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66 Cards in this Set
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Dark purple to violet or lavender. Snout usually dark purple. TP: Older individuals develop yellow to reddish areas on lower rear body. JP: Series of spots or short bands along back composed of dark and light dots. |
Creole wrasse Cleptus parrae CLPA Labridae |
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Brilliant blue. Slender, deeply forked tail with dark borders. |
Blue chromis Chromis cyanea CHCY Pomacentridae |
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TP: Dark blue or green tail has pink, yellow or orangish linear markings between borders. Gold to yellow spot above and behind pectoral fin. IP & JP: No dark markings on borders of tail. |
Striped parrotfish Scarus iserti SCIS Scaridae |
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TP: blue head. Two dark bars behind head, separated by white bar. IP & JP: Black spot behind second dorsal ray extends to base of fin. |
Bluehead wrasse Thalassoma bifasciatum THBI Labridae |
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Black and white. Forebody is usually black. |
Bicolor damselfish Stegastes partitus STPA Pomacentridae |
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Brown chromis Chromis multilineata CHMU Pomacentridae |
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Yellow-gold crescent above eyes. Dark spot on base of pectoral fin. JP: Black saddle on upper base of tailis retained into adulthood. Larger second dot on back and dorsal fin is lost with maturity. |
Threespot damselfish Stegastes planifrons STPL Pomacentridae |
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TP: Yellow head and forebody. Dark midbody bar. TP & IP: Two wavy lines radiate from rear upper eye. IP: Dark to dusky black, often shaded with blue. Yellow belly. JP: Usually bright yellow; rarely shading to reddish gold. Brilliant blue midbody stripe. |
Yellowhead wrasse Halichoeres garnoti HAGA Labridae |
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TP: Borders of tail yellow to orange or pink. Yellow or orangish stripe down midbody, fading toward rear. IP & JP: Borders of tail dark. |
Princess parrotfish Scarus taeniopterus Scaridae |
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TP: Small yellow blotch with two or more small black spots on upper forebody. Usually salmon to orange or yellow band from corner of mouth to below eye. IP & JP: White spot behind dorsal fin (also often present on TP). |
Redband parrotfish Sparisoma aurofrenatum SPAU Scaridae |
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Blue overall. White or yellow spine on base of tail. JP: Bright yellow overall. IP: Blue head and body. Yellow tail. |
Blue tang (juvenile) Acanthurus coeruleus ACCO Acanthuridae |
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TP: Bright yellow spot at upper corner of gill cover. Yellow area of base of tail. Salmon to yelow crescent on tail. IP: Red belly and tail. JP: Three rows of widely spaced white spots run length of body. |
Stoplight parrotfish Sparisoma viride SPVI Scaridae |
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Always have body bars (10-12), although they may be quite faint. Dark area extends from base of pectoral fin outward along leading edge. |
Doctorfish Acanthurus chirurgus ACCH Acanthuridae |
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Uniform color with no body bars. Pectoral fin clearish, often with yellow hints. |
Ocean surgeonfish Acanthurus bahianus ACBA Acanthuridae |
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Yellow stripes below lateral line set on diagonal. Stripes above lateral line are horizontal. |
French grunt Haemulon flavolineatum HAFL Haemulidae |
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Dorsal and anal fins extend only to insertion of tail fin rays into tail base. Narrow dark edge on anal fin. JP: Brilliant orange wash from snout across nape continuing to near end of spinous dorsal fin. |
Dusky damsel Stegastes adustus STAD Pomocentridae |
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Brilliant yellow midbody stripe and tail. |
Yellowtail snapper Ocyurus Chrysurus OCCH Lutjanidae |
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Fins yellow. JP: Bars on back. |
Schoolmaster snapper Lutjanus apodus Lutjanidae |
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Bicolored - purple to violet front and yellow to gold rear. Dark spot on dorsal fin. |
Fairy basslet Gramma loreto GRLO Grammatidae |
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Rarely black spot on tail base. JP: Black spot ringed in blue on dorsal fin. TP: Diagonal dark lines on side soft (not shark like coco). Blunt snout, somewhat concave above lips. Often blue spots centered on scales of body. |
