Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

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Yellow Goatfish - Mulloidichthys martinicus
Split-Thumb Mantis Shrimp - Neogonodactylus bredini
Common Mantis Shrimp - Pseudosquilla ciliata
Peppermint Goby - Coryphopterus lipernes
French Grunt - Haemulon flavolineatum
Yellowhead Jawfish - Opistognathus aurifrons
Gray Snapper - Lutjanus griseus
Redeye Sponge Crab - Dromia erythropus
Orangeclaw Hermit Crab - Calcinus tibicen
Princess Parrotfish - Scarus taeniopterus
Painted Tunicate - Clavelina picta
Yellowbelly Hamlet - Hypoplectrus aberrans
Harlequin Bass - Serranus tigrinus
Barred Hamlet - Hypoplectrus puella
Chalk Bass - Serranus tortugarum
Tobaccofish - Serranus tabacarius
Bar Jack - Caranx ruber
Spanish Grunt - Haemulon macrostomum
Yellow Jack - Caranx bartholomaei
Sailors Choice - Haemulon parra
Blackbar Soldierfish - Myripristis jacobus
Rose Lace Coral - Stylaster roseus
Saucereye Porgy - Calamus calamus
French Angelfish - Pomacanthus paru
Pederson Cleaner Shrimp - Ancylomenes pedersoni
Florida Horse Conch - Triplofusus giganteus
Spotted Moray Eel - Gymnothorax moringa
Blue Parrotfish - Scarus coeruleus
Longspine Squirrelfish - Holocentrus rufus
Orange Ball Corallimorph - Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum
Artichoke Disk Coral - Scolymia cubensis
White Telesto - Carijoa riisei
Pink Purple Octopus Sponge - Callyspongia (Callyspongia) fallax
Touch-Me-Not Sponge - Neofibularia nolitangere
Yellow Tube Sponge - Aplysina fistularis
Tubulate Sponge - Agelas tubulata
Star Encrusting Sponge - Halisarca caerulea
Yellow Calcareous Sponge - Clathrina lutea
White Mermaid's Wine Glass - Acetabularia crenulata
Rosy Razorfish - Xyrichtys martinicensis
Pitted Sponge - Verongula rigida
Amber Penshell - Pinna carnea
Sand Diver - Synodus intermedius
Orange Fireworm - Eurythoe complanata
Lettuce Sea Slug - Elysia crispata
Barred Cardinalfish - Apogon binotatus
Reticulated Brittle Star - Ophionereis reticulata
Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber - Isostichopus badionotus
Walper's Branching Sponge - Ptilocaulis walpersii
Red-Tipped Sea Goddess - Chromolaichma sedna
Spotted Drum - Equetus punctatus
Jackknife Fish - Eques lanceolatus
Southern Stargazer - Astroscopus ygraecum
Yellow Pencil Coral - Madracis myriaster
Florida Sea Cucumber - Holothuria (Halodeima) floridana
Butterprint Rose Coral - Meandrina danai
Lesser Electric Ray - Narcine bancroftii
Colon Goby - Coryphopterus dicrus
Yellow Fanworm - Notaulax occidentalis
Spinyhead Blenny - Acanthemblemaria spinosa
Tomtate - Haemulon aurolineatum
Blunt-Spined Brittle Star - Ophiocoma echinata
Rough Fileclam - Ctenoides scaber
Netted Olive - Oliva reticularis
Magnificent Feather Duster - Sabellastarte magnifica
Spotted Cleaner Shrimp - Periclimenes yucatanicus
Yellowtail Reeffish - Chromis enchrysurus
Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus
Reef Silverside - Hypoatherina harringtonensis
Pink Meanie - Drymonema larsoni
Spotted Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix
Saddled Blenny - Malacoctenus triangulatus
Bluehead - Thalassoma bifasciatum
Stoplight Parrotfish - Sparisoma viride
Spanish Lobster - Scyllarides aequinoctialis
Nurse Shark - Ginglymostoma cirratum
Grooved Brain Coral - Diploria labyrinthiformis
Ten-Ray Star Coral - Madracis decactis
Black Condominium Tunicate - Eudistoma obscuratum
Mountainous Star Coral - Orbicella faveolata
Puddingwife - Halichoeres radiatus
Foureye Butterflyfish - Chaetodon capistratus
Red Warty Sea Anemone - Bunodosoma granuliferum
Atlantic Rock-Boring Urchin - Echinometra lucunter
Sergeant Major - Abudefduf saxatilis
White Encrusting Zoanthid - Palythoa caribaeorum
Yellowtail Parrotfish - Sparisoma rubripinne
Threespot Damselfish - Stegastes planifrons
Redtail Parrotfish - Sparisoma chrysopterum
Branching Anemone - Lebrunia neglecta
Red-Spotted Horseshoe Worm - Protula sp.
Hidden Cup Coral - Phyllangia americana
Orange Cup Coral - Tubastraea coccinea
Reticulated Hermit Crab - Iridopagurus reticulatus
Cryptic Teardrop Crab - Pelia mutica
Black-Spotted Nudibranch - Ceratophyllidia papilligera
Redband Parrotfish - Sparisoma aurofrenatum
West Indian Starsnail - Lithopoma tectum
Southern Stingray - Hypanus americanus
Sponge Peppermint Shrimp - Lysmata pederseni
Bushy Black Coral - Antipathes caribbeana

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