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316 A Docent & Guide View of the Steinhart Aquarium Species Ringtail Pike 156 Speckled Pavon 156 Texas 156 Cichlidae 9, 154–158 Cichlids 9 Cirrhilabrus exquisitus 168 flavidorsalis 169 lubbocki 169 solorensis 169 Cirrhitidae 10, 153 Cirripedia 76 Citharichthys sordidus 191 stigmaeus 192 Clam Crocea Giant 58 Giant 58, 59, 259 Maxima 59 Squamosa 59 Clams 58 Claravis pretiosa 222 Clarias batrachus 114 Clingfish 119 Clownfish Common 164 False 163, 263 Clupea harengus pallasi 103 Cnidarians 25 Cockroach Giant 77 Madagascar Hissing 78 Coelacanth 195 Coereba flaveola 226 Coius microlepis 146 Collisella pelta 54 Colochirus robustus 91 Colomesus asellus 195 Colossoma macropomum 111 Commensal Shrimp 70 Conch, Queen 56 Condylactis sp. 47 Conus marmoreus 56 Coral Acanthastrea 39, 251, 257 Anchor 43 Bird’s Nest 34 Blastomussa 40 Blue 26 Brain 41 Brown Cup 44 Bubble 44, 252, 258 Button 40 Cactus 36, 256 Cauliflower 34, 251 Cladiella 26 Closed Brain 40, 258 Daisy 36 Diploastrea 41 Disk 256 Echinophyllia 38 Echinopora 42 Elegance 43 Elkhorn 35, 256 Euphyllia 252, 258 Favia 42 Flat Leather 27 Flowerpot 36 Fox 44 Frogspawn 43 Galaxy 38, 257 Goniastrea 42 Green Star Polyp 28 Horn 40, 257 Knobby Leather 27 Lettuce 36 Lobed Brain 40 Lobophyllia 251 Lobophytum 27, 255 Maze 42, 257 Meat 39, 251 Montipora 35 Moon 258 Mushroom 37 Mycedium 38 Open Brain 43 Orange Cup 44, 45, 241 Pineapple 39 Plating Hydnophora 40, 257 Porites 36 Sarcophyton 27, 255 Sinularia 27, 255 Slimy Leather 27 Slipper 37 Staghorn 35, 256 Stylophora 35 Symphyllia 257 Tree 28 Trumpet 41, 258 Turbinaria cup 45 Turbinaria Cup 258 Whisker 45 Coral Beauty 150 Corallimorpharia 32–33 Corallina chilensis 21 officinalis 21 vancouveriensis 21 Corallus caninus 216 Cordgrass 22 Corynactis californica 32 Coryphopterus nicholsii 180 Cottidae 134, 135 Cowfish, Ornate 195 Cowfish, Ornate 194 Crab Black-eyed Hermit 75 Blue 71 Common Hermit 74 Decorator 73, 243 Dungeness 71 Fiddler 74 Graceful Decorator 73 Green Shore 72, 243 Hairy Hermit 76 Hermit 75, 243 Masking 73 Naked Mole 75 Northern Kelp 74, 243 Orange Fiddler 74 Purple Shore 72, 243 Red Rock 72, 230, 243 Striped Shore 73, 244 Vampire 76 Crangon franciscorum 69 Crassedoma giganteum 60 Crenicichla saxatilis 156 Crenicichla lepidota 156 Crossocheilus siamensis 105 Crotalus adamanteus 218 Crustaceans 67–75 Cryptobranchidae 196 Cryptochiton stelleri 53 Ctenobrycon spilurus 111 Ctenochaetus strigosus 187 tominiensis 187 Cuttlefish Dwarf 62 Flambuoyant 61 Cyanerpes cyaneus 224 Cymatogaster aggregata 161 Cynarina lacrymalis 40
Cynopterus brachyotis 227 Cyprinidae 6, 104–107 Cypriniformes 104 Cyprinodon macularius 122 Cyprinodontidae 122 Cyprinus carpio 105 D Damselfish Blacktail 166, 263 Goldbelly 167, 263 Neon 167, 249 Yellowtail Blue 166, 253, 263 Damselfishes 10, 163 Danio Celestial Pearl 105 Zebra 106 Danio rerio 106 Dardanus pedunculatus 74 Dascyllus melanurus 166 Dasyatis kuhlii 95, 249 Datnioides microlepis 146 Decapoda 68–74 Dendraster excentricus 90 Dendrobates auratus 199 azureus 199 pumillio 199 Dermasterias imbricata 87 Diadema setosum 89 Diodogorgia nodulifera 29 Diodora aspera 54 Diploastrea heliopora 41 Diploastrea helipora 258 Diploria sp. 41 Discosoma 32 Distichlis spicata 22 Diving Beetle Sunburst 79 Doris odhneri 56 Doryrhamphus janssi 124 Dottyback Orchid 141 Royal 141 Dove, Blue Ground 222 Dragonet. Spotted 178 Dryadula phaetusa 79 Dryas julia 80 Duncanopsammia axifuga 45 Dutchman’s Pipe 276 Dyscophus antongilli 204 E East Coast Saroy 159 Echidna nebulosa 101 Echinodermata 84–91 Echinoidea 88 Echinophyllia sp. 38 Echinopora lamellosa 42 Ecsenius bicolor 177 midas 177 Eel Electric 117 Spotted Garden 103, 260 Wolf 176, 236 Eels 101–103 Egg Case Horn Shark 246 Skate 245 Swell Shark 245 Egregia menziesii 20 Elaphe obsoleta rosalleni 220 Elasmobranchii 92 Elassoma evergladei 123 Electrophorus electricus 117 Elephantnose 100 Embiotoca jacksoni 161 lateralis 162 Embiotocidae 9, 160–163 Emerita analoga 75 Encrusting Hydrocoral 25 Endler’s Livebearer 122 Engineerfish 176, 266 Engraulis mordax 104 Entacmaea quadricolor 48 Enteroctopus dofleini 62 Epalzeorhynchos bicolor 106 Erythropodium caribaeorum 29 Eucidaris tribuloides 88 Eueides isabella 80 Eumicrotremus orbis 137 Eunectes murinus 216 Eunicea mammosa 29 Euphonia violacea 226 Euphonia, Violaceous 226, 279 Euphyllia 43 Exodon paradoxus 111 F Fairy Wrasse Exquisite 168, 264 Index 317 Lubbock’s 169, 264 Redeye 169, 264 Yellowfin 169, 264 Favia sp. 258 Favia spp. 42 Feather Boa Kelp 240 Featherduster Worms 51 Filefish, Orange-spotted 194 Finch, Saffron 226, 279 279 Flagtail Prochilodus 109 Flashlight Fish 123 Splitfin 122 Flatfishes 191–192 Flounders 191–192 Flowering Plants 22 Forcipiger longirostris 149 Frog Blue Poison Dart 199 Borneo File-eared 203 Dwarf African 197 Green and Black Poison Dart 199 Harlequin Tree 204 Madagascar Reed 203 Madagascar Tomato 204 Strawberry Poison Dart 199 Striped Poison Dart 200 Vietnamese Mossy 204 Waxy Monkey Tree 201 Frogfish 118 Fromia monilis 85 Fucus spp. 20 Fundulus chrysotus 121 Fungia sp. 37 Furcifer pardalis 211 Fusilier Bluestreak 146, 261 Yellow and Blueback 146, 261 G Galaxea fascicularis 38 Gar Alligator 98 Longnose 99 Spotted 99 Garibaldi 166, 238, 247 Gastropods 53–57 Gecko Electric Blue Day 212 Henkel’s Leaf-tailed 214
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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:
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CALIFORNIA ROCKY COAST - MAIN TANK
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Red sea urchin Strongylocentrotus f
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Black & yellow rockfish Sebastes ch
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Kelp greenling (male) Hexagrammos d
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237 California Coast Southern Calif
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Rock wrasse (initial stage) Halicho
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Giant kelp Macrocystis pyrifera Ora
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California mussel Mytilus californi
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Gerald & Buff Corsi © CAS Blood st
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GIANTS TANK - CALIFORNIA COAST EXHI
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Philippine Coral Reef Main Tank 249
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SEAGRASS SHALLOWS - PHILIPPINE CORA
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Tridacna clam Tridacna squamosa Lon
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PHILIPPINE CORAL REEF MAIN TANK Sar
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Galaxy coral Galaxea fascicularis A
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Bubbletip sea anemone Entacmea quad
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Seale’s cardinalfish Apogon seale
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Clark’s anemonefish Amphiprion cl
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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 and 282: Bananaquit Coereba flaveola Red-leg
Page 283 and 284: Postman (underwing) Heliconius melp
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
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Page 315 and 316: A Abalone, Red 53, 241 Acanthaster
Page 317: Oar Weed 20 Rockweeds 20 Brycon mel
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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