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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling at <20 feet.

Pretty big but not gigantic (like a mid-size parrotfish in length). Grooves relatively shallow.

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Bigeye Emperor Monotaxis grandoculis

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in t in WoRMS, suspiciously; apparently a synonym?

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water (<20 feet.)

What is this thing? Maybe a phase of Dark-capped Parrotfish, like here?:
http://www.inaturalist.org/observations/190812

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Bullethead Parrotfish Chlorurus sordidus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water (<20 feet.)

Lavender snout patch, scale edges, and stripe on fin; pale cheek; pale green tail base.

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Indian Doublebar Goatfish Parupeneus trifasciatus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling.

Mixed-species group of fry in very shallow water with rocky bottom.
(top right fish)

Stripes reach completely top to bottom. Barbels out in second photo.

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Grey Demoiselle Chrysiptera glauca

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling.

Mixed-species group of fry in very shallow water with rocky bottom.

Underside white shading to blue, bright blue eyebrows.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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Bigscale Soldierfish Myripristis berndti

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

White margin on all fins except pectoral, dark spot on operculum margin and behind fin.

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Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse Labroides dimidiatus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Saw ones cleaning a Yellow Boxfish, a White-tipped Reef Shark, and some Yellowfin Goatfish.

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Fivestripe Wrasse Thalassoma quinquevittatum

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Photos of different individuals.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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Humbug Dascyllus Dascyllus aruanus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Yes this is terrible, but still possible to ID I think! All-white tail, no white on ventral fins, what looks like a white forehead spot.

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Exquisite Wrasse Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

In very shallow water with a rocky bottom.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

A few under a ledge. All fins yellow. It's either L. ehrenbergii or L. fulviflamma.

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Spotfin Squirrelfish Neoniphon sammara

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Fin unhelpfully not extended, but: tail & soft dorsal fins yellow with red border, anal fin red with white spine, stripy and a bit yellow body, and what looks like a couple of white dorsal fin spines visible.

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Pennant Bannerfish Heniochus chrysostomus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Fled under a ledge.

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Yellowstripe Goatfish Mulloidichthys flavolineatus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

With a Yellowfin in the top left.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Lots of this stuff around.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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Greenfish Sea Cucumber Stichopus chloronotus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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Convict Surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Fry in a very shallow rocky area.

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Collector Urchin Tripneustes gratilla

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Fish butt. Black bar on tail, bottom rear stripes, and top orange stripe visible. This is apparently the only photo I got of one here, they weren't as plentiful or friendly as in Hawaii.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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Tarakihi

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

In a giant clam shell. Only photo I got.

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Yellow Boxfish Ostracion cubicus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Snorkeling in shallow water.

Crazy nose fish.

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Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Shallow snorkeling.

1 of a pair.

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Bluespine Unicornfish Naso unicornis

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sea-kangaroo

Date

Nov 29, 2007

Description

Shallow snorkeling.

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