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Sweeper fish – Pesce Spazzino – Pempheris oualensis – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2024-01-14-17h57m11s567
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Sweeper fish

Sweeper fish, Pempheris oualensis, are small, tropical marine (occasionally brackish) perciformes fish of the family Pempheridae. Found in the western Atlantic Ocean and Indo-Pacific region, the family contains about 26 species in two genera. One species (Pempheris xanthoptera) is the target of subsistence fisheries in Japan, where the fish is much enjoyed for its taste. Sweepers are occasionally kept in marine aquaria.
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Checkerboard wrasse – Tordo scacchiera – Halichoeres hortulanus – wwwintotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-05-18h00m59s343
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Checkerboard Wrasse

The Checkerboard Wrasse (Halichoeres hortulanus) is a fish belonging to the wrasse family. It is native to the area including the Indian Ocean to central Pacific Ocean. The Checkerboard Wrasse is a small sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 27 centimetres. Both its sex and appearance change during its life, and the colouring at each stage is rather variable based on location.
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Pesce Farfalla Mezzaluna – Raccoon Butterflyfish – Chaetodon lunula – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2026-02-07-11h15m48s025
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Raccoon Butterflyfish

Chaetodon lunula is a nocturnal species that usually lives in small groups. Adults feed mainly on nudibranchs and small invertebrates, but also on algae and coral polyps. This species can be found widely throughout the tropical Indo-Pacific region. This species prefers seaward reefs and shallow reef flats of lagoon, at a depth not over 30 m.
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Slingjaw wrasse – Labro boccalunga o Labride insidiatore – Epibulus insidiator – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-02-15h15m37s327
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Slingjaw wrasse

The Slingjaw wrasse (Epibulus insidiator) is a species of wrasse from the family Labridae which is native to the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean where it occurs around coral reefs. This species is of minor importance to local commercial fisheries and can be found in the aquarium trade. Relatively mundane at first glance, this fish is notable for its highly protrusible jaws.
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Blunt Arm Sea Star – Stella Marina a Braccia Smussate – Pentaster obtusatus – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2025-03-08-17h34m09s891
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Blunt Arm Sea Star Pentaster obtusatus

Tle Blunt Arm Sea Star, Pentaster obtusatus, is a starfish belonging to the phylum Echinodermata, class Asteroidea, family Oreasteridae, which lives in the tropical Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean including the Philippine Islands and French Polynesia. The size can reach 20-25 cm. It is present in sandy areas, in the seagrass beds and in shallow areas where macroalgae are present at depths between 5 and 20 m.
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Whitetail dascyllus – Damigella fasciata – Dascyllus aruanus – Humbug damselfish – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-01-12h12m51s578
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Whitetail dascyllus

Dascyllus aruanus, known commonly as the Whitetail dascyllus or Humbug damselfish among other vernacular names, is a species of marine fish in the family Pomacentridae. Whitetail dascyllus is up to 10 centimetres in length but its common size is 6 centimetres and is white with three black vertical bars.
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Blackeye thicklip wrasse – Labro occhio nero – Hemigymnus melapterus – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-07-11h26m43s866
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Blackeye Thicklip

The Blackeye Thicklip wrasse or half-and-half wrasse (Hemigymnus melapterus) is a species of fish belonging to the wrasse family. It is native to the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean. The Half-and-half wrasse is a medium-sized fish that can reach a maximum length of 50 cm. Its body is high, relatively flattened, its head is large and its terminal mouth has thick lips. Its body coloration varies according to age.
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Five-saddle parrotfish female – Pesce pappagallo a cinque selle – Scarus scaber femmina – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2024-01-02-11h47m13s883
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Five-saddle parrotfish female

The Five-saddle parrotfish, Scarus scaber female, or dusky-capped parrotfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish; a parrotfish in the family Scaridae. It is native to Indian Ocean. This species grows to a maximum 37 cm in length and 900 g in weight. This species is widely distributed in the Indian Ocean (and around the islands therein) from western Thailand and northwest Indonesia in the east (southwards to Cocos-Keeling), and west to the coast of Africa (as far south as Natal and north to Red Sea and Gulf of Aden).
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White-edge soldierfish – Pesce soldato – Myripristis murdjan – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-11-15h22m39s684
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Myripristis murdjan

White-edge soldierfish, Myripristis murdjan, is a species of soldierfish found in the Indo-Pacific. It is found at depths of 3–40 metres and inhabits sheltered coastal and offshore coral reefs, typically in turbid areas of bays or lagoons. During the day, it hides in caves or beneath ledges, while at night, it feeds on plankton. It can be found in loose aggregations, sometimes with other species of soldierfish.
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Black-blotched porcupinefish – Pesce Istrice puntinato – Diodon liturosus – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-01-15h52m37s974
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Diodon liturosus

The black-blotched porcupinefish (Diodon liturosus), also known as Shortspine porcupinefish, is a member of the family Diodontidae. It is found in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific on coral and rocky reefs and in inshore waters. Other names are the blotched porcupinefish and the brown-backed porcupinefish.
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Blackwedged butterflyfish – Pesce farfalla dalla doppia sella – Chaetodon falcula – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-03-12h02m03s980
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Chaetodon falcula

Chaetodon falcula, the blackwedged butterflyfish or falcula butterflyfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish a butterflay belonging to the family Chaetodontidae. It is found in the Indian Ocean. Has a white body which is marked with a number of thin vertical dark grey lines.
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Cernia a nido d’ape – Honeycomb grouper – Epinephelus merra – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-05-28-10h42m51s068
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Honeycomb grouper

The Honeycomb grouper (Epinephelus merra) is a grouper from the subfamily Epinephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae. It has a wide Indo-Pacific distribution where it is found in coastal and offshore reefs in shallow waters. The Honeycomb grouper is one of the most common small groupers of the Indo-Pacific. It is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific.
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Moorrish idol – Idolo moresco – zanclus cornutus – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-07-16h54m28s655
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Moorish idol

The Moorish idol (Zanclus cornutus) is a marine fish species, the sole extant representative of the family Zanclidae in order Acanthuriformes. A common inhabitant of tropical to subtropical reefs and lagoons, the Moorish idol is notable for its wide distribution throughout the Indo-Pacific. A number of butterflyfishes (genus Heniochus) closely resