Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

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Southern Stingray - Hypanus americanus
Stiff Penshell - Atrina rigida
Strawberry Vase Sponge - Mycale (Arenochalina) laxissima
Reef Tunicate - Rhopalaea abdominalis
Hairy Hermit Crab - Paguristes karenae
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
Smenospongia aurea - Smenospongia aurea
Yellow Calcareous Sponge - Clathrina lutea
Thrush Cowrie - Naria turdus
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
Yellowface Pikeblenny - Chaenopsis limbaughi
Reticulated Brittle Star - Ophionereis reticulata
Three-Rowed Sea Cucumber - Isostichopus badionotus
Southern Horseshoe Worm - Phoronis australis
Walper's Branching Sponge - Ptilocaulis walpersii
Dotted Sweetlips - Plectorhinchus pica
Red-Tipped Sea Goddess - Chromolaichma sedna
Hawaiian Gregory - Plectroglyphidodon marginatus
Spotted Drum - Equetus punctatus
Jackknife Fish - Eques lanceolatus
Pearl-Streaked Monocle Bream - Scolopsis xenochrous
Yellow Boxfish - Ostracion cubicum
Southern Stargazer - Astroscopus ygraecum
Annulorhina mandapamensis - Annulorhina mandapamensis
Yellow Pencil Coral - Madracis myriaster
Florida Sea Cucumber - Holothuria (Halodeima) floridana
Volcano Sea Cucumber - Holothuria (Theelothuria) turriscelsa
Blue Bell Tunicate - Clavelina puertosecensis
Barred Shrimpgoby - Cryptocentrus fasciatus
Sapphire Flatworm - Pseudoceros caeruleocinctus
Benthoplana meteoris - Benthoplana meteoris
Butterprint Rose Coral - Meandrina danai
Lesser Electric Ray - Narcine bancroftii
Ocellated Eagle Ray - Aetobatus ocellatus
Social Feather Duster - Bispira brunnea
Colon Goby - Coryphopterus dicrus
Sharknose Goby - Elacatinus evelynae
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
Blue-Axil Chromis - Pycnochromis caudalis
Bicolor Chromis - Pycnochromis margaritifer
Hawaiian Bicolor Chromis - Pycnochromis hanui
Yellowtail Reeffish - Chromis enchrysurus
Darkfin Chromis - Pycnochromis atripes
Scissortail Chromis - Azurina atrilobata
Ambon Chromis - Pycnochromis amboinensis
Agile Chromis - Pycnochromis agilis
Blue Tang - Acanthurus coeruleus
Reef Silverside - Hypoatherina harringtonensis
Pink Meanie - Drymonema larsoni
Spotted Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix
Saddled Blenny - Malacoctenus triangulatus

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