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280 A Docent Field Guide to the Species <strong>of</strong> the Steinhart Aquarium Giant owl Caligo memnon Zebra longwing Heliconius charithonia Doris longwing (blue morph) Heliconius doris Doris longwing (underwing) Heliconius doris Isabella’s longwing Eueides isabella Zebra longwing (underwing) Heliconius charithonia Doris longwing (red morph) Heliconius doris Postman Heliconius melpomene
Postman (underwing) Heliconius melpomene Sapho longwing Heliconius sapho Blue morpho Morpho peleides Orange barred sulfur Phoebis philea The Neotropical Forest 281 Hecale longwing Heliconius hecale Sara longwing Heliconius sara Blue morpho (underwing) Morpho peleides Malachite Siproeta stelenes
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THE STEINHART AQUARIUM A VIEW FOR A
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ii A Docent & Guide View of the Ste
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CARCHARINIDAE (REQUIEM SHARKS) 12 g
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Fish Families 7 All members of the
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Fish Families 9 Some species are no
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Fish Families 11 Wrasses are most e
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Fish Families 13 Most are solitary,
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Ron DeCloux Steinhart Field Guide I
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Conservation status: Steinhart Fiel
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ALGAE GREEN (DIVISION CHLOROPHYTA)
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subsequently grow into the familiar
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California into Baja; introduced su
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leaves as new ones replace them. Ma
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y species, 10-30 cm. Diet: Microcar
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Remarks: Can retract polyps individ
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anches. Paired branchlets extend fr
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Diet: Microcarnivore of plankton; m
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extends feeding tentacles at night
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Appearance: Various growth forms in
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Remarks: Its scientific name and a
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greenish, or yellowish. Conical pro
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Appearance: Colonies can be massive
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female’s gastrovascular cavity. W
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crown. Non-crowded (solitary) indiv
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Fish-eating Anemone Urticina pisciv
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nutrition by photosynthesis, thus t
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usually shed in large tide pools. F
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Black Turban Snail Tegula funebrali
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mollusks except bivalves, is covere
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Commercial propagation shows promis
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trade. Consumed in its range by hum
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on temperature.) Females do not fee
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and partially pink or salmon-colore
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cementing silk, tough outer silk fo
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will copulate the female by sliding
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Banded Coral Shrimp Stenopus hispid
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to April. Fertile females ready to
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The mollusk shells selected as home
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Habitat: On rocks, pier pilings and
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leaves, and each batch is housed in
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Habitat: From sea level to 1,800 m
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gardening ants, number about 200 sp
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Vermillion Sea Star Mediaster aequa
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only differences in light and dark.
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may seek protection in the urchin
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CLASS HOLOTHUROIDEA (SEA CUCUMBERS)
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during December and January; egg ca
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along the coast in estuaries, bays,
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Rivers and their large tributaries,
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Spotted Gar Lepisosteus oculatus (
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y other fishes. Live to at least 55
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hermaphrodite. As the ribbon eel gr
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Tinfoil Barb Barbonymus schwanenfel
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substrate egg-scattering fish. Male
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Habitat: Various tropical stream ha
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Diet: Consume terrestrial and aquat
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Diet: Insects and decaying fruits a
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Remarks: Can live out of water for
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free-swimming larvae hatch and leav
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irregular patch of flesh that dangl
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Habitat: Small tropical rivers and
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Flashlight Fish aka Eyelight Fish P
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Australia and New Zealand. Habitat:
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Weedy Seadragon Phyllopteryx taenio
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Starry Rockfish Sebastes constellat
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Distribution: Puget Sound to centra
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Habitat: Coral reefs. Appearance: S
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Aleutian Islands, and south along t
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Northern Spearnose Poacher Agonopsi
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in southern California; their bones
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member of the genus Serranus, commo
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Remarks: A popular game fish with a
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Distribution: Western Pacific: Mala
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and Central Pacific. Habitat: Subti
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dorsal fin, and yellow tail; two ve
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Appearance: Typically bright orange
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Mortality/Longevity: More than 5 ye
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caragua; in Lakes Nicaragua and Man
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turquoise to white dots over the bo
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wild, breeds in holes excavated und
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Redtail Surfperch Amphistichus rhod
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Diet: Oral “winnowers” sifting
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Mortality/Longevity: Eaten by bigge
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Neon Damselfish Neoglyphidodon oxyo
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Diet: Zooplankton in the water colu
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Pinstriped Wrasse Halichoeres melan
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Sixline Wrasse Pseudocheilinus hexa
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Reproduction and Development: Males
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Adults live secretively in reefs, c
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coral and rubble. Appearance: Lengt
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with his dorsal fin fully extended
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Orange Spotted Spinefoot Siganus gu
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Reproduction and Development: Exter
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there is an advantage to mimicking
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Indo-Pacific from Africa to Japan.
