More than 1500 species of the wild flora and fauna of Zihuatanejo.
All photographs were taken in Zihuatanejo, Mexico, and the surrounding area.
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Ray-Finned Fishes of Zihuatanejo
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Ray-finned Fishes (Class Actinopterygii)
CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
Acapulco Major
Stegastes acapulcoensis
Brassy Drummer
Kyphosus vaigiensis
Fishgod Blenny
Malacoctenus ebisui
Giant Hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus
Jewel Moray
Muraena lentiginosa
Mexican Needlefish
Tylosurus fodiator
Mullets
Mugilidae
Pacific Sardine
Sardinops sagax
Razor Surgeonfish
Prionurus laticlavius
Scaly Belennies
Genus Malacoctenus
Western Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
Zebra Clingfish
Tomicodon zebra
Banded Wrasse
(Halichoeres notospilus)
Bumphead Damselfish
Microspathodon bairdii
Gafftopsail Pompano
Trachinotus rhodopus
Graybar Grunt
Haemulon sexfasciatum
Longspined Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus
Mexican Nightsergeant
Abudefduf declivifrons
Orangeside Triggerfish
Sufflamen verres
Panamic Fanged Blenny
(Ophioblennius steindachneri)
Redlip Parrotfish
Prionurus laticlavius
Spotted Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus)
Beaubrummel
Stegastes flavilatus
Bumphead Parrotfish
Scarus perrico
Gerres simillimus
Gerres simillimus
Green Jack
Caranx caballus
Mexican Goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatus
Mollies
Genus Poecilia
Pacific Fat Sleeper
Dormitator latifrons
Panamic Frillfin
Bathygobius ramosus
Rockmover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Starry Grouper
Epinephelus labriformis
Yellow Snapper
(Lutjanus argentiventris)
Bluespotted Cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii
Cortez Rainbow Wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum
Giant Damselfish
Microspathodon dorsalis
Guineafowl Puffer
Arothron meleagris
Mexican Hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia
Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus
Pacific Graysby
Cephalopholis panamensis
Panamic Sergeant Major
Abudefduf troschelii
Sauro Lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
Threebanded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon humeralis
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus