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Genicanthus personatus
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Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 23 - 174 m (Ref. 58302)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 21.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 4858)
Distribution: Tropical; 30°N - 17°N
Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the Hawaiian Islands. Have recently been reported from Midway Islands (Ref. 28620).
Description: Sexes exhibit different coloration. Male pearly white with anterior portion of the head, from the snout to just behind the eye, yellow orange; anterior half of the caudal fin black; dorsal and anal fins white with a broad orange band distally; the pectoral and pelvic fins orange. Female pearly white with anterior portion of the head, from the snout to just behind the eye black or gray; anterior half of the caudal fin also black; distal portion of pelvic fins orange.
Biology: Inhabits seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Benthopelagic over rock and sand (Ref. 58302)
Data Sheet: http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7847
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Genicanthus personatus
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Masked Angelfish
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Genicanthus wantanabei
Synonyms: Holacanthus watanabei
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 21 - 81 m (Ref. 9710). Tropical; 30°N - 28°S
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Taiwan to the Tuamoto Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands.
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 15 - 16; Dorsal soft rays (total): 15-16; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 14 - 17. Males light blue with 8 black stripes on the lower 2/3 of the body (the posterior end of the uppermost yellow, the lowermost stripes extending the adjacent anal fin); females light blue with a vertical black bar above the eye and spots on the forehead; both sexes with a broad submarginal band on the dorsal and anal fins; females with broad submarginal band on the caudal-fin lobes.
Biology: Occurs in current-swept outer reef slopes and drop-offs (Ref. 4859). Feeds on plankton. Forms harems of 2-5 individuals. Occasionally exported through the aquarium trade (Ref. 48391).
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=8711
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Genicanthus wantanabei
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
Reference: Karen Brittain has successfully reared this species as of late 2012. Pending publication; first release will likely be
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Blackedge Angelfish, Wantanabe Angelfish
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Gnathanodon speciosus
Synonyms: Caranx speciosus, Scomber speciosus
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 2 m (Ref. 58302)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 120 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 11441); common length : 75.0 cm FL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9283); max. published weight: 15.0 kg (Ref. 30874)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific. Eastern Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico and Gulf of California to Ecuador (Ref. 9283).
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 8; Dorsal soft rays (total): 18-20; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 15 - 17. Color of juveniles and young adults bright yellow to silvery; broad and narrow black bars alternating; fins yellow. Adults with few black blotches or spots on sides; bars, if present, very faint. Lips thick and fleshy. Breast completely scaled. Pectorals falcate ; anal fin with 2 detached spines
Biology: Occur in deep lagoon and seaward reefs where they feed by rooting for crustaceans and other invertebrates in the sand. Also feed on small fishes. Small juveniles live among the tentacles of jellyfish (Ref. 9710). Form schools. Noted for their behavior to closely swim around sharks and other large fish, but also following divers (Ref. 10361) to gain protection from likely predators (Ref. 9710). Marketed fresh and salted or dried (Ref. 9283). Juveniles are used in the aquarium trade.
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=4464
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gnathanodon speciosus
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Golden Trevally
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Gnathophyllum americanum
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Bumblebee Shrimp
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Gobiesox punctulatus
Synonyms: Sicyases punctulatus, Gobiesox haeres, Gobiesox vittatus
Environment: Demersal; marine
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 6.3 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bahamas and Texas, Florida, (USA) to northern South America. Antilles, Belize, Honduras, Grand Cayman, Isla de Providencia, Panama, Venezuela (Ref. 26938)
Description: No lobes on upper lip (Ref. 26938)
Biology: Most common on limestone rocks and ledges in clear shallow water.
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=3077
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiesox punctulatus
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
Reference: http://www.mbisite.org/Forums/tm.aspx?m=50975
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Stippled Clingfish
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Gobiesox strumosus
Synonyms: Cotylis fimbriata, Gobiesox virgatulus, Gobiesox yuma, Gobiesox sanctimartini
Environment: Marine; brackish; reef-associated; depth range ? - 33 m (Ref. 26938), usually ? - 1 m (Ref. 26938)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 26938)
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, New Jersey and northern Gulf of Mexico in USA to southeastern Brazil; absent from Bahamas. Eastern Central Pacific: coastal lagoons and tidal flats of Sonora, Sinaloa and Nayarit, Mexico (Ref. 27659).
Description: About 6 faint lines radiate from eye. 2 widely separated patches of papillae in central part of sucking disk (Ref. 26938).
Biology: Inhabits grassy and rocky shallow areas and around pilings. Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420). Usually found in water <1m deep but sometimes to depths of 33 m (Ref. 26938).
