These species are found in the oceans of the world. This website isn't really devoted to saltwater fishing. Every part of the world has unique sea-fishes, so a saltwater lifelist is no more than a travelogue of the places you have visited. But, it's the best and most awesome kind of travelogue a person could have! Thus, we track saltwater fishes separately from the freshwater ones. The ocean contains so many more and varied species that it's hardly possible to describe them, so we have only a simple saltwater species list right now. If anyone would like to volunteer to fill in the basic species information for each, feel free to contact me.
Thunnus alalunga
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Seriola dumerili
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Pomacanthus paru
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Pomacanthus arcuatus
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Hemiramphus brasiliensis
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Scorpaena Brasiliensis
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Sphyraena barracuda
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Sphyraena argentea
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Hyperoglyphe perciformis
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Paralabrax nebulifer
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Hemanthias signifer
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Paralabrax clathratus
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Dermatolepis dermatolepis
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Paralabrax loro
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Paralabrax maculatofasciatus
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Ogcocephalus radiatus
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Ogcocephalus nasutus
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Polymixia lowei
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Tautogolabrus adspersus
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Priacanthus Arenatus
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Preacanthus meeki
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Girella punctata
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Chromis punctipinnis
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Pomatomus saltatrix
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Albula vulpes
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Albula gilberti
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Albula esculenta
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Albula glossodonta
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Sarda sarda
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Sarda lineolata
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Sarda orientalis
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Chloroscombrus chrysurus
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Chloroscombrus orqueta
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Chilomycterus reticulatus
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Chilomycterus schoepfi
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Gymnura altavela
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Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
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Pristigenys serrula
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Notarius troschelii
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Catharops fuerthii
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Bagre marinus
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Ariopsis felis
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Ariopsis seemanni
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Kyphosus sectatrix
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Sectator ocyurus
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Kyphosus incisor
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Rachycentron Canadum
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Gadus morhua
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Gadus ogac
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Gadus macrocephalus
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Eleginus gracilis
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Serranus cabrilla
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Serranus scriba
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Cephalopholis fulva
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Epinephelus acanthistius
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Menticirrhus undulatus
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Fistularia commersonii
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Cynoscion othonopterus
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Cynoscion xanthulus
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Acanthostracion quadricornis
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Paranthias colonus
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Micropogonias undulatus
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Johnius belangerii
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Cheilotrema saturnum
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Atrobucca brevis
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Seriphus politus
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Odontoscion dentex
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Genyonemus lineatus
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Umbrina roncador
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Pareques umbrosus
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Brosme brosme
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Trichiurus lepturus
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Limanda limanda
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Stegastes acapulcoensis
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Eupomacentrus flavilatus
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Abudefduf sordidus
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Stegastes rectifraenum
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Stegastes adustus
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Hypsypops rubicundus
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Abudefduf declivifrons
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Abudefduf taurus
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Abudefduf troschelii
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Glaucosoma hebraicum
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Coryphaena hippurus
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Larimus fasciatus
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Pogonias cromis
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Sciaenops ocellatus
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Umbrina Coroides
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Stellifer lanceolatus
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Umbrina broussonnetii
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Conger oceanicus
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Echiophis creutzbergi
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Ophichthus gomesii
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Lycodes pacificus
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Lethrinus nebulosus
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Aluterus schoepfii
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Cantherhines pullus
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Stephanolepis hispidus
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Aluterus scriptus
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Stephanolepis cirrhifer
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Aluterus monoceros
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Aulopus filamentosus
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Kuhlia sandvicensis
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Kuhlia sandvicensis
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Syacium micrurum
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Syacium papillosum
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Platichthys flesus
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Bothus ocellatus
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Paralichthys albigutta
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Bothus lunatus
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Syacium Gunteri
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Paralichthys lethostigma
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Platichthys stellatus
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Paralichthys dentatus
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Scophthalmus aquosus
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Pseudopleuronectes americanus
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Caesio cuning
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Parupeneus trifasciatus
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Parupeneus multifasciatus
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Mullus surmuletus
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Gobius cobitis
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Epinephelus panamensis
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Hexagrammos decagrammus
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Hexagrammos lagocephalus
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Hexagrammos stellei
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Mycteroperca bonaci
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Epinephelus fasciatus
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Cephalopholis fulva
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Cephalophis miniata
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Epinephelus spilotoceps
