Losey Lab Research: Using UV
Here's a list of almost all of the fish eyes we've looked through at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology, arranged roughly from most primitive species to most advanced, by family. The numbers are 50% transmission values, or the wavelength at which the transmission of the eye falls to 50%. Anything under 400 (nm) indicates that the fish can see in the ultraviolet range of the spectrum.
Fish Eyes Studied at HIMB |
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Wavelength (nm) of 50% cutoff |
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eye |
lens |
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Squalidae |
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Squalus mitsukurii |
405 |
408 |
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Squalus mitsukurii |
411 |
407 |
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Carcharhinidae |
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Carcharhinus amblyrynchos |
412 |
393 |
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Carcharhinus plumbeus |
342 |
340 |
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Carcharhinus plumbeus |
350 |
347 |
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Sphyrnidae |
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Sphyrna lewini (tanned) |
375 |
350 |
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Sphyrna lewini (not tanned) male |
385 |
339 |
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Sphyrna lewini (not tanned) female |
371 |
340 |
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Albulidae |
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Albula glossodonta |
374 |
353 |
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Muraenidae |
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Gymnothorax eurostus |
407 |
404 |
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Gymnothorax flavomarginatus |
lens only |
356 |
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Gymnothorax undulatus |
lens only |
347 |
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Gymnothorax undulatus |
387 |
341 |
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Gymnothorax ypsilon |
366 |
373 |
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Gymnothorax nuttingi |
369 |
eye only |
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Congridae |
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Conger oligoporous |
376 |
352 |
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Conger oligoporous |
357 |
356 |
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Salmonidae |
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Oncorhynchus tschauytscha |
425 |
412 |
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Oncorhynchus kisutch |
407 |
403 |
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Clupeidae |
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Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus |
385 |
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Caproidae |
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Antigonia sp. |
353 |
358 |
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Antigonia sp. |
370 |
369 |
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Synodontidae |
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Synodus variegatus |
351 |
344 |
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Synodus ulae |
412 |
411 |
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Synodus ulae |
412 |
411 |
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Synodus ulae |
409 |
409 |
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Synodus ulae |
406 |
406 |
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Synodus ulae |
407 |
408 |
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Saurida gracilis |
355 |
344 |
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Saurida nebulosa |
348 |
347 |
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Saurida flamma |
349 |
349 |
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Brotulidae |
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Brotula multibarbata |
353 |
327 |
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Moridae |
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morid sp. 1 |
383 |
358 |
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morid sp 1 |
362 |
372 |
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Antennariidae |
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Histrio histrio |
403 |
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Histrio histrio male |
408 |
406 |
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Histrio histrio |
400 |
399 |
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Hemiramphidae |
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Hemiramphus brasiliensis |
363 |
360 |
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Hemiramphus brasiliensis |
348 |
348 |
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Hyporhamphus acutus |
362 |
362 |
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Hyporhamphus acutus |
360 |
363 |
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Hyporhamphus acutus |
358 |
360 |
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Hyporhamphus acutus |
366 |
363 |
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Exocoetidae |
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Hirundichthys rondeleti |
393 |
393 |
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Holocentridae |
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Myripristis berndti |
363 |
353 |
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Myripristis berndti |
361 |
350 |
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Myripristis berndti |
354 |
345 |
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Myripristis amaena |
366 |
351 |
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Myripristis vittata |
386 |
359 |
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Myripristis vittata |
391 |
362 |
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Neoniphon sammara |
387 |
352 |
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Neoniphon sammara |
357 |
347 |
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Plectropops lima |
340 |
341 |
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Sargocentron xanthrythrum |
354 |
340 |
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Sargocentron diadema |
338 |
345 |
