THE STEINHART AQUARIUM - Gulf of Guinea Science ...

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Focus Area and Theme
Reef Partners Cluster
Common Name Scientific Name
PR29 Shrimp Goby/Pistol Shrimp Shrimp goby Amblyeleotris sp.
" Pistol shrimp Alpheus sp.
PR30 Decorator crab Hermit crab wearing anemones
Dardanus pedunculatus
" Symbiotic anemone Calliactis sp.
PR31 Shrimpfish Spotted shrimpfish Aeoliscus strigatus
" Copperbanded butterflyfish Chelmon rostratus
" Randall's prawn-goby Amblyeleotris randalli
" Tomini tang Ctenochaetus tominiensis
" Encrusting gorgonian Erythropodium sp.
" Pacific gorgonian Rhumphella sp.
" Green star polyp Briareum sp.
" Hydnophora coral Hydnophora rigida
PR32 Commensal Shrimp on Corals Sexy anemone shrimp Thor amboinensis
" Cleaner shrimp Periclimenes sp.
" Coral hermit crab Paguritta sp.
" Diploastrea coral Diploastrea sp.
" Branching frogspawn coral Euphyllia paradivisia
" Frogspawn coral Euphyllia divisa
" Anchor coral Euphyllia parancora
" Fox coral Nemenzophyllia sp.
" Redspot cardinalfish Apogon parvulus
PR33 Small Giant Clams Tridacna clams (species as available) T.maxima,squamosa,crocea,dersa
" Royal dottyback Pseudochromis paccagnellae
" Dog-toothed cardinalfish Cheilodipterus isostigmus
" Pinsptriped wrasse (immature) Halichoeres melanurus
" Tree coral Capnella sp.
" Zoanthid (button polyps) Protopalythoa sp.
" Chalice coral Mycedium sp.
PR34 Clownfish and Anemones Pink clownfish Amphiprion perideraion
" Bicolor chromis Chromis margaritifer
" Beaded and striped mushroom Discosoma spp.
" Magnificent anemone Heteractis magnifica
PR35 Upside-down Jellyfish Upside-down jellyfish Cassiopea andromeda
" Sand-eating seastar Archaster typicus
" Banded goby Amblygobius phalaena
PR36 Caribbean Reef Encrusting gorgonian Erythropodium caribaeorum
" Sea plume Muriceopsis flavida
" Sea rod Plexaura sp.
" Silt-pore sea rod Plexaurella sp.
" Porous sea rod Pseudoplexaura sp.
" Purple frilly sea plume Pseudopterogorgia elizabethi
" Sea plume Pseudopterogorgia sp.
" Zoanthid Protopalythoa grandis
" Discosoma Discosoma sanctithomae
" Ricordea mushroom coral Ricordea florida
" Condylactis sea anemone Condylactis gigantea
" Sun anemone Stichodactyla helianthus
" Pencil sea urchin Eucidaris tribuloides
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