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Creatures of Culebra Reef Gardens

This is a quick reference guide of marine reef creatures of Culebra Reef Gardens, Papagayo Gulf of Costa Rica.

Panamic Sergeant Major 1
Abudefduf troschelii
Yellowfin Surgeonfish 2
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Pacific Mutton Hamlet 3
Alphestes immaculatus
Burrito Grunt 4
Anisotremus interruptus
Tailspot cardinalfish 5
Apogon dovii
Pink Cardinalfish 6
Apogon pacificus
White-spotted Puffer 7
Arothron hispidus
Guineafowl Puffer 8
Arothron meleagris
Finescale Triggerfish 9
Balistes polylepis
Mexican Hogfish 6
Bodianus diplotaenia
Pacific Porgy 9
Calamus brachysomus
Spotted Sharpnose Puffer 10
Canthigaster punctatissima
Green jack 6
Caranx caballus
Pacific Graysby 6
Cephalopholis panamensis
Threebanded Butterflyfish 11
Chaetodon humeralis
Chromis atrilobata 1
Azurina atrilobata
Pixy Hawkfish 12
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Leather Bass 13
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
Longspined Porcupinefish 12
Diodon holocanthus
Spotted Porcupinefish 14
Diodon hystrix
Snowflake Moray 15
Echidna nebulosa
Starry Grouper 13
Epinephelus labriformis
Bluespotted Cornetfish 16
Fistularia commersonii
Gerres simillimus 17
Pacific Nurse Shark 5
Ginglymostoma unami
Spottail Grunt 11
Haemulon maculicauda
Graybar Grunt 13
Haemulon sexfasciatum
Latin Grunt 18
Haemulon steindachneri
Wounded Wrasse 5
Halichoeres chierchiae
Cocos Wrasse 19
Halichoeres discolor
Chameleon Wrasse 20
Halichoeres dispilus
Spinster Wrasse 6
Halichoeres nicholsi
Banded Wrasse 3
Halichoeres notospilus
Giant Seahorse 21
Hippocampus ingens
King Angelfish 22
Holacanthus passer
Barred Pargo 23
Hoplopagrus guentherii
Blacknosed Butterflyfish 24
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
Cortez Sea Chub 13
Kyphosus elegans
Yellow Snapper 1
Lutjanus argentiventris
Spotted Rose Snapper 5
Lutjanus guttatus
Myrichthys tigrinus 25
Myrichthys xysturus
Panamic Soldierfish 13
Myripristis leiognathus
Panamic Fanged Blenny 13
Ophioblennius steindachneri
Spotted Boxfish 26
Ostracion meleagris
Sabertooth blenny 6
Plagiotremus azaleus
Cortez Angelfish 27
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Mottled soapfish 1
Rypticus bicolor
Azure parrotfish 3
Scarus compressus
Bluebarred Parrotfish 28
Scarus ghobban
Stone Scorpionfish 29
Scorpaena mystes
Highfin Amberjack 30
Seriola rivoliana
Barred Serrano 31
Serranus psittacinus
Acapulco Major 32
Stegastes acapulcoensis
Beaubrummel 24
Stegastes flavilatus
Cortez damselfish 6
Stegastes rectifraenum
Redshoulder Wrasse 33
Stethojulis bandanensis
Orangeside Triggerfish 10
Sufflamen verres
Sauro Lizardfish 3
Synodus lacertinus
Sunset Wrasse 13
Thalassoma grammaticum
Cortez rainbow wrasse 13
Thalassoma lucasanum
California Butterfly Ray 34
Gymnura marmorata
Giant Electric Ray 25
Narcine entemedor
Haller's Round Ray 35
Urobatis halleri
Pacific Creolefish 31
Paranthias colonus
Hawksbill Sea Turtle 36
Eretmochelys imbricata
Diomedes' Sapsucker 37
Elysia diomedea
Needle Sea Urchin 10
Diadema mexicanum
Olive Ridley Sea Turtle 38
Lepidochelys olivacea
Pin Cushion Sea Urchin 5
Astropyga pulvinata
Octopus 39
Leopard Round Stingray 40
Urobatis pardalis
Rhopalaea birkelandi 13
Green Feather Alga 41
Caulerpa sertularioides
Trapezia 42
Pavona gigantea 43
Corrugated Coral 44
Pavona varians
Pavona clavus 45
Pyramid Sea Star 46
Pharia pyramidata
Y-branched Algae 47
Dictyota
Alpheus 48
Cauliflower Corals 49
Pocillopora
Blue Sea Star 50
Phataria unifascialis
Psammocora stellata 51
Porites panamensis 52
Psammocora obtusangula 53
Gardineroseris planulata 54
Hump Coral 55
Porites lobata
Pacifigorgia 56
Leptogorgia 57
Panamic Arrow Crab 58
Stenorhynchus debilis
Harlequin Shrimp 59
Hymenocera picta
Chocolate Chip Sea Star 60
Nidorellia armata
Sulphur Sea Cucumber 61
Holothuria lubrica
Flame Sea Cucumber 43
Cucumaria flamma
Sandy Sea Cucumber 62
Holothuria inornata
Sea Egg 63
Tripneustes depressus
Brown Sea Cucumber 64
Isostichopus fuscus
slate pencil urchin 63
Eucidaris thouarsii
Rose Flower Urchin 17
Toxopneustes roseus
Codium isabelae 65

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