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Sargocentron diadema |
350 |
341 |
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Sargocentron punctatissimum |
341 |
346 |
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Sargocentron punctatissimum |
353 |
335 |
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Sargocentron punctatissimum |
360 |
345 |
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Sargocentron spiniferum |
392 |
367 |
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Sargocentron spiniferum |
395 |
375 |
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Sargocentron spiniferum |
387 |
374 |
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Sargocentron tiere |
384 |
369 |
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Fistulariidae |
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Fistularia comersonii |
410 |
411 |
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Fistularia comersonii |
413 |
413 |
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Aulostomatidae |
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Aulostomus chinensis |
409 |
409 |
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Scorpaenidae |
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Pontinus macrocephala (300 m) |
382 |
394 |
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Sebastapistes coniorta |
359 |
356 |
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Scorpaenid unknown 1 |
361 |
358 |
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Scorpaenodes kelloggi |
365 |
357 |
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Scorpaenodes parvipinnis |
356 |
352 |
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Scorpaenopsis brevipinnis |
404 |
404 |
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Scorpaenopsis cacopsis |
403 |
403 |
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Scorpaenopsis cacopsis |
404 |
402 |
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Scorpaenopsis brevifrons |
404 |
403 |
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Dendrochirus barberi |
400 |
397 |
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Sebastes reberrimus (alaska) |
398 |
396 |
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Dactylopteridae |
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Dactyloptera orientalis |
402 |
400 |
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Caracanthidae |
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Caracanthus ---- Tahiti |
355 |
355 |
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Caracanthus typicus |
358 |
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Serranidae |
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Cepahlopholus argus |
412 |
412 |
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Epinephalus quernus |
405 |
403 |
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Epinephalus quernus |
403 |
402 |
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Gramma loreto |
398 |
398 |
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Pseudanthias thompsoni female |
403 |
403 |
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Pseudanthias thompsoni male |
408 |
405 |
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Pseudanthias bicolor |
416 |
417 |
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Pseudanthias bicolor |
413 |
413 |
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Bass, Large mouth, Hawaii ponds |
409 |
406 |
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Bass, Large mouth, Sierras |
405 |
405 |
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Grammistidae |
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Pseudogramma polyacantha |
363 |
362 |
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Pseudogramma polyacantha |
363 |
362 |
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Kuhliidae |
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Kuhlia sandvicensis |
363 |
350 |
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Priacanthidae |
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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus |
397 |
378 |
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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus |
383 |
357 |
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Priacanthus arenatus |
401 |
402 |
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Priacanthus arenatus |
396 |
379 |
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Priacanthus arenatus |
403 |
402 |
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Cirrhitidae |
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Amblycirrhitus bimacula |
419 |
418 |
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Cirrhitops fasciatus |
377 |
373 |
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Cirrhitops fasciatus |
375 |
374 |
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Cirrhitus pinnulatus |
409 |
408 |
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Paracirrhites forsteri |
419 |
421 |
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Paracirrhites arcatus |
420 |
417 |
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Oxycirrhites typus |
402 |
402 |
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Apogonidae |
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Foa brachygramma |
352 |
359 |
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Apogon erythrinus |
347 |
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Apogon kallopterus |
347 |
339 |
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Apogon kallopterus |
344 |
341 |
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Apogon maculiferus |
352 |
343 |
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Apogon maculiferus |
347 |
348 |
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Apogon coccineus |
353 |
357 |
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Apogon menesemus |
338 |
339 |
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Apogonichthyes perdex |
349 |
344 |
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Carangidae |
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Carangoides orthogrammus |
411 |
408 |
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Caranx ignobilus |
404 |
397 |
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Caranx ignobilus |
407 |
406 |
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Caranx melampygus |
404 |
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Alectis ciliaris |
