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

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