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Mycteroperca microlepis
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Epinephelus itajara
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Cephalopholis cruentata
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Epinephelus hexagonatus
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Epinephelus merra
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Mycteroperca rubra
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Epinephelus striatus
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Epinephelus quinquefasciatus
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Cephalopholis argus
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Epinephelus morio
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Epinephelus guttatus
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Epinephelus adscensionis
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Mycteroperca phenax
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Hyporthodus niveatus
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Epinephelus macrospilos
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Epinephelus drummondhayi
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Epinephelus analogus
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Hyporthodus niphobles
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Epinephelus labriformis
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Mycteroperca tigris
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Epinephelus nigritus
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Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
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Mycteroperca interstitialis
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Conodon serrifer
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Haemulon sciurus
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Orthopristis reddingi
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Haemulon carbonarium
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Haemulon flaviguttatum
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Haemulon melanurum
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Haemulopsis elongatus
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Haemulon flavolineatum
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Haemulon sexfasciatum
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Microlepidotus brevipinnis
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Haemulon steindachneri
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Haemulon scudderi
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Haemulon parra
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Haemulopsis nitidus
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Haemulon chrysargyreum
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Haemulon macrostomum
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Haemulon maculicauda
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Anisotremus dovii
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Haemulon aurolineatum
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Haemulon plumieri
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Anisotremus davidsonii
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Terapon jarbua
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Rhinobatos lentiginosus
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Rhinobatos productus
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Platyrhinoidis triseriata
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Eutrigla gurnardus
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Melanogrammus aeglefinus
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Merluccius productus
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Merluccius bilinearis
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Urophycis regia
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Urophycis chuss
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Hyporhamphus meeki
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Hyporhamphus gilli
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Medialuna californiensis
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Paralichthys californicus
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Hippoglossus stenolepis
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Alphestes immaculatus
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Alphestes multiguttatus
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Sphyrna mokarran
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Cirrhitus rivulatus
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Cirrhitus pinnulatus
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Clupea harengus
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Opisthonema oglinum
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Clupea pallasii
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Pareques acuminatus
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Cephalophis urodeta
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Cephalopholis angus
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Trinectes maculatus
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Lachnolaimus maximus
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Bodianus rufus
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Trachurus mediterraneus
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Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus
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Caranx hippos
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Caranx caninus
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Seriola rivoliana
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Caranx ruber
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Caranx lugubris
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Seriola peruana
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Caranx caballus
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Caranx latus
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Carangoides otrynter
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Carangoides Bartholomaei
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Atherinopsis californiensis
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Aprion virescens
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Aphareus furca
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Gibbonsia elegans
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Elops saurus
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Ophiodon elongatus
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Pterois volitans
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Euthynnus alletteratus
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Synodus lucioceps
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Synodus foetens
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Synodus dermatogenys
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Synodus intermedius
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Synodus lacertinus
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Synodus binotatus
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Selene vomer
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Scomber scombrus
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Scomberomorus regalis
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Scomber japonicus
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Scomberomorus cavalla
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Trachurus symmetricus
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Scomberomorus sierra
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Scomberomorus maculatus
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Scomber colias
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Anisotremus surinamensis
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Haemulon album
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Makaira nigricans
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Kajikia audax
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Kajikia albidus
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Brevoortia tyrannus
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Brevoortia smithi
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Chanos chanos
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Diapterus rhombeus
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Eucinostomus havana
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Eucinostomus melanopterus
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Diapterus auratus
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Eucinostomus currani
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Diapterus peruvianus
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Eucinostomus gula
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Diapterus plumieri
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Gerres cinereus
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Scolopsis ghanam
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Selene setapinnis
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Selene peruviana
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Gymnothorax mordax
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Gymnothorax funebris
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Muraena clepsydra
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Gymnothorax castaneus
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Gimnothorax vicinus
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Gymnothorax maderensis
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Gymnothorax moringa
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Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
