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10 Cards in this Set
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-very common
-large grazing schools -oval shaped body -2 scalpel like plates tail for defense & dominance |
Acanthuridae (Surgeon Fishes)
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-have anal fins toward rear to swim
-when alarmed raise "trigger" on forehead |
Balistidae (Triggerfish) & Monacanthidae (Filefish)
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-camoflauge well
-patterned with spiny fins and perch on rocks |
Cirrhitidae (Hawkfish)
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-can change sex a lot
-very colorful -look cigar shaped with thick tail fin -similar looking to parrot fishes -protogyny (female to male but may remain female) |
Labridae (Wrasse)
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-swim by flapping pectoral finds
-teeth fused to form beak-mouths -graze coral and excrete sand -protogyny (female to male) |
Scaridae (Parrotfish)
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-small and shy, hang out on bottom/rocks
-sits on its forefins -can change color to camoflague |
Gobbiidae (Gobbies) & Blennidae (Blennies)
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-long narrow-bodied fish
-swim slowly |
Fistulariida (Cornetfish), Aulostomidae (Trumpetfish) & Sygnathidae (Pipefish)
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-territorial and agressive defending eggs or algal patch
-juvenilles are colorful while adults are drab |
Pomacentridae (Damselfish & Chromis)
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-ability to draw in water and air and inflate for self defense
-very spiny |
Tetrodontidae (Puffers), Ostraciidae (Boxfishes) & Diodontidae (Porcupine fish)
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-silver colored because bottom dwellers
-snappers have large canine teeth while grunts don't |
Haemylidae (Grunts) & Lutianidae (Snapper)
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