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Ray-Finned Fishes of Zihuatanejo

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Acapulco Major

Stegastes acapulcoensis

Barcheek Tube-Blenny

Coralliozetus boehlkei

Bigeye Trevally

Caranx sexfasciatus

Bumphead Damselfish

Microspathodon bairdii

Conger Eels

Genus Conger

Delicate Triplefin

Enneanectes carminalis

Giant Hawkfish

Cirrhitus rivulatus

Jewel Moray

Muraena lentiginosa

Longnose Pufferfish

Sphoeroides lobatus

Mexican Hogfish

Bodianus diplotaenia

Moorish Idol

Zanclus cornutus

Pacific Crevalle Jack

Caranx caninus

Angel Tube-blenny

Coralliozetus angelicus

Barnaclebill Blenny

Hypsoblennius brevipinnis

Black-nosed Butterflyfish

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

Bumphead Parrotfish

Scarus perrico

Cortez Angelfish

Pomacanthus zonipectus

Fishgod Blenny

Malacoctenus ebisui

Graybar Grunt

Haemulon sexfasciatum

King Angelfish

Holacanthus passer

Longspined Porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

Mexican Needlefish

Tylosurus fodiator

Mullets

Mugilidae

Pacific Fat Sleeper

Dormitator latifrons

Azure Parrotfish

Scarus compressus

Beaubrummel

Stegastes flavilatus

Bluespotted Cornetfish

Fistularia commersonii

Chameleon Wrasse

Halichoeres dispilus

Cortez Rainbow Wrasse

Thalassoma lucasanum

Gafftopsail Pompano

Trachinotus rhodopus

Green Jack

Caranx caballus

Largemouth Blenny

Labrisomus xanti

Mexican Barnacle Blenny

Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

Mexican Nightsergeant

Abudefduf declivifrons

Nile Tilapia

Oreochromis niloticus

Pacific Graysby

Cephalopholis panamensis

Banded Wrasse

Halichoeres notospilus

Bigeye Scad

Selar crumenophthalmus

Brassy Drummer

Kyphosus vaigiensis

Chestnut Moray Eel

Gymnothorax castaneus

Cortez Sea Chub

Kyphosus elegans

Giant Damselfish

Microspathodon dorsalis

Guineafowl Puffer

Arothron meleagris

Lefteye Flounders

Family Bothidae

Mexican Goatfish

Mulloidichthys dentatus

Mollies

Genus Poecilia

Orangeside Triggerfish

Sufflamen verres

Pacific Sardine

Sardinops sagax

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