408 |
412 |
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Gnathanodon speciosus |
408 |
406 |
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Scomberoides lysan |
407 |
404 |
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Selar crumenophthalmus frozen |
434 |
428 |
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Selar crumenophthalmus frozen |
441 |
421 |
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Selar crumenophthalmus |
422 |
419 |
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Seriola dumerili |
406 |
404 |
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Seriola dumerili |
409 |
407 |
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Heamulidae |
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Heamulon carbonarium juvenile |
394 |
392 |
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Lutjanidae |
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Aphareus rutilans |
403 |
399 |
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Aprion virescens |
409 |
407 |
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Etelis carbunculus |
376 |
374 |
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Etelis carbunculus |
372 |
360 |
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Etelis carbunculus |
374 |
365 |
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Etelis marshi |
393 |
378 |
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Etelis oculatus |
376 |
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Lutjanus kasmira |
367 |
356 |
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Lutjanus kasmira |
357 |
358 |
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Lutjanus kasmira |
363 |
353 |
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Lutjanus kasmira |
373 |
362 |
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Lutjanus kasmira |
382 |
353 |
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Lutjanus synagris |
385 |
381 |
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Ocyurus chrysurus |
405 |
401 |
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Pristipomoides filamentosus |
403 |
400 |
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Pristipomoides filamentosus |
399 |
399 |
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Pristipomoides filamentosus |
|
398 |
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Pristipomoides sieboldi |
364 |
367 |
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Pristipomoides sieboldi bloody |
383 |
385 |
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Pristipomoides zonatus |
356 |
??? |
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Pristipomoides zonatus |
370 |
372 |
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Pristipomoides zonatus |
355 |
358 |
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Pristipomoides zonatus |
394 |
375 |
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Polynemidae |
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Polydactylus sexfilis |
374 |
376 |
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Sparidae |
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Pagrus auratus |
400 |
393 |
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Mugilidae |
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Mugil cephalus |
396 |
397 |
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Mullidae |
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Mulloidichthyes flavolineatus |
357 |
344 |
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Mulloidichthyes flavolineatus |
351 |
340 |
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Mulloidichthyes flavolineatus |
368 |
356 |
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Mulloidichthyes vanicolensis |
349 |
347 |
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Parupeneus bifasciatus |
354 |
352 |
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Parupeneus bifasciatus |
344 |
334 |
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Parupeneus cyclostomus |
374 |
346 |
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Parupeneus cyclostomus |
354 |
356 |
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Parupeneus porphyreus |
372 |
349 |
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Parupeneus porphyreus ? |
348 |
345 |
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Parupeneus multifasciatus |
342 |
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Parupeneus multifasciatus |
354 |
347 |
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Parupeneus multifasciatus |
351 |
338 |
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Upeneus parvus |
391 |
342 |
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Kyphosidae |
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Kyphosus bigibbus |
406 |
405 |
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Kyphosus bigibbus young |
393 |
386 |
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Chaetodontidae |
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Chaetodon auriga |
415 |
413 |
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Chaetodon ephippium |
413 |
412 |
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Chaetodon citrinellus |
400 |
397 |
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Chaetodon trifascialis |
406 |
404 |
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Chaetodon unimaculatus |
384 |
377 |
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Chaetodon lunula |
407 |
408 |
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Chaetodon miliaris |
387 |
374 |
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Chaetodon multicinctus |
383 |
374 |
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Chaetodon ornatissimus |
398 |
396 |
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Chaetodon fremblii |
389 |
385 |
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Chaetodon fremblii |
386 |
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Chaetodon kleinii |
373 |
372 |
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Chaetodon quadramaculatus |
384 |
380 |
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Chaetodon quadramaculatus |
385 |
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Chaetodon tinkeri |
378 |
376 |
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Forcipiger flavissimus |
394 |
383 |
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Heniochus diphreutes |
387 |
371 |