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Mugil gyrans
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Mugil curema
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Strongylura marina
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Strongylura exilis
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Belone belone
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Tylosurus crocodilus
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Tylosurus acus
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Platybelone argalus
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Strongylura notata
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Strongylura strongulura
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Strongylura timucu
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Strongylura scapularis
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Girella nigricans
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Trachinotus goodei
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Pagellus erythrinus
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Scarus coeruleus
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Nicholsina usta
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Sparisoma cretense
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Scarus coelestinus
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Scarus taeniopterus
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Scarus guacamaia
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Sparisoma aurofrenatum
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Sparisoma rubripinne
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Sparisoma chrysopterum
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Sparisoma viride
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Scarus iserti
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Brachyistius frenatus
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Diplectrum formosum
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Cymatogaster aggregata
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Bairdiella chrysoura
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Hermosilla azurea
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Trachinotus falcatus
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Orthopristis chrysoptera
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Harengula clupeola
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Naucrates ductor
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Lagodon rhomboides
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Diplodus holbrookii
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Pollachius pollachius
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Pollachius virens
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Gadus chalcogrammus
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Alectis ciliaris
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Trachinotus carolinus
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Trachinotus rhodopus
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Trachinotus ovatus
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Diodon holocanthus
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Diodon hystrix
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Calamus arctifrons
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Calamus bajonado
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Calamus nodosus
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Calamus proridens
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Stenotomus caprinus
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Calamus brachysomus
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Calamus pennatula
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Pagrus pagrus
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Calamus calamus
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Calamus penna
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Diplodus argenteus
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Evynnis cardinalis
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Anisotremus virginicus
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Anisotremus taeniatus
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Zoarces americanus
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Labrus mixtus
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Lumpenus sagitta
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Sphoeroides Spengleri
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Sphoeroides annulatus
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Canthigaster rostrata
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Sphoeroides testudineus
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Takifugu poecilonotus
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Takifugu niphobles
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Arothron meleagris
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Sphoeroides lobatus
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Sphoeroides maculatus
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Sphoeroides rosenblatti
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Lagocephalus laevigatus
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Sphoeroides nephelus
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Arothron hispidus
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Arothron hispidus
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Scomberoides lysan
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Scomberoides commersonnianus
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Hydrolagus colliei
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Myliobatis californica
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Rhinoptera bonasus
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Urolophus halleri
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Xyrichtys novacula
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Sebastes fasciatus
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Sebastes mentella
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Echeneis naucrates
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Remora Osteochir
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Echeneis neucratoides
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Sebastes melanops
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Sebastes chrysomelas
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Sebastes mystinus
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Sebastes paucispinis
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Sebastes auriculatus
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Sebastes auriculatus
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Sebastes dalli
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Sebastes pinniger
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Sebastes nebulosus
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Sebastes caurinus
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Sebastes ciliatus
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Sebastes marmoratus
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Sebastes rubrivinctus
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Sebastes carnatus
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Sebastes rastrelliger
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Sebastes semicinctus
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Sebastes atrovirens
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Sebastes serranoides
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Sebastes maliger
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Sebastes rosaceus
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Sebastis borealis
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Sebastes brevispinis
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Sebastes hopkinsi
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Sebastes nigrocinctus
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Sebastes miniatus
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Sebastes ruberrimus)
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Sebastes flavidus
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Nematistius pectoralis
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Helicolenus dactylopterus
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Seriola zonata
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Caranx crysos
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Elagatis bipinnulata
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Isiophorus Albicans
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Xenistius californiensis
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Xenichthys xanti
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Seriola hippos
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Citharichthys sordidus
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Sardinops sagax
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Selar crumenophthalmus
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Caranx rhonchus
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Selar boops
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Decapterus tabl
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Decapterus punctatus
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Atule mate
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Lutjanus apodus
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Scombrops oculatus
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Scorpaena mystes
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Scorpaena porcus
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Scorpaena guttata
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Scorpaena Grandicornis
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Pontinus sp.
