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1	Hawaiian Reef Fishes Groupings – Taxonomy Design a fish Basic fish biology Fish id tips Pretty identification slides
2	Taxonomy
3	Fish Taxonomy Kindom: Animalia (Animal) Phylum: Chordata (Chordates) Subphylum: Vertebrata (Vertebrates) Class: Osteichthyes (Bony Fishes) Chondrichthyes (Sharks, Skates, and Rays)
4	Fish Parts
5	Fish Parts
6	Fish Parts
7	Fish Parts
8	Fish Parts
9	Fish Parts
10	Fish Parts
11	Fish Parts
12	Fish Parts
13	Fish Parts
14	Fish Parts
15	Tips for Fish Id’s Size Shape Color Parts Behavior
16	Behavior Where is it? Over sand, reef, rubble…near the surface, bottom or in the midwater? How does it swim? Which are the primary swimming fins? Stiff or eel-like swimming? Body position? Company? Was it alone, in a pair, small group or large school?
17	Synodus spp.
18	Gymnothorax spp.
19	Aulostomus chinensis
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21	Fistularia commersonii
22	Neoniphon spp. Sargocentron spp.
23	Myripristis spp.
24	Scorpaenodes spp.
25	Scorpaenopsis spp.
26	Cephalopholis argus
27	Priacanthus spp.
28	Apogon spp.
29	Cirrhitus pinnulatus
30	Paracirrhites forsteri
31	Paracirrhites arcatus
32	Lutjanus kasmira
33	Lutjanus fulvus
34	Monotaxis grandoculis
35	Kyphosus spp.
36	Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
37	Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
38	Parupeneus bifasciatus
39	Parupeneus multifasciatus
40	Parupeneus porphyreus
41	Chaetodon auriga
42	Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
43	Chaetodon lunula
44	Chaetodon miliaris
45	Chaetodon ornatissimus
46	Chaetodon multicinctus
47	Forcipiger flavissimus
48	Forcipiger longirostris
49	Desmoholacanthus arcuatus
50	Centropyge potteri
51	Abudefduf abdominalis
52	Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis
53	Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
54	Stegastes fasciolatus
55	Dascyllus albisella
56	Chromis hanui
57	Chromis agilis
58	Chromis ovalis
59	Chromis vanderbilti
60	Oxycheilinus unifaciatus
61	Labroides phthirophagus
62	Bodianus bilunulatus
63	Coris venusta
64	Coris gaimard
65	Coris flavovittata
66	Thalassoma ballieui
67	Thalassoma duperrey
68	Gomphosus varius
69	Stethojulis balteata
70	Halichoeres ornatissimus
71	Chlorurus sordidus
72	Chlorurus perspicillatus
73	Scarus rubroviolaceus
74	Acanthurus triostegus
75	Acanthurus leucopareius
76	Acanthurus olivaceus
77	Acanthurus dussumieri
78	Acanthurus blochii
79	Acanthurus achilles
80	Acanthurus nigrofuscus
81	Acanthurus nigrorus
82	Ctenochaetus strigosus
83	Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
84	Zebrasoma flavescens
85	Naso lituratus
86	Naso unicornis
87	Zanclus cornutus (canescens)
88	Exallias brevis
89	Rhinecanthus rectangulus
90	Rhinecanthus aculeatus
91	Sufflamen bursa
92	Melichthys vidua
93	Melichthys niger
94	Cantherhines spp.
95	Pervagor spilosoma
96	Ostracion meleagris
97	Canthigaster jactator
98	Arothron meleagris
99	Diodon hystrix
100	Diodon holocanthus