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More than 1800 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
Pacific Yellowfin Mojarra
Gerres simillimus
Razor Surgeonfish
Prionurus laticlavius
Sauro Lizardfish
Synodus lacertinus
Spottail Grunt
Haemulon maculicauda
Starry Grouper
Epinephelus labriformis
Western Mosquitofish
Gambusia affinis
Yellow Snapper
(Lutjanus argentiventris)
Panamic Fanged Blenny
(Ophioblennius steindachneri)
Redlip Parrotfish
Prionurus laticlavius
Scaly Belennies
Genus Malacoctenus
Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris
Stone Scorpionfish
Scorpaena mystes
White Mullets
Mugil curema
Yellowfin Surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Panamic Frillfin
Bathygobius ramosus
Rockmover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Scissortail Chromis
Azurina atrilobata
Spotted Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix
Threebanded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon humeralis
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus)
Zaca Blenny
Malacoctenus zacae
Panamic Sergeant Major
Abudefduf troschelii
Sabretooth Blenny
Plagiotremus azaleus
Sea Mullets
Mugil cephalus
Spotted Rose Snapper
Lutjanus guttatus
Tinsel Squirrelfish
Neoniphon suborbitalis
Wounded Wrasse
Halichoeres chierchiae
Zebra Clingfish
Tomicodon zebra
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