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Fish Species Seen
Since some people may be interested, here's a list of the reef fish we've seen while snorkeling or diving. I started the list while we were in the Tobago Cays but then continued it as we did more snorkeling in Venezuela and diving in Bonaire. Most species we've seen many times (or almost every time we dive or snorkel), but some we've seen only once.
Tobago Cays
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2001
- French Angelfish
- Rock Beauty
- Queen Angelfish
- Black Tip Reef Shark
- Nurse Shark
- Southern Stingray
- Manta Ray (in Bequia)
- Reef Squid (in St. Lucia)
- Spotted Moray Eel
- Goldentail Moray Eel
- Barracuda
- Mullet
- Trumpetfish
- Pipefish
- Longspine Squirrelfish
- Squirrelfish (different from above)
- Rainbow Runner
- Yellow Jack
- Yellowtail Snapper
- Mahogany Snapper
- Porkfish
- Banded Butterflyfish
- Four-Eye Butterflyfish
- Yellowtail Damselfish
- Bluehead
- Yellow Wrasse
- Clown Wrasse
- Blue Tang
- Ocean Surgeon
- Doctorfish
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- Smooth Trunkfish
- Black Durgon
- Scrawled Filefish
- Orangespotted Filefish
- Beau Gregory
- Yellowtail Hamlet
- Sergeant Major
- Night Sergeant
- Striped Parrotfish
- Stoplight Parrotfish
- Rainbow Parrotfish
- Redband Parrotfish
- Queen Parrotfish
- Puddingwife
- Amberjack
- Bar Jack
- French Grunt
- Yellow Goatfish
- Spotted Goatfish
- Saucer-eye Porgy
- Bicolor Damselfish
- Neon Goby
- Redlip Blenny
- Blue Chromis
- Brown Chromis
- Red Hind
- Rock Hind
- Spanish Hogfish
- Bandtail Searobin
- Pygmy Filefish, 5/2002
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Venezuela
El Golfo de Cariaco, Laguna Grande del Obispo
10/2002
- Flying Gurnard
- Striped Burrfish
- Yellowhead Jawfish
Isla La Blanquilla
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11/2002
- Whitespotted Filefish
- Harlequin Bass
- Sharptail Eel
- Bandtail Puffer
- Dusky Squirrelfish
- Blue Parrotfish
- Houndfish
- Palometa
- Sharpnose Puffer
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5/2003
- Coney
- Honeycomb Cowfish
- Goldspotted Eel
- Yellowfin Mojarra
- Slender Filefish
- Blackbar Soldierfish
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Isla La Tortuga
6/2003
- Dog Snapper (we ate it)
- Hogfish (we ate this one too)
Islas Los Roques
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9/2003-10/2003
- Dusky Damselfish, Noronsquis
- Longfin Damselfish, Noronsquis
- Three-Spot Damselfish, Sarqui
- Mutton Snapper, Sarqui
- Graysby, Sarqui
- Midnight Parrotfish, Sarqui
- Cottonwick, Carenero
- Yellowtail Parrotfish, Cayo de Agua
- Queen Triggerfish, Cayo de Agua
- Scrawled Cowfish, Cayo de Agua
- Schoolmaster Snapper, Cayo de Agua
- Barred Hamlet, Cayo de Agua
- Caribbean Stingray, Cayo de Agua
- Cero, Cayo de Agua
- Chub, Cayo de Agua
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9/2004
- Ocean Triggerfish, Cayo de Agua
- Redblotch Parrotfish, Cayo de Agua
- Yellowfin Grouper, Cayo de Agua
- Dusky Blenny, Cayo de Agua
8/2005
- Ballyhoo, Sarqui
- Redear Herring, Carenero
- Slender Mojarra, Carenero
- Latin Grunt, Carenero
- Black Grunt, Carenero
- Checkered Puffer, Carenero
- Mottled Mojarra, Carenero
- Flagfin Mojarra, Carenero
- Flat Needlefish, Cayo de Agua
- Comb Grouper, Cayo de Agua
- Jolthead Porgy, Cayo de Agua
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Islas Las Aves de Barlovento
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10/2003
- Spotted Drum
- Spotted Trunkfish
- Butter Hamlet
- Grey Snapper
- Conchfish
- Spotfin Hogfish
- Barfin Blenny
- Black Hamlet
- Eyed Flounder
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- Creole Wrasse
- Lane Snapper
- Princess Parrotfish
- Keeltail Needlefish
- Fairy Basslet (Royal Gramma)
- Green Razorfish
- Dash Goby
- Tiger Grouper
- Sand Tilefish
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10/2004
- White Grunt (just identified)
- Porcupinefish (just identified)
- Masked Goby (just identified)
- Saddled Blenny
- Dusky Blenny
- Smallmouth Grunt
- Tomtate
9/2005
- Rosy Razorfish
- Roughhead Triplefin
Islas Las Aves de Sotavento
11/2003
- Spotfin Butterflyfish
- Rosy Blenny
- Trunkfish
- Bluestriped Grunt (just identified)
- Ceasar Grunt
- Spanish Grunt
- Yellowbelly Hamlet
- Goldspot Goby
- Bucktooth Parrotfish
9/2005
- Balloonfish
- Emerald Parrotfish
Bonaire
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11/2003 - 1/2004
- Nassau Grouper (4 feet!)
