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Archive for Perciformes

Leapin Liopropoma ! Captive Bred Even!

I love this for two reasons – 1) Teasing out details of another fish’s larval and juvenile development phases, even if in captivity, is a great addition to our body of knowledge. 2) Captive bred Candy Bass for the aquarium industry! Anytime another fish is added to the ranks of captive bred for the aquarium [...]

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Posted on November 15th, 2011 under Chordata, Perciformes, Serranidae. Comments: None

Sergeant Major (Abudefduf saxatilis)

Just returned from a wonderful week as teaching assistant for a coral reef ecology course that has a field component in Belize on the Meso-American reef. While I love the reefs and seagrass beds, one of my favorite spots to visit in Belize is Twin Cayes- an amazing mangrove caye. Drifting down the channel that [...]

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Posted on March 20th, 2011 under Actinopterygii, Chordata, Life Photo, Perciformes. Comments: 4