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Diet: Omnivorous; small invertebrat
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Diet: Small crustaceans, marine wor
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Ornate Cowfish Aracana ornate (Arac
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flowing mountain streams. Active no
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Like most toads, its poison glands
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ats and other mammals. Tadpoles tak
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Panama live nearly half a world apa
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in pools and ditches after heavy ra
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Diet: Aquatic vegetation and fruit,
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Small prey is swallowed whole. Larg
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Habitat: Arboreal and semi-aquatic;
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Klemmer’s Yellow-headed Day Gecko
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Diet: Young eat fruit, leaves, and
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Female coils around her eggs provid
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Distribution: Coastal lowlands, sou
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Habitat: Arboreal, living in lowlan
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matter; within a week, the male joi
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opalescent straw color; underparts
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human inhabited areas. Description:
Page 231 and 232: CALIFORNIA ROCKY COAST - MAIN TANK
Page 233 and 234: Red sea urchin Strongylocentrotus f
Page 235 and 236: Black & yellow rockfish Sebastes ch
Page 237 and 238: Kelp greenling (male) Hexagrammos d
Page 239 and 240: 237 California Coast Southern Calif
Page 241 and 242: Rock wrasse (initial stage) Halicho
Page 243 and 244: Giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera Ora
Page 245 and 246: California mussel Mytilus californi
Page 247 and 248: Gerald & Buff Corsi © CAS Blood st
Page 249 and 250: GIANTS TANK - CALIFORNIA COAST EXHI
Page 251 and 252: Philippine Coral Reef Main Tank 249
Page 253 and 254: SEAGRASS SHALLOWS - PHILIPPINE CORA
Page 255 and 256: Tridacna clam Tridacna squamosa Lon
Page 257 and 258: PHILIPPINE CORAL REEF MAIN TANK Sar
Page 259 and 260: Galaxy coral Galaxea fascicularis A
Page 261 and 262: Bubbletip sea anemone Entacmea quad
Page 263 and 264: Seale’s cardinalfish Apogon seale
Page 265 and 266: Clark’s anemonefish Amphiprion cl
Page 267 and 268: Bird wrasse Gomphosus varius Pastel
Page 269 and 270: Orange spotted spinefoot Siganus gu
Page 271 and 272: Convict tang Acanthurus triostegus
Page 273 and 274: Ron DeCloux Gilded triggerfish (fem
Page 275 and 276: Warty Corallimorpharian Discosoma s
Page 277 and 278: Redspotted hawkfish Amblycirrhitus
Page 279 and 280: Pitcher plant Nepehthes sp. The Neo
Page 281: Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Red-leg
Page 285 and 286: FLOODED AMAZON MAIN TANK Pirarucu (
Page 287 and 288: FRESHWATER STINGRAYS White-blotched
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Page 291 and 292: Tank/ Exhibit # Focus Area and Them
Page 311 and 312: chitin the tough, resistant organic
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Page 315 and 316: A Abalone, Red 53, 241 Acanthaster
Page 317 and 318: Oar Weed 20 Rockweeds 20 Brycon mel
Page 319 and 320: Cynopterus brachyotis 227 Cyprinida
Page 321 and 322: Icelinus tenuis 135 Ictalurus punct
Page 323 and 324: giganteus 87 ochraceus 87 Pitcher P
Page 325 and 326: Sharkminnow, Tricolor 104 Sharks 92
Page 327 and 328: Senorita 172, 239 Sixbar 173, 265 S
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