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Fishes of the San Miguel lagoon

Cabo Blanco, Costa Rica

Spotted Sharpnose Puffer 1
Canthigaster punctatissima
Bullseye Puffer 2
Sphoeroides annulatus
Longnose Puffer 3
Sphoeroides lobatus
White-spotted Puffer 4
Arothron hispidus
Guineafowl Puffer 5
Arothron meleagris
Longspined Porcupinefish 6
Diodon holocanthus
Spotted Porcupinefish 7
Diodon hystrix
Orangeside Triggerfish 5
Sufflamen verres
Stone Triggerfish 8
Pseudobalistes naufragium
Pacific Crevalle Jack 8
Caranx caninus
Bluefin Trevally 9
Caranx melampygus
Bigeye Trevally 10
Caranx sexfasciatus
Golden Trevally 11
Gnathanodon speciosus
Cortez Angelfish 12
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Yellowtail Snapper 13
Lutjanus argentiventris
Colorado Snapper 14
Lutjanus colorado
Spotted Rose Snapper 15
Lutjanus guttatus
Dog Snapper 12
Lutjanus jocu
Barred Pargo 12
Hoplopagrus guentherii
Estuarine Frillfin 16
Bathygobius andrei
Threebanded Butterflyfish 17
Chaetodon humeralis
Blacknosed Butterflyfish 18
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
Giant hawkfish 9
Cirrhitus rivulatus
Razor Surgeonfish 19
Prionurus laticlavius
Whitecheek Surgeonfish 20
Acanthurus nigricans
Convict Surgeonfish 21
Acanthurus triostegus
Yellowfin Surgeonfish 22
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Broomtail Grouper 23
Mycteroperca xenarcha
Starry Grouper 6
Epinephelus labriformis
Pacific Graysby 24
Cephalopholis panamensis
Leather Bass 9
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
Barred Serrano 12
Serranus psittacinus
Mottled soapfish 25
Rypticus bicolor
Dusky Sergeant 26
Abudefduf concolor
Panamic Sergeant Major 27
Abudefduf troschelii
Acapulco Major 28
Stegastes acapulcoensis
Beaubrummel 29
Stegastes flavilatus
Cortez damselfish 2
Stegastes rectifraenum
Bumphead damselfish 21
Microspathodon bairdii
Giant Damselfish 28
Microspathodon dorsalis
Yelloweye Croaker 30
Odontoscion xanthops
Yellow-spotted Grunt 31
Haemulon flaviguttatum
Spottail Grunt 17
Haemulon maculicauda
Grey Grunt 32
Haemulon scudderii
Graybar Grunt 17
Haemulon sexfasciatum
Latin Grunt 33
Haemulon steindachneri
Silver Gray Grunt 34
Anisotremus caesius
Sargo 35
Anisotremus davidsonii
Burrito Grunt 36
Anisotremus interruptus
Panamic Porkfish 17
Anisotremus taeniatus
Longfin Salema 15
Xenichthys xanti
Mexican Hogfish 37
Bodianus diplotaenia
Chameleon Wrasse 36
Halichoeres dispilus
Spinster Wrasse 36
Halichoeres nicholsi
Banded Wrasse 38
Halichoeres notospilus
Cortez rainbow wrasse 18
Thalassoma lucasanum
Bigeye Snook 39
Centropomus medius
Cortez Sea Chub 5
Kyphosus elegans
Bluestriped Chub 6
Kyphosus ocyurus
Brassy Drummer 40
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Azure parrotfish 36
Scarus compressus
Bumphead Parrotfish 41
Scarus perrico
Pacific Flagfin Mojarra 16
Eucinostomus currani
Yellowfin Mojarra 42
Gerres cinereus
Panamic Fanged Blenny 9
Ophioblennius steindachneri
Barnaclebill blenny 43
Hypsoblennius brevipinnis
Sabertooth blenny 8
Plagiotremus azaleus
Margarita blenny 35
Malacoctenus margaritae
Glossy Blenny 44
Malacoctenus zonifer
Foureye Rockskipper 45
Dialommus macrocephalus
One-eyed Blenny
Paraclinus monophthalmus
Signal Triplefin
Lepidonectes clarkhubbsi
Blunt-spine Barnacle Blenny 18
Acanthemblemaria exilispinus
Hancock's Blenny 24
Acanthemblemaria hancocki
Mexican barnacle blenny
Acanthemblemaria macrospilus
Moorish Idol 5
Zanclus cornutus
Blacktip Cardinalfish 46
Apogon atradorsatus
Tailspot cardinalfish 47
Apogon dovii
Bluespotted Cornetfish 48
Fistularia commersonii
Bluestripe pipefish 9
Doryrhamphus excisus
Spotted Scorpionfish 49
Scorpaena plumieri
Jeweled Moray Eel 50
Muraena lentiginosa
Fine-spotted moray 9
Gymnothorax dovii
Green Moray 51
Gymnothorax funebris
Zebra Moray 52
Gymnomuraena zebra
Snowflake Moray 53
Echidna nebulosa
Freckled Moray 54
Echidna nocturna
Spotted Snake Eel 55
Myrichthys maculosus
Tiger Snake Eel 36
Myrichthys tigrinus
Pacific Thread Herring 14
Opisthonema libertate
Tinsel Squirrelfish 27
Sargocentron suborbitale
Bigscale Soldierfish 6
Myripristis berndti
Pacific Needlefish 56
Tylosurus pacificus
Common Halfbeak 57
Hyporhamphus unifasciatus
Elegant Clingfish
Arcos decoris
Longfin silverside 57
Atherinella eriarcha
White Mullet 58
Mugil curema
Snouted Mullet 54
Chaenomugil proboscideus
Pacific chupare whipray
Himantura pacifica
Whiptail stingray 8
Hypanus dipterurus

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