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Vertebrates (Subphylum Vertebrata)
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Ray-finned Fishes of Zihuatanejo
CLASS ACTINOPTERYGII
Rockmover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
This wrasse has a number of common names: rockmover, dragon, and reindeer. Rockmover comes from the behavior in which they move coral fragments and rubble to find prey. Reindeer and dragon describe the first two dorsal fin spines of juveniles that are elongated. Feed on mollusks, sea urchins, brittle stars, polychaetes, and crabs.
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