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Hemitaurichthyes polylepis |
390 |
371 |
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Hemitaurichthyes thompsoni |
390 |
381 |
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Pomacanthidae |
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Centropyge potteri |
404 |
402 |
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Centropyge flavissimus |
410 |
412 |
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Centropyge loricula |
394 |
393 |
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Desmoholacanthus arcuatus |
402 |
403 |
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Holocanthus tricolor |
403 |
401 |
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Pomacanthus paru |
408 |
407 |
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Pomacentridae |
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Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus |
337 |
328 |
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Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus |
346 |
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Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus |
352 |
353 |
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Plectroglyphididon imparipennis |
352 |
334 |
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Abudefduf abdominalis |
357 |
323 |
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Abudefduf abdominalis |
339 |
330 |
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Abudefduf sordidus |
345 |
338 |
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Stegastes fasciolatus |
352 |
333 |
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Stegastes fasciolatus |
343 |
332 |
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Stegastes fasciolatus |
356 |
347 |
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Chromis ovalis |
366 |
367 |
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Chromis ovalis |
373 |
373 |
|
Chromis ovalis |
390 |
370 |
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Chromis ovalis |
375 |
370 |
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Chromis ovalis |
375 |
372 |
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Chromis ovalis |
376 |
373 |
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Chromis hanui |
345 |
322 |
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Chromis verator |
350 |
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Chromis vanderbilti |
373 |
342 |
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Chromis agilis |
337 |
335 |
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Chromis punctipinnis |
347 |
351 |
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Dascyllus albisella |
349 |
333 |
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Dascyllus albisella female |
360 |
348 |
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Dascyllus albisella male |
368 |
354 |
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Dascyllus albisella juvenile |
340 |
336 |
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Dascyllus albisella female |
355 |
349 |
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Dascyllus albisella male |
351 |
344 |
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Dascyllus albisella juvenile |
342 |
332 |
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many more in separate file |
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Dascyllus reticulatus |
329 |
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Hypsypops rubicunda |
389 |
346 |
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Hypsypops rubicunda |
380 |
359 |
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Labridae |
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Anampses cuvier |
435 |
430 |
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Epibulus insidiator |
430 |
426 |
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Semicossyphus pulcher f |
401 |
363 |
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Semicossyphus pulcher f |
399 |
364 |
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Semicossyphus pulcher f |
404 |
366 |
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Semicossyphus pulcher m |
401 |
371 |
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Thalassoma duperry |
429 |
427 |
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Thalassoma duperry |
433 |
427 |
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Thalassoma duperry |
425 |
423 |
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Thalassoma balleiui |
427 |
427 |
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Labroides phthirophagus |
421 |
419 |
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Labroides phthirophagus juvenile |
419 |
414 |
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Stethojulis balteata |
425 |
420 |
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Stethojulis balteata |
425 |
417 |
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Halichoeres ornatissimus |
407 |
406 |
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Bodianus bilunulatus |
376 |
376 |
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Bodianus bilunulatus |
374 |
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Bodianus bilunulatus |
376 |
372 |
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Bodianus bilunulatus |
369 |
367 |
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Bodianus bilunulatus |
403 |
373 |
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Bodianus bilunulatus male adult |
394 |
378 |
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Bodianus rufus |
394 |
375 |
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Bodianus rufus |
380 |
372 |
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Cheilio inermis |
426 |
422 |
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Cheilio inermis |
425 |
423 |
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(Oxy)Cheilinus unifasciatus |
430 |
430 |
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Coris flavovittata |
425 |
427 |
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Coris flavovittata |
430 |
428 |
|
Coris venusta |
425 |
426 |
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Coris venusta, female? |
432 |
424 |
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Coris venusta |
425 |
422 |
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Cymolutes lecluse |
421 |
419 |
|
Gomphosus varius |
455 |
425 |