- Creole Fish
- Snook
- Spotted Scorpionfish
- Bigeye Scad
- White Mullet
- Mottled Mojarra
- Sailors Choice
- Peacock Flounder
- Bluespotted Cornetfish
- Black Margate
- Crevalle Jack
- Tobaccofish
- Tarpon
- Longsnout Butterflyfish
- Greater Soapfish
- Longsnout Seahorse
- Bonefish
- Belted Cardinalfish
- Barred Cardinalfish
- Sponge Cardinalfish
- Glasseye Snapper
- Highhat
- Pallid Goby
- Peppermint Goby
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- Boga
- Colon Goby
- Lantern Bass
- Cubera Snapper (4 feet)
- Brown Garden Eel
- Green Moray (7 or 8 feet!)
- Sunshinefish
- Cherubfish
- Longjaw Squirrelfish
- Bridled Goby
- Redspotted Hawkfish
- Whitestar Cardinalfish
- Sharksucker (type of Remora)
- Glassy Sweeper
- Secretary Blenny
- Palehead Blenny
- Sailfin Blenny
- Flamefish
- Bandtail Puffer
- Sharknose Goby
- Horse-Eye Jack
- Longlure Frogfish
- Yellownose Goby
- Spinyhead Blenny
- Bluestriped Lizardfish
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10/2004 - 12/2004
- Pearly Razorfish
- Diamond Blenny
- Bigeye
- Candy Basslet
- Spotted Eagle Ray
- Black Grouper
- Yellowmouth Grouper
- Yellowline Goby
- Mimic Cardinalfish
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- Bridled Burrfish
- Pallid Goby
- Hovering Goby
- Roughhead Blenny
- Sponge Cardinalfish
- Gray Angelfish
- Orangesided Goby
- Palehead Goby
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9/2005 - 11/2005
- Chain Moray Eel
- Rainbow Wrasse
- Black Jack
- Reef Butterflyfish
- Peppermint Basslet
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- Southern Sennet
- Sawcheek Cardinalfish
- Bigtooth Cardinalfish
- Shortnosed Batfish
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Other Interesting Undersea Life
- Spiny Lobster - Tobago Cays, 2001
- Leatherback Turtle - Trinidad, 2002 (nesting)
- Tulip Shell - Laguna Grande, 2002
- Octopus - Las Aves de Barlovento, 2003
- Regal Slipper Lobster - Bonaire night dive, 2003
- Purple Cleaner Shrimp - Bonaire, 2003
- Green Turtle - Bonaire, 2003
- Yellowline Arrow Crab - Bonaire, 2003
- Pederson Cleaner Shrimp - Bonaire, 2004
- Loggerhead Turtle - Bonaire, 2004
- Atlantic Yellow Cowrie - Bonaire, 2004
- Sponge Brittle Star - Bonaire, 2004
- Banded Coral Shrimp - Bonaire, 2004
- Hawksbill Turtle - Bonaire, 2004
- Spotted Cleaner Shrimp - Bonaire, 2004
- Channel Clinging Crab - Bonaire, 2004
- Ocellated Swimming Crab - Bonaire, 2004
- Red-ridged Clinging Crab - Bonaire, 2004
- Tiger Tail Sea Cucumber - Bonaire, 2004
- Blunt-spined Brittle Star - Bonaire, 2004
- Bat-winged Coral Crab - Bonaire, 2004
- Milk Conch - Las Aves de Barlovento, 2005
- Giant Hermit Crab - Las Aves de Sotavento, 2005
- Turtle Grass Anemone - Bonaire, 2005
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