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Scorpaena plumieri
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Enophrys bison
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Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
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Myoxocephalus octodecemspinosus
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Leptocottus armatus
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Myoxocephalus scorpius
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Stenotomus chrysops
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Centropristis striata
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Centropristis philadelpica
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Diplodus annularis
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Archosargus rhomboidalis
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Hemitripterus americanus
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Bighead Searobin
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Prionotus rubio
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Prionotus scitulus
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Prionotus carolinus
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Prionotus evolans
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Dicentrarchus labrax
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Lateolabrax japonicus
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Cynoscion arenarius
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Cynoscion nothus
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Cynoscion nebulosus
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Sphyraena borealis
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Sphyraena picudilla
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Abudefduf saxatilis
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Rhizoprionodon terraenovae
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Carcharhinus acronotus
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Carcharhinus limbatus
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Prionace glauca
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Sphyrna tiburo
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Mustelus henlei
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Carcharhinus leucas
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Carcharhinus brachyurus
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Carcharhinus obscurus
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Carcharhinus isodon
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Negaprion brevirostris
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Triakis semifasciata
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Ginglymostoma cirratum
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Carcharias taurus
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Carcharhinus plumbeus
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Sphyrna lewini
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Notorynchus cepedianus
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Isurus oxyrinchus
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Carcharhinus falciformis
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Mustelus canis
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Carcharhinus brevipinna
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Squalus acanthias
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Galeocerdo cuvier
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Archosargus probatocephalus
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Semicossyphus pulcher
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Raja binoculata
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Raja eglanteria
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Raja erinacea
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Eleotris picta
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Trachinocephalus Myops
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Apsilus dentatus
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Lutjanes buccanella
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Lutjanus fulvus
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Lutjanus viridis
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Lutjanus colorado
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Lutjanus cyanopterus
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Lutjanus jocu
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Lutjanus inermis
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Lutjanus synagris
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Lutjanus Mahogoni
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Lutjanus griseus
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Lutjanus argentimaculatus
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Hoplopagrus guentherii
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Lutjanus aratus
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Lutjanus analis
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Lutjanus novemfasciatus
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Lutjanus peru
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Etelis oculatus
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Lutjanus campechanus
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Lutjanus russellii
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Lutjanus vivanus
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Lutjanus guttatus
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Lutjanus bohar
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Rhomboplites aurorubens
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Lutjanus argentiventris
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Ocyurus chrysurus
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Lutjanus argentiventris
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Centropomus undecimalis
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Centropomus paralleulus
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Rypticus maculatus
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Ostichthys trachypoma
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Microstomus pacificus
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Parophrys vetulus
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Xystreurys liolepis
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Lepidopsetta polyxystra
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Lepidopsetta bilineata
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Psettichthys melanostictus
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Limanda aspera
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Chaetodipterus faber
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Leiostomus xanthurus
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Holocentrus adscensionis
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Holocentrus marianus
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Sargocentron suborbitalis
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Astroscopus guttatus
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Astroscopus y-graecum
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Dasyatis sabina
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Dasyatis say
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Urobatis halleri
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Dasyatis americana
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Urobatis jamaicensis
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Amphistichus argenteus
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Embiotoca jacksoni
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Amphistichus koelzi
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Rhacochilus vacca
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Hypsurus caryi
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Amphistichus rhodoterus
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Rhacochilus toxotes
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Hyperprosopon ellipticum
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Hyperprosopon anale
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Embiotoca lateralis
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Hyperprosopon argenteum
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Phanerodon furcatus
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Acanthurus bahianus
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Acanthurus xanthopterus
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Plectorhinchus cinctus
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Xiphias gladius
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Acanthurus chirurgus
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Megalops atlanticus
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Megalops cyprinoides
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Tautoga onitis
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Nemipterus Hexodon
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Polydactylus virginicus
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Polydactylus sexfilis
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Caulolatilus cyanops
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Caulolatilus microps
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Lopholatilus chamaeleonticeps
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Caulolatilus hubbsi
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Caulolatilus affinis
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Malacanthus plumieri
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Malacanthus plumieri
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Opsanus beta
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Opsanus Pardus
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Opsanus tau
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Lagocephalus sceleratus
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Batrachoides waltersi
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Torquigener pleurogramma
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Microgadus proximus
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Sebastes serriceps
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Caranx sexfasciatus
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Caranx melampygus
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Pseudocaranx dinjerra
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Caranx ignobilis
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Melichthys niger
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Sufflamen bursa
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Sufflamen fraenatum
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Balistes polylepsis
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Balistes capriscus
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Canthidermis sufflamen
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Balistapus undulatus
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Sufflamen verres
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Melichthys vidua
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Balistes vetula
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Canthidermis maculata
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Canthidermis maculatus
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Rhinecanthus rectangulus
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Lobotes surinamensis
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Aulostomus maculatus
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Lactophrys trigonus
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Lactophrys triqueter
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Lactophrys bicaudalis
