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Panther Grouper
Chromileptes altivelis
The humpback grouper, also known as the panther grouper, barramundi cod, lapu-lapung senorita, miro-miro, mérou de Grace Kelly, sarasa-hata, kalava, and many other local names, is a species of marine ray-finned fish. Specifically, it is a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae, which is in the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. It occurs in the Western Pacific Ocean.
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Marine Betta
Calloplesiops altivelis
The comet or marine betta is a species of reef-associated tropical marine fish in the longfin family Plesiopidae, most commonly found between 3 and 50 m deep. It is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean. It can reach a maximum length of 20 cm.
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Lookdown
Selene vomer
Lookdown (Selene vomer)
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Pinecone Fish
Monocentris japonica
Monocentris japonica, the Japanese pineapplefish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish in the pinecone fish family Monocentridae. It is found in the tropical Indo-West Pacific, at depths between 2–100 m (6.6–328.1 ft), where it inhabits rocky and coral reefs.
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Frogfish
Antennariidae
Frogfish (Antennariidae)
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Warty Frogfish
Antennarius maculatus
The warty frogfish or clown frogfish is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Antennariidae, the frogfishes. The warty frogfish is found in the Indo-Pacific region.
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Sargassum Fish
Histrio histrio
Sargassum Fish (Histrio histrio)
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Batfish
Platax
Batfish (Platax)
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Orbiculate Batfish
Platax orbicularis
Orbiculate Batfish (Platax orbicularis)
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Teira Batfish
Platax teira
Teira Batfish (Platax teira)
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Porcupine Puffer
Diodon holocanthus
The long-spine porcupinefish, also known as the balloonfish, freckled porcupinefish, porcupine puffer, and porcupine pufferfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Diodontidae.
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Dogface Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
The blackspotted puffer, also known as the dog-faced puffer, is a tropical marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae.
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Valentini Puffer
Canthigaster valentini
Valentin's sharpnose puffer, also known as the saddled puffer or black saddled toby, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Tetraodontidae. The saddled puffer is a small sized fish which grows up to 11 cm. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea included, and until the oceanic islands of the Pacific Ocean. It inhabits rocky and coral reefs, lagoons and external reef until 55 m. Canthigaster valentini has a diurnal activity.
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Blue Spotted Puffer
Canthigaster solandri
Canthigaster solandri, commonly known as the spotted sharpnose puffer, is a ray-finned species of fish in the pufferfish family. It grows to a length of 11.5 centimeters in total length. It lives in the tropical Indo-Pacific: from East Africa to the Line Islands and the Tuamotus, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and Tonga, to the Hawaiian Islands. This species, like other members of the family Tetraodontidae, demonstrates the ability to rapidly fill itself up like a water balloon, to protect itself from predators. The skin of this species is known to be poisonous.
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Boxfish
Ostraciidae
Boxfish (Ostraciidae)
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Niger Triggerfish
Odonus niger
Niger Triggerfish (Odonus niger)
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Humu Humu Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Humu Humu Triggerfish (Rhinecanthus rectangulus)
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Undulate Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
The orange-lined triggerfish, also known as the orangestripe triggerfish, red-lined triggerfish, striped triggerfish or vermiculated triggerfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Balistidae, the triggerfishes. This species is the only species in the monospecific genus Balistapus, which is closely related to the genus Balistoides, if that genus is reclassified as a monospecific genus with the clown triggerfish as its only species. The orange-lined triggerfish has a wide Indo-Pacific range.
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Blue Throat Triggerfish
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Blue Throat Triggerfish (Xanthichthys auromarginatus)
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Crosshatch Triggerfish
Xanthichthys mento
Crosshatch Triggerfish (Xanthichthys mento)
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