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Squareback Anthias
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia
Pseudanthias pleurotaenia also known as the squarespot anthias, pink square anthias, mirror basslet or squarespot fairy basslet is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the subfamily Anthiinae of the family Serranidae, the groupers and sea basses. This species of Pseudanthias is a reef dwelling fish of the Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade and grows to a size of 20 cm in length. The males are deep pink and orange in colour with a large quadrilateral purplish blotch on the flank, a red tip on the posterior margin of the dorsal fin, the caudal fin lobes have mauve tips and there is a reddish stripe which runs from the snout through the eye and through the base of the pectoral fin to the base of the tail. Females and juveniles are yellowish in colour with orange edges to their scales and they have two purple stripes which run from the eye along the lower flanks to the base of the tail.
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Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse
Paracheilinus carpenteri
The Carpenter's flasher wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean. It can be found on reefs at depths from 27 to 45 m. This species can reach 8 cm (3.1 in) in standard length. It can be found in the aquarium trade.
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McCosker's Flasher Wrasse
Paracheilinus mccoskeri
McCosker's flasher wrasse, Paracheilinus mccoskeri, is a species of wrasse native to the Indian Ocean, from East Africa to Thailand and northern Sumatra. It is a reef inhabitant, at depths from 5 to 40 m, and can grow to 8 cm (3.1 in) in total length. It can be found in the aquarium trade. The common name and specific name honours the American ichthyologist John E. McCosker who collected the type specimens and colour photographs used in the description of this species by Randall and Harmelin-Vivien.
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Filamented Flasher Wrasse
Paracheilinus filamentosus
Filamented Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus)
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Exquisite Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
The exquisite wrasse is a species of ray-finned fish from the family Labridae, the wrasses, which is native to reefs in the Indo-West Pacific region. It can be found in the aquarium trade.
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Solar Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
The red-eye wrasse is a species of wrasse native to Indonesia and Australia, where found near the Lesser Sundas, Maluka and Darwin. It inhabits coral reefs on coastal and outer reef lagoons at depths of 5 to 35 m.
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Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Lubbock's wrasse is a species of wrasse native to coral reefs of the Philippines and the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, though it also has been claimed to be present in Malaysia, Japan, and Palau. It can be found at depths from 4 to 45 m, though rarely deeper than 30 m (98 ft). This species can reach a total length of 8 cm (3.1 in). It can be found in the aquarium trade.
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Scott's Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus scottorum
Scotts' wrasse is a species of wrasse native to the Pacific Ocean, where it occurs at depths of 3 to 40 m on coral reefs from Australia's Great Barrier Reef to the Pitcairn Islands. It can reach a total length of 13 cm (5.1 in). It is found in the aquarium trade.
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Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides dimidiatus
The bluestreak cleaner wrasse is one of several species of cleaner wrasses found on coral reefs from Eastern Africa and the Red Sea to French Polynesia. Like other cleaner wrasses, it eats parasites and dead tissue off larger fishes' skin in a mutualistic relationship that provides food and protection for the wrasse and considerable health benefits for the other fishes. It is also notable for having potentially passed the mirror test.
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Christmas Wrasse
Halichoeres claudia
Halichoeres are a genus of wrasses found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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Dragon Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Novaculichthys taeniourus, also known as the rockmover wrasse, carpet wrasse, dragon wrasse, bar-cheeked wrasse, olive-scribbled wrasse or reindeer wrasse, is a species of wrasse mainly found in coral reefs and lagoons in the Indo-Pacific region. These include habitats in the Gulf of California to Panama; tropical Pacific Ocean islands including Hawaii; the Philippines, Indonesia and Australia; and the Indian Ocean to the east coast of Africa. The common name, "rockmover wrasse", comes from their behavior of upending small stones and reef fragments in search of prey. This species is the only known member of its genus.
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Harlequin Tuskfish
Choerodon fasciatus
The harlequin tuskfish is a species of wrasse native to the western Pacific Ocean. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade.
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Yellowhead Jawfish
Opistognathus aurifrons
The yellowhead jawfish is a species of jawfish native to coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea. They can be found at depths of from 3 to 40 metres. The head and upper body are a light, but brilliant, yellow color slowly fading to a pearlescent blue hue. They can reach a length of 10 centimetres (3.9 in) TL. Yellowhead jawfishes are common in Florida. The Jawfishes live in rubble areas and sand in groups of up to 70 individuals.
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Blue Spot Jawfish
Opistognathus rosenblatti
Opistognathus is a genus of fish in the family Opistognathidae found in the Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Ocean.
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Engineer Goby
Pholidichthys leucotaenia
Pholidichthys leucotaenia, commonly known as the convict blenny or goby or the engineer blenny or goby, is a marine fish from the west-central Pacific Ocean. Despite its common names, it is neither a blenny nor a goby, but is in fact one of two species in the family Pholidichthyidae.
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Spotted Mandarin
Synchiropus picturatus
The picturesque dragonet is a brightly colored member of the dragonet family native to the Indo-West Pacific: Philippines, eastern Indonesia and northwest Australia. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, where it is commonly known as the spotted mandarin, psychedelic mandarin or target mandarin.
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Red Scooter Blenny
Synchiropus stellatus
The starry dragonet is a species of dragonet native to the Indian Ocean where it is found at depths of around 40 metres (130 ft). It occasionally is found in the aquarium trade. It grows to a length of 7.5 centimetres (3.0 in) TL.
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Tailspot Blenny
Ecsenius stigmatura
Ecsenius stigmatura, commonly known as the tail-spot blenny, is a blenny from the Western Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. A coppery-coloured fish with a distinct blackish spot at the base of the tail. It has some vibrant colors below the eye which can be made bright pink if threatened. It grows to a size of 6 cm in length.
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Midas Blenny
Ecsenius midas
Ecsenius midas, known commonly as the Midas blenny, Persian blenny, lyretail blenny or golden blenny, is a species of marine fish in the family Blenniidae.
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Starry Blenny
Salarias ramosus
Salarias is a genus of combtooth blennies found in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
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