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Caribbean Coral Reef Food Web

A collection of species that form the base of a Caribbean coral reef food web.View this collection on the Encyclopedia of Life.

Nassau grouper 1
Epinephelus striatus
Caribbean reef shark 2
Carcharhinus perezii
Gray snapper 3
Lutjanus griseus
Bluehead 4
Thalassoma bifasciatum
queen angelfish 5
Holacanthus ciliaris
smooth trunkfish 1
Rhinesomus triqueter
banded butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon striatus
ocean surgeon 6
Acanthurus bahianus
queen triggerfish 7
Balistes vetula
Sargeant major 3
Abudefduf saxatilis
scrawled filefish 7
Aluterus scriptus
yellowtail damselfish 8
Microspathodon chrysurus
midnight parrotfish 9
Scarus coelestinus
Yellow goatfish 10
Mulloidichthys martinicus
red hind 2
Epinephelus guttatus
Trumpetfish 2
Aulostomus maculatus
great barracuda 11
Sphyraena barracuda
spotted eagle ray 1
Aetobatus narinari
stoplight parrotfish 1
Sparisoma viride
Puddingwife wrasse 2
Halichoeres radiatus
Horse-eye jack 1
Caranx latus
Green Turtle 12
Chelonia mydas
Tropical Silversides 1
Atherinomorus
Squirrelfish 13
Holocentrus adscensionis

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