Jess
Honduras
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Nº3
Date: 2011-08-03 - 13:30
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Max Depth: 18m Duration: 43mins
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Species Identified
Scarus rubroviolaceus Bleeker, 1847 (Ember parrotfish)
Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt, 1959) (Spotted garden-eel)
Often found on sandy slopes below 15 m; withdraws into its burrow when approached. Usually in colonies containing up to several hundred individuals.
Aulostomus chinensis (Linnaeus, 1766) (Chinese trumpetfish)
Found in clear, shallow water , in rocky and coral areas of protected and seaward reefs . Benthopelagic . Feeds on small fishes and shrimps . A slow-moving fish relying partly on stealth and camouflage to sneak up on unsuspecting prey. Often darts down vertically on its prey. Usually solitary .
Clepticus parrae (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) (Creole wrasse)
Inhabits seaward reef slopes; occasionally on shallow patch reefs . Found in large midwater aggregations feeding on plankton , small jellyfishes, pteropods, pelagic tunicates and various invertebrate larvae . Form leks during breeding . Also caught with beach nets .
Pseudanthias tuka (Herre & Montalban, 1927) (Yellowstriped fairy basslet)
Found primarily on continental reefs . Form aggregations on outer reef slopes to depths over 30 m . Feeds on planktonic crustaceans and fish eggs .
Synodus falcatus Waples & Randall 1989 (Red lizard fish)
Benthic .
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