Data Sheet: www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=3079
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiesox strumosus
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
Reference: Indirectly cited in CORAL, March/April 2012, Page 88. Wittenrich has reared both this species and G. strumosus (persona
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Skilletfish
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Gobiodon albofasciatus
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Environment: Reef-associated; marine
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 2.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)
Distribution: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Palau, and the Rowley Shoals (Western Australia).
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. SL to about 28 mm. Body highly compressed and without scales except on the caudal peduncle on some specimen.
Biology: Live among live coral branches (e.g. Pocillopora and Stylophora) (Ref. 1602). Also found in inshore channels in Acropora thickets (Ref. 48637).
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=22460
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiodon albofasciatus
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Whitelined coral goby
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Gobiodon atrangulatus
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Seaka-kobanhaze
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Gobiodon ceramensis
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Gobiodon citrinus
Synonyms: Gobiodon hypselopterus, Gobius citrinus
Environment: Reef-associated; marine, usually 2 - 20 m (Ref. 27115)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 6.6 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 9710)
Distribution: Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115); 30°N - 30°S
Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea south to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique and east to Samoa, north to southern Japan, south to the Great Barrier Reef.
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9
Biology: Associated with colonies of broadly branched corals (Acropora spp.) (Ref. 35408); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446). Produces toxic mucus (Ref. 9360, 48637).Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35408).
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7789
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiodon citrinus
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
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Citron Clown Goby
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Gobiodon histrio
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Broad-barred goby
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Gobiodon okinawae
Synonyms:
Environment: Reef-associated; marine, usually 2 - 15 m (Ref. 27115)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 3.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 2334)
Distribution: Tropical; 20°C - 25°C (Ref. 27115); 32°N - 24°S
Western Pacific: north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals and the southern Great Barrier Reef. Palau and Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 10; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 9. Uniformly lemon yellow except for a pale area on the cheek.
Biology: Lives among staghorn Acropora corals in lagoons and hovers among or above the branches and also rests on them (Ref. 1602, 48637); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446). Occurs in aggregations of 5-15 individuals.
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=7217
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiodon okinawae
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
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Okinawa Goby
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Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
Synonyms: Gobius quinquestrigatus
Environment: Reef-associated; marine
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 4.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)
Distribution: Pacific Ocean: Philippines to the Society Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia (including Rowley Shoals, Western Australia) and Tonga.
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 6 - 7; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 1; Anal soft rays: 8 - 9. Uniformly brown, reddish-brown, gray or black with about 5 thin light bars on a reddish head.
Biology: Found in groups among branches of Acropora coral (Ref. 9710, 48637); a coral-commensal species (Ref. 72446). Monogamous (Ref. 52884). The male takes care of eggs deposited on a coral branch (Ref. 32163). Has the ability to change sex in both directions to favor reproductive success (Ref. 32163).
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=22462
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
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Five-lined coral goby
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Gobiopsis quinquecincta
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Jaguar goby, Fiveband barbelgoby
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Gobiosoma bosc
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Naked Goby
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Gobiosoma chiquita
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Sonora goby
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Gramma loreto
Synonyms:
Environment: Reef-associated; marine; depth range 1 - 60 m (Ref. 9710), usually 1 - 40 m (Ref. 27115)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 8.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Distribution: Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas, and Central America to northern South America.
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 10. Bicolored: purple (appearing blue underwater) in front, bight orange-yellow behind (Ref. 26938).
Biology: Often found in caves or under ledges. Swim with belly toward substratum, thus under ledges seen upside down. Feed on ectoparasites of other fishes (Ref. 5521). Males show various types of nest care behavior (Ref. 35580). Retreat into recesses when alarmed (Ref. 9710). Have been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420).
Data Sheet: http://fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=5281
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gramma loreto
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
Reference: http://wenku.baidu.com/view/223f66c689eb172ded63b712.html
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Royal Gramma
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Gramma melacara
Synonyms:
Environment: Reef-associated; marine; depth range 10 - 180 m (Ref. 85755), usually 20 - 60 m (Ref. 27115)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 10.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251)
Distribution: Tropical; 22°C - 27°C (Ref. 27115)
Western Central Atlantic: West Indies including the Bahamas and Central America.
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 13; Dorsal soft rays (total): 9 9
Biology: A solitary species (Ref. 26340) found on nearly vertical cliffs and drop-offs beyond outer reefs. Often upside-down. Retreats into recesses when alarmed (Ref. 9710). Has been reared in captivity (Ref. 35420). Most common in water more than 30 m deep. Gradually replaces G. loreto at depths of 15-30 m (Ref. 26938).
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.us/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=12131
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Gramma melacara
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity
Reference: http://www.fishgeeks.com/tropicalfisharticles/46/129.html
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Blackcap Basslet
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Gymnodinium sp.
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FC2
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