Beaugregory Stegastes leucostictus STLE Pomocentridae |
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Silvery blue with thin stripes. Rear base of foredorsal fin connects with front base of second dorsal fin. |
Boga Haemulon vittatum Haemulidae |
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Bright blue and black border on back runs along dorsal fin and onto lower tail fin. |
Bar jack Carangoides ruber CARU Carangidae |
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Black spot, ringed in white, on rear body near upper base of tail. JP: Two wide, dusky body bars. Very young have second, smaller black spot ocellated in white on rear dorsal above larger spot. |
Four-eye butterfly fish Chaetodon capistratus CHCA Chaetodontidae |
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White triangular markings at tips of dorsal fin spines. |
Longspine squirrelfish Holocentrus rufus HORU Holocentridae |
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Yellow tail and midbody stripe. Two barbels under trip of chin. |
Yellow goatfish Mulloidichthys martinicus Mullidae |
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Prominent yellow to bronze stripe runs from snout through eye to base of tail; another thinner stripe on back. Fins pale. Black spot on base of tail (not always present). |
Tomtate grunt Haemulon aurolineatum Haemulidae |
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White to pale yellowish gold tail has dark borders. |
Sharpnose puffer Canthigaster rostrata Tetraodontidae |
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Broad bar on midbody. |
Barred hamlet Hypoplectrus puella Serranidae |
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Three to five pale or dark spots along base of dorsal fin. Tail more rounded than similar species. JP: White band runs from nape between eyes to lower lip. |
Graysby Cephalopholis cruentatus Serranidae |
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Dark body. Yellow tail. JP: Brilliant blue dots on dark blue. Translucent to whitish tail, cahnges to yellow with maturity. Courting male can have goldish body with pale spots and with yellow tail. |
Yellowtail damsel Microspathodon chrysurus Pomacentridae |
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Black bar behind head. |
Blackbar soldierfish Myripristis jacobus Holocentridae |
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Five black body bars Upper lip does not overhang lower. |
Sergeant major Abudefduf saxatilis Pomacentridae |
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A row of three dark, rectangular body blotches is normally visible when fish are active (when resting, change to blotched or mottled reddish brown). Two barbels under tip of chin. |
Spotted goatfish Pseudupeneus maculatus PSMA Mullidae |
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Thick lips. Occasionally have pale bars on back. |
Cubera snapper Lutjanus cyanopterus LUCY Lutjanidae |
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Bright red spot at base of pectoral fin. Three light or dark spots along back. |
Creole fish Paranthias furcifer PAFU Serranidae |
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Black body. Pale blue lines along base of dorsal and anal fins. |
Black durgeon Melichthys niger MENI Balistidae |
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Uniformly gray. Black blotch at base of pectoral fin. |
Ocean Triggerfish Canthidermis sufflamen CASU Balistidae |
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Dark body. Yellow tail. |
Yellowtail hamlet Hypoplectrus chlorurus HYCH Serranidae |
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Solid dark color. Ventral fins unusually long. |
Black hamlet Hypoplectrus nigricans HYNI Serranidae |
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Small green and yellow bicolored spot above pectoral fin. Darkish to black midbody stripe; a second, lower stripe is less distinct (often absent in JP). TP: Dark triangular corners on tail. |
Slippery dick Halichoeres bivittatus HABI Labridae |
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Yellow to yellow-orange forebody and tail. Mid and rear body black. JP: Very young have a black spot ringed in brilliant blue on rear body. |
Rock beauty Holacanthus tricolor HOTR Pomacanthidae |
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Dark tail and rear dorsal fin. Blue stripes. |
Bluestriped grunt Haemulon sciurus HASC Haemulidae |
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TP: Dramatic blue to green markings around mouth. Light bar on pectoral fin. IP: Dark gray to black. Broad, white stripe, with diffuse edges, down midbody. |
