlist.org>. Downloaded on 11 November 2011.

http://www.iucnredlist.org/





Title : Marine Fish Species # 006 Common Name: White-spotted Bamboo Shark Scientific Name: Chiloscyllium plagiosum

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Chondrichthyes Order: Orectolobiformes Family: Hemiscylliidae

Geography / Habitat: The white-spotted bamboo shark is found in the Indo-West Pacific near Madagascar, India, Sri

Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Indonesia, Vietnam, China, Japan and the Philippines. They

inhabit shallower waters near the shore and on coral reefs in these tropics.

Life Strategy: Since their bodies are slender, they can glide between coral branches and hide in tight reef structures.

Although they are not heavily preyed upon, their survival is in jeopardy. As reef animals, the dynamics of the food chain

on the reef determines their future. As coral reefs are affected by global warming, so are the sharks. Like other bamboo

sharks, the white spotted bamboo shark has short, pointed sensory organs called “barbels” attached to each nostril.

Food / Feed Strategy:These sharks feed at night, preying on small fish and invertebrates. They have small teeth that

can be used for grasping or crushing prey. Soft prey is grasped when the tips of the teeth sink into the flesh, but the

teeth pivot backwards when biting hard prey. This protects the tooth tip and allows the flattened front surface of the

teeth to form a continuous plate for crushing crabs.

● Body Form or Style: Sagittiform ● Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform ● Mouth Position: Subterminal ● Citation:

"Whitespotted Bamboo Sharks." Http://rosamondgiffordzoo.org. The Friends of the Rosamond Gifford Zoo Education Volunteers, 29 Mar. 2006. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://rosamondgiffordzoo.org/assets/uploads/animals/pdf/WhiteSpottedBambooShark.pdf>. "Whitespotted Bamboo Shark." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Wikipedia. Web. 11 Nov. 2011.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whitespotted_bamboo_shark>.

Title : Marine fish Species # 007 Common Name: Coral hawkfish Scientific Name: Cirrhitichthys Oxycephalus

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Teleostomi Order: Perciformes Family: Cirrhitidae

Geography / Habitat: Coral Hawkfish is a wide-ranging species that is found from the Indian Ocean east to California

and Colombia in the eastern Pacific Ocean. They are found in both fresh and marine waters. Hawkfish Inhabit areas of

rich coral growth and clear water of lagoon, channel, or seaward reefs from below the surge zone to depths of at least

40 m. They rest on, in, or beneath hard or soft corals.

Life Strategy: This species has the ability to change its color to match its background from a variety of shades of silver

to red color. Interestingly enough, the hawkfish does not have any swim bladder. The hawkfish is equipped with sharp

teeth and powerful jaws and can easily crush the protective shell of a crustacean. Hawkfishes are typically solitary

creatures but some species form pairs and can share a coral head.

Food / Feed Strategy: The hawkfish will typically perch itself upon rock or coral and stay as still as possible until it gets

a chance to dart out and grab a prey. It feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and other invertebrates. As mentioned

above, the fish is equipped with sharp teeth and strong jaws and can easily crush shells.

● Body Form or Style Depressiform: ● Swim / Locomotion Style: Carangiform ● Mouth Position: Terminal ● Citation:

"Coral Hawkfish." World Field Guide. Http://www.worldfieldguide.com/. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://www.worldfieldguide.com/wfg-species-detail.php?taxno=11753>. Name, Common. "Hawkfish." AC Tropical Fish & Aquarium. Aquatic Community. Web. 11 Nov. 2011.

<http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/Hawkfish/>.

Title : Marine Fish Species # 008 Common Name: Speckled sanddab Scientific Name:

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Pleuronectiformes Family: Paralichthyidae

Geography / Habitat: It is native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, ranging from Alaska in the north to Baja California,

Mexico in the south. It can be found on the sandy bottom near the shore to as far out as 350 m.

Life Strategy: When Sanddabs hatch, the little fish have an eye on both sides of their head and swim upright. As they

grow larger, however, they begin to lean to the right until the eyes migrate to the left side of their bodies. This nature

camouflage (and the upward looking eyes) helps protect the Sanddabs from winged predators. Sanddabs can be very

difficult to see when resting partially or completely buried in sand, but they will dislodge themselves and quickly swim

away.

Food / Feed Strategy: The Speckled Sanddab eats small crustaceans and its predators are fish, birds and marine

mammals. The fish can camouflage itself by adapting to look like the surface it is on.

● Body Form or Style: Depressiform ● Swim / Locomotion Style: Ostraciiform ● Mouth Position: Supraterminal ● Citation:

"Speckled Sanddab | Oregon Coast Aquarium." Newport, Oregon | Oregon Coast Aquarium. Oregon Coast Aquarium. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://aquarium.org/exhibits/sandy-shores/animals/speckled-sanddab>. Pauly, Daniel. "Speckled Sanddab." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Fishbase. Web. 11 Nov. 2011.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speckled_sanddab>.

Title : Marine Fish Species # 009 Common Name: White-tailed damselfish Scientific Name: Dascyllus aruanus

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Family: Pomacentridae

Geography / Habitat: The Striped Damsel inhabits the Indo-West Pacific and its geographical range stretches from

East African and the Red Sea to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamoto islands. The northernmost specimens are found off

the southern coast of Japan, while the range proceeds southwards down to Sidney, Australia. Striped Damsels are

typically found in close vicinity of branching stony coral heads in shallow lagoons and subtidal reef flats.

Life Strategy: Much like other damsels, this one can be aggressive and even more so as it matures. In the wild, White

tail Dascyllus lives in shallow lagoon and reef flats of the Indo-West Pacific, from the Red Sea and the edge of Africa to

the Great Barrier Reef.

Food / Feed Strategy: Omnivore; They normally feeds on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates, and algae. Can be feed

with meaty items, such as frozen mysid shrimp and vitamin-enriched brine shrimp.

● Body Form or Style: Depressiform ● Swim / Locomotion Style: ● Mouth Position: Supraterminal ● Citation:

Name, Common. "Striped Damsel." AC Tropical Fish & Aquarium. Aquatic Community. Web. 11 Nov. 2011. <http://www.aquaticcommunity.com/Damselfish/StripedDamsel.php>.

Title : Marine Fish Species # 010 Common Name: Neon goby Scientific Name: Elacatinus oceanops

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Perciformes Order: Perciformes Family: Gobiidae

Geography / Habitat: Neon gobies are native to the tropical reefs of the Gulf of Mexico, from Texas to Belizewhere

they live primarily in the rocks.

Life Strategy: It is a cleaner species and help control some diseases.They are well-documented cleaner fish, setting up

stations where often much larger fish, sometimes even fish who would normally eat the gobies, come to have the gobies

eat their small external parasites. The cleaned fish are healthier and the gobies have not only an excellent food source

but also relative protection from potential predators.

Food / Feed Strategy: It feeds on a variety of live and frozen brine shrimp, frozen mysis shrimp, table shrimp, and

frozen food preparations for carnivores.

● Body Form or Style: Taeniform ● Swim / Locomotion Style: Subcarangiform ● Mouth Position: Supraterminal ● Citation:

"Neon Goby." Liveaquaria.com. Live Aquaria. Web. 12 Nov. 2011. <http://www.liveaquaria.com/product/prod_display.cfm?c=15+31+1869&pcatid=1869>. "Elacatinus." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Fishbase. Web. 13 Nov. 2011.

<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elacatinus>.

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