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The Blue Line, Rippled Triggerfish ("Yellow-Spotted Triggerfish" to science), Pseudobalistes fuscus (Bloch & Schneider 1801). Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, East African coast to South Africa. To... https://t.co/cUBTpuuMAX

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Pseudochromis splendens, the Splendid Dottyback. Eastern Indonesia and Northwest Australian waters. To three inches in length. A commonly cultured, and for the group, very peaceful Dottyback species. One in in a LFS in New Jersey, another in Wakatobi, S. Sulawesi, Indo.

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Scarus iseri <formerly S. croicensis)(Bloch 1789), the Striped Parrotfish. To 35 cm. Tropical West Atlantic. Feeds on plants; often Thalassia. Initial and terminal/male specimens in Bonaire 2019.

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Carangoides bajad (Forsskal 1775), the Orangespotted Trevally. Indo-West Pacific; Red Sea to the Philippines. To twenty two inches in length. Two color varieties in the Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea.

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Yeah, I like to say it too; here's a terminal phase, male Halichoeres bivittatus (Bloch 1791), the Slippery Dick Wrasse (2), is a standard item offered out of the tropical western Atlantic... https://t.co/hcnBfvkCO3

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Another fave, though common organism of shallow TWA islands, Equetus punctatus (Bloch & Schneider 1801), the Spotted Drum. To 27 cm. Tropical West Atlantic. A juv. and adult ayer in Bonaire.

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Stenopus pyrsonotus Goy & Devaney 1980, the Ghost Boxing Shrimp. Indo-Pacific, including Hawai'i. A pair here in Kona last week (well, off Kona, Big Is. HI); the male looking like he's missing a claw. No worries; will regenerate next molt likely.

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Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis (Chevron Tang); All Ctenochaetus species change color with age but the chevron is most striking. Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis young are unforgettable; bold orange bodied... https://t.co/MG3lohwia2

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Clavelina picta, the Painted Tunicate. Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean. Frequently found in clusters of hundreds of individuals hanging on to gorgonians, black coral, sponges. Translucent bodies... https://t.co/J1KgyMgGqP

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Pseudojuloides cerasinus (Snyder 1904), the Smalltail Pencil Wrasse is the only member of the genus to be offered in any number in the ornamental trade. Even out of Hawai'i, specimens are difficult to keep alive. Aquarium pic of a male, and female off Kona.

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Myrichthys colubrinus (Boddaert 1781), the Banded or Harlequin Snake Eel. Indo-Pacific. To nearly three feet in length. Similar in care, finickiness to its TWA congener (see above). Fine... https://t.co/WOBanHrqNf

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Heteroconger hassi (Klausewitz & Eibl-Eibesfeldt 1959), the Spotted Garden Eel. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea, East Africa, over to Australia, up to the Ogasawaras to Micronesia. Sandy reef slopes, generally below 15 meters. Wholesaler/LA and Thailand National Aquarium pix.

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Limaria fragilis Gmelin 1791, the Fragile File Shell. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea to Japan, Australia. Takes a beating if stocked with many types of fishes, crustaceans. Needs to be inserted in rock cover. A thumbnail size one in Fr. Polynesia 2018

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Halichoeres ornatissimus (Garrett 1863) is (one of) the three " Christmas Wrasses" (2), aka the Ornate Wrasse to science. This can be a very hardy fish should you secure an initially healthy... https://t.co/yziNyeqnZI

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One of the more annoying biting (divers) fishes in the Indo-Pacific. Sabertooth blennies: Plagiotemus tapeinosoma (Bleeker 1857), the Piano Fangblenny. Indo-Pacific; Red Sea to the Line Islands. To five and a half inches in length. Fr. Polynesia 2018

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Cnidoscyphus marginatus. Unbranched Hydroid. Yellow, alternating polyps. To four inches. Cozumel 2017

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Labroides rubrolabiatus Randall 1958, the Red Lip Cleaner Wrasse, of the Pacific's Oceania ought to be left in the sea as well. To four inches in length. A young/er and older one out in French Polynesia 2018.

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Asparagopsis taxiformis. Creeping stolons w/ upright branches, expanding to fine branchings. To 20 cm. Widely... https://t.co/Su01ajplpR

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Mussa angulosa (Pallas 1766). Large, fleshy polyps that are well-separated. When retracted, skeletal... https://t.co/y7yJzA826h

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Halichoeres pictus (Steindachner 1867), the Rainbow Wrasse. Tropical west Atlantic; Florida to northern South... https://t.co/YWp2CkVRtU