Queen parrotfish Scarus vetula SCVI Scaridae |
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Series of yellow-gold streaks along midline from pectoral fin to tail. |
Cero mackeral Scomberomorus regalis SCRE Scombridae |
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Yellowish front dorsal fin. |
Squirrelfish Holocentrus adscensionis HOAD Holocentridae |
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Purple upper forebody. Yellow-gold belly and tail. |
Spanish hogfish Bodianus rufus BORU Labridae |
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Streaming tips on rear dorsal and tail fin. Two blue stripes on face. Small lines radiate from around eye. IP: Rows of small spots form diagonal lines on back. |
Queen triggerfish Balistes vetula BAVE Balistidae |
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Clown wrasse Halichoeres maculipinna HAMU Labridae |
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Commonly black spot on tail base. JP: Black spot ringed in blue that extends from dorsal fin onto back. TP: Distinct diagonal dark lines, following scale edges, extend down side. Smoothly pointed snout. |
Cocoa damselfish Stegastes variabilis STE VARI Pomocentridae |
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Large black saddle on base of tail. |
Butter hamlet Hypoplectrus unicolor HYP UNIC Serranidae |
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Dark, tiger-like bars. |
Harlequin bass Serranus tigrinus SER TIGR Serranidae |
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Tail and rear fins have black margin edged in white. |
Red hind Epinephelus guttatus EPI GUTT Serranidae |
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Long, thin body. Trumpet-like mouth. |
Trumpetfish Aulostomus maculatus AUL MACU Aulostomidae |
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Two wide, black midbody bands. JP: Black spot ringed in white on rear dorsal fin. No yellowish fins. |
Banded butterflyfish Chaetodon striatus CHST Chaetodontidae |
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Two black dots on lower lip. Two black dots behind dorsal fin on base of tail.JP: White spot on middorsal fin and back, often surrounded by black. Four spots on lower lip. Two white spots on base of tail. |
Coney Cephalopholis fulva CEFU Serranidae |
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Shades of green to blue overall. Margin of tail straight when fully expanded. Basal 2/3 of pectoral fin dusky with black blotch at base. Central tail yellow to white with pale translucent to transparent margins. IP: Base of tail and tail pale to bright yellow. Ventral and anal fins red. |
Yellowtail parrotfish Sparisoma rubripinne SPRU Scaridae |
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Darkish band occasionally runs from lip across eye. |
Gray snapper Lutjanus griseus LUGR Lutjanidae |
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Lionfish Pterosis volitans PTVO Scopeanidae |
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Long, pointed snout. Dusky to yellow bar runs from upper head across eye, but not below eye as in other butterflies. |
Longsnout butterflyfish Chaetodon aculeatus Chaetodontidae |
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Stripes only on head. |
White grunt Haemulon plumierii Haemulidae |
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Dramatic "tiger-stripe" bars. JP: Yellow. Dusky mid-body streak. |
Tiger grouper Mycteroperca tigris Serranidae |
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First three spines of dorsal fin are long. Black blotch near end of dorsal fin. |
Hogfish Lachnolaimus maximus Labridae |
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Fine blue lines below eye. Pointed anal fin. Black spot on midbody line below rear dorsal fin (absent on rare occasion). |
Mutton snapper Lutjanus analis Lutjanidae |
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Black saddle spot on base of tail. Dorsal fin notched between forward spines. |
Nassau grouper Epinephelus striatus Serranidae |
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Outer third of pectoral fin is pale to bright yellow. Ends of rectangular body blotches rounded (can pale blotch pattern to become indistinct, showing only spots). Tail has thin, irregular margin. |
Yellowfin grouper Mycteroperca venenosa Serranidae |
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Distinct yellow around corners of mouth. Pectoral fins pale at base and margin. JP: Bicolored; dark back, white belly. Yellow spinous dorsal fin. |
Yellowmouth grouper Mycteroperca interstitialis Serranidae |