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Thunnus thynnus
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Thunnus obesus
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Euthynnus lineatus
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Thunnus atlanticus
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Auxis rochei
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Auxis thazard
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Euthynnus affinis
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Katsuwonus pelamis
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Thunnus albacares
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Hypsopsetta guttulata
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Naso brevirostris
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Naso hexacanthus
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Acanthocybium solandri
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Cynoscion regalis
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Cynoscion parvipinnis
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Trachinus draco
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Pristipomoides aquilonaris
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Caulolatilus princeps
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Menticirrhus littoralis
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Sillago japonica
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Menticirrhus saxatilis
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Menticirrhus Americanus
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Sillago vittata
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Anarhichas lupus
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Pseudolabrus fucicola
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Thalassoma bifasciatum
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Halichoeres dispilus
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Thalassoma lucasanum
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Labrus mixtus
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Symphodus tinca
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Parajulis poecilepterus
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Halichores caudalis
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Halichoeres radiatus
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Halichoeres semicinctus
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Halichoeres nicholsi
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Thalassoma purpureum
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Seriola lalandi
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Anchoa mitchilli
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Anchoa lyolepis
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Anchoa hepsetus
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Gerres oyena
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Hyposoblennius gentilis
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Labrisomus kalisherae
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Hypsoblennius hertz
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Malacoctenus ebisui
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Labrisomus nuchipinnis
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Labrisomas xanti
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Paraclinus Marmoratus
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Scartella cristata
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Labrisomus multiporosus
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Labrisomus bucciferus
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Parablennius parvicornis
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Blennius sanguinolentus
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Labrisomus nigricinctus
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Chasmodes bosquianus
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Boops boops
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Pentapodus vitta
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Apogon maculatus
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Apogon imberbis
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Apogon pacificus
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Neopomacentrus taeniurus
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Coris venusta
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Stegastes leucostictus
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Stegastes variabilis
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Abudefduf abdominalis
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Stegastes diencaeus
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Chromis chromis
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Stegastes marginatus
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Abudefduf sexfasciatus
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Dascyllus Trimaculatus
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callionymus lyra
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Bathygobius andrei
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Neoclinus uninotatus
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Gambusia rhizophorae
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Vincentia conspersa
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Ctenogobius shufeldti
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Gobius niger
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Gobius bucchichi
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Bathygobius lacertus
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Microgobius gulosus
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Pomatoschistus microps
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Lophogogius cyprinoides
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Bathygobius soporator
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Bathygobius curacao
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Bathygobius ramosus
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Ponticola cephalargoides
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Gobius cruentatus
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Gobius paganellus
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Pomatochistus minutus
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Gobiosoma ginsburgi
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Favonigobius gymnauchen
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Gobius geniporus
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Ponticola syrman
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Glossogobius giuris
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Glossogobius olivaceus
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Oxylebius pictus
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Hypoplectrus puella
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Hypoplectrus nigricans
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Cirrhitops fasciatus
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Opisthonema libertate
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Opistognathus whitehurstii
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Opistognathus robinsi
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Opistognathus melachasme
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Gibbonsia montereyensis
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Floridichthys carpio
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Fundulus similis
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Fundulus majalis
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Oligoplites saurus
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Eucinostomus jonesii
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Eucinostomus argenteus
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Eucinostomus harengulus
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Fundulus heteroclitus
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Diplectrum bivittatum
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Nuchequula gerreoides
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Xiphister atropurpureus
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Cebidichthys violaceus
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Sphoeroides parvus
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Xyrichtys martinicensis
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Acanthoclinus Fuscus
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Sebastes emphaeus
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Dialommus macrocephalus
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Citharichthys stigmaeus
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Serranus subligarius
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Harengula humeralis
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Harengula Jaguana
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Sardinella aurita
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Decapterus macarellus
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Oligocottus snyderi
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Jordania zonope
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Clinocottus globiceps
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Artedius fenestralis
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Ascelichthys rhodorus
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Chitonotus pugetensis
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Artedius lateralis
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Oligocottus maculatus
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Clinocottus analis
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Taurulus bubalis
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Hippocampus zosterae
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Serranus psittacinus
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Atherinomorus stipes
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Hypoatherina harringtonensis
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Menidia peninsulae
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Gobiesox strumosus
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Hypomesus pretiosus
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Polypera greeni
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Siganus canaliculatus
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Notolabrus Celidotus
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Micrometrus minimus
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Micrometrus aurora
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Symphurus plagiusa
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Atherinops affinis
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Symphodus bailloni
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Halichoeres poeyi
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Halichoeres nigrescens
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Thalassoma trilobatum
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Cheilio inermis
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Halichoeres maculipinna
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Coris julis
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Thalassoma pavo
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Thalassoma duperrey
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Oxyjulis californica
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Halichoeres bivittatus
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Symphodus roissali
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Halichoeres garnoti
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