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  • Nº206 # Date: 2017-06-15 - 09:30
  • # Max Depth: 20m Duration: 55mins
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  • Visibility: Excellent Water: Salt
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Ginglymostoma cirratum (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Nurse shark) During the day the nurse shark is a sluggish animal, spending most of its time resting on sandy bottoms, or in crevices in rocks and coral reefs. Often several nurse sharks may congregate when resting, sometimes even pili...
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Desmacella annexa Schmidt, 1870
Tedania ignis (Duchassaing & Michelotti, 1864)
Aplysina fistularis (Pallas, 1766)
Coenobita clypeatus (J. C. Fabricius, 1787) (Caribbean Hermit Crab)
Acanthemblemaria spinosa Metzelaar, 1919 (spinyhead blenny) Inhabits small patch reefs surrounded by white sand . Observed primarily on dead surfaces of elkhorn coral , but significantly more males than females were found on live coral surfaces. Males occurred twice as frequent...
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Labrisomus bucciferus Poey, 1868 (puffcheek blenny) Occurs from rocky and rubble shores with algal mats to reefs and seagrass beds.
Parablennius marmoreus (Poey, 1876) (seaweed blenny)
Cephalopholis cruentata (Lacepède, 1802) (Coney) Inhabit Thalassia beds and coral reefs. In the Gulf of Mexico, they are found on rocky reef ledge in depths greater than 27 m. Solitary and secretive, they usually stay near hiding places during the day. Prefer to rema...
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Diploria clivosa (Ellis and Solander, 1786) (Knobby brain coarl) zooxanthellate
Colpophyllia natans (Houttuyn, 1772) (boulder brain coral) zooxanthellate
Montastraea annularis (Ellis and Solander, 1786) (boulder star coral) zooxanthellate
Mussa angulosa (Pallas, 1766) (large flower coral) zooxanthellate
Isophyllia sinuosa (Ellis and Solander, 1786) (lesser cactus coral) zooxanthellate
Favia fragum (Esper, 1795) (golfball coral) zooxanthellate
Manicina areolata (Linnaeus, 1758) (rose coral)
Mycetophyllia aliciae Wells, 1973 (knobby cactus coral) zooxanthellate
Sparisoma aurofrenatum (Valenciennes, 1840) (Black parrot) Inhabits coral reefs, young usually in adjacent seagrass beds. Often rests on the bottom . Feeds on plants. Solitary or in small groups. A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Nicholsina usta (Valenciennes, 1840) (Emerald parrotfish)
Sparisoma viride (Bonnaterre, 1788) (Dark green parrotfish) Inhabits coral reefs with clear water . Young may be found in seagrass beds and other heavily vegetated bottoms. Feeds mainly on soft algae, but has been observed to graze on live corals like, Montastraea annularis . Pr...
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Scarus vetula Bloch and Schneider, 1801 (Blownose) Inhabits coral reefs and adjacent habitats. Feeds on algae scraped from rocks or dead coral. Sleeps in a mucus cocoon . Often seen in groups of one super male with several young adults, most of which are probably females . A protogynous hermaphrodite .
Hemiramphus balao Lesueur, 1821 (Balao halfbeak) An inshore, surface-dwelling fish which forms sizeable schools . Feeds on small fishes and plankton . Mainly used as bait for offshore game fishes such as sailfishes and marlins; utilized as a food fish in the West Indies .
Pristipomoides aquilonaris (Goode and Bean, 1896) (Wenchman) A deep-water species. Feeds mainly on small fishes. A good food fish, it is marketed fresh, rarely frozen.
Ocyurus chrysurus (Bloch, 1791) (yellowtail snapper)
Lutjanus purpureus (Poey, 1866) (Caribbean red snapper) Inhabits rocky areas. Feeds mainly on fishes, shrimps, crabs, cephalopods and planktonic items.
Acanthurus chirurgus (Bloch, 1787) (Black doctorfish) Inhabits shallow reefs or rocky areas. Found in loose aggregations . Mainly diurnal. Ingests sand when feeding on algae . The spine on both sides of the caudal peduncle may inflict painful wounds . Minimum depth repor...
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Diodon eydouxii Brisout de Barneville, 1846 (Pelagic porcupinefish)
Sphoeroides testudineus (Linnaeus, 1758) (checkered puffer)
Priacanthus arenatus Cuvier, 1829 (Atlantic bigeye) Found on coral reefs and rocky bottoms . Forms small aggregations near the bottom . A nocturnal feeder , feeds mainly on small fishes, crustaceans and polychaetes . Most of its prey are larvae. Flesh considered excellent quality; marketed fresh .

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