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Macropharyngodon geoffroy |
439 |
423 |
|
Oxyjulis californica |
435 |
435 |
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Oxycheilinus unifasciatus |
438 |
431 |
|
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia |
367 |
368 |
|
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia |
433 |
363 |
|
Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia |
286 |
361 |
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Pseudocheilinus octotaenia |
378 |
374 |
|
Pseudojuloides cerasinus |
421 |
419 |
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Xyrichthyes umbrilatus juv |
405 |
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Xyrichthyes umbrilatus intermed |
423 |
415 |
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Xyrichthyes umbrilatus adult |
420 |
421 |
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Xyrichthyes sp. N., juv? |
427 |
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Scaridae |
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Scarus dubius juvenile |
429 |
422 |
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Scarus dubius juvenile |
426 |
423 |
|
Scaris perspicillatus |
426 |
426 |
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Scaris perspicillatus |
429 |
428 |
|
Chlorurus sordidus |
426 |
426 |
|
Chlorurus sordidus |
420 |
419 |
|
Chlorurus sordidus |
422 |
421 |
|
Calotomus carolinus |
396 |
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Calotomus carolinus |
422 |
412 |
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Pinguipedidae |
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Parapercis schauinslandii |
423 |
424 |
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Blenniidae |
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Exallias brevis |
422 |
418 |
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Cirripectes vanderbilti |
418 |
416 |
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Istiblennius zebra |
409 |
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Omobranchus rotundiceps |
426 |
420 |
|
Omobranchus rotundiceps |
416 |
412 |
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Gobiidae |
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goby |
378 |
370 |
|
Priolepis |
384 |
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Zanclidae |
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Zanclus canescens |
420 |
422 |
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Acanthuridae |
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Naso hexacanthus |
391 |
383 |
|
Naso hexacanthus |
430 |
377 |
|
Naso lituratus |
401 |
400 |
|
Naso lituratus |
400 |
397 |
|
Naso unicornus |
409 |
407 |
|
Naso unicornus |
403 |
404 |
|
Naso caesius |
396 |
384 |
|
Ctenochaetus strigosus |
412 |
402 |
|
Ctenochaetus strigosus |
407 |
406 |
|
Zebrasoma flavescens |
400 |
400 |
|
Acanthurus triostegus |
413 |
411 |
|
Acanthurus triostegus |
412 |
411 |
|
Acanthurus triostegus |
409 |
409 |
|
Acanthurus achilles |
412 |
412 |
|
Acanthurus nigroris |
409 |
408 |
|
Acanthurus nigrofuscus |
416 |
409 |
|
Acanthurus nigrofuscus |
411 |
410 |
|
Acanthurus dussumieri |
408 |
405 |
|
Acanthurus blochii |
411 |
409 |
|
Acanthurus thompsoni |
401 |
400 |
|
Sphyraenidae |
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Sphyraena barracuda |
410 |
408 |
|
Bothidae |
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Bothus ?pantherinus? |
420 |
419 |
|
Bothus pantherinus |
437 |
419 |
|
Bothus mancus |
419 |
414 |
|
Halibut |
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Hippoglossus stenolepis |
421 |
410 |
|
Balistidae |
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Melichthys vidua |
416 |
409 |
|
Melichthyes niger |
416 |
410 |
|
Rhinecanthus aculeatus |
431 |
402 |
|
Sufflamen bursa |
411 |
408 |
|
Sufflamen bursa |
412 |
403 |
|
Monacanthidae |
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Aluterus scriptus |
419 |
409 |
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Pervagor spilosoma not real good |
421 |
391 |
|
Pervagor spilosoma real good |
413 |
397 |
|
Pervagor spilosoma good |
412 |
398 |
|
Pervagor aspercatus |
413 |
382 |
|
Cantherines sandwichensis |
414 |
409 |
|
Cantherines dumerlii |
421 |
417 |
|
Cantherines dumerilii |
418 |
414 |
|
Cantherines verecundus |
417 |
397 |
|
Canthidermis maculatus |
347 |
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Tetraodontidae |
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Arothron meleagris |
411 |
410 |
|
Arothron hispidus juvenile |
408 |
408 |
|
Canthigaster coronata |
399 |
398 |
|
Canthigaster jactator |
410 |
408 |
|
Canthigaster jactator |
414 |
411 |
|
Canthigaster sandwicensis |
414 |
404 |
|
Ostraciidae |
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Ostracion meleagris messy |
413 |
408 |
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Ostracion meleagris |
405 |
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Coryphaenidae |
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Coryphaena hippurus |
434 |
433 |
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Coryphaena hippurus |
437 |
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Coryphaena hippurus |
443 |
441 |
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Scombridae |
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Acanthocybium solandri Ono |
415 |
397 |
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Acanthocybium solandri |
420 |
401 |
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Acanthocybium solandri |
419 |
401 |
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many more ono in separate file |
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Thunnus albacarus shibi |
415 |
413 |
|
Euthynnus yaito Kawakawa |
401 |
349 |
|
Katsuwonus pelamus Aku |
346 |
344 |
|
Katsuwonus pelamus too bloody |
425 |
398 |
|
Katsuwonus pelamus |
373 |
347 |
|
Katsuwonus pelamus too bloody |
385 |
354 |
|
Katsuwonus pelamus |
346 |
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Scomberomorous cavalla |
384 |
370 |
|
Scomberomorous cavalla |
385 |
390 |
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Istiophoridae |
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Makaira audax |
416 |
416 |
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Makaira ampla |
441 |
418 |
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Tetrapterus angistirostris bloody |
414 |
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