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1. Fish I.D. An Introduction to Tropical Fish By Lauren, Tori,
and Andrew
2. Ways to Identify
Stripes- vertical, bars, horizontal
Body shape- long/skinny, short/fat
Size
Shape of tail fin
3. Damsel Fish
Sergeant major- 5 bars, short/fat
Yellowtail
Blue
Four stripe
Yellow
Grey
4. Parrot Fish
Blue- blue stripe by eye
Green- vegetarians, excretes sand
King Kong
Purple
Red
Dark Orange
Yellow
Brown
Albino
Mix
Midnight- black mouth, blue body, no eye lids
Stop light- green, has a red dot when an adult
5. Eels
Moray- have teeth, yellow, and green
Electric- brown and white
Spotted
6. Doctor/Surgeon Fish
Blue Tang- Yellow spot by tail fin, flattened body
Ocean Tang-Yellow on one fin
7. Rays
Sting rays
Eagle rays
Manta rays
Southern rays
8. Snappers
Gray- long and chubby
Margate- thin, black outline on tail
Yellow tailed- narrow, and horizontal yellow stripes
Red Snapper
9. Grunts
Blue striped- fat lips
French- yellow based
Goat fish- whiskers
Spotted Goat fish- brown dots in center
10. Hog Fish
Red- big, three spikes on dorsal fin
Spanish- purple on top, yellow on bottom
11. Butterfly fish
Spot fin- black stripe through eye
Four eyed- dots on backside that look like two extra eyes
Barred- four black bars
12. Angel
Queen- yellow, blue, spot on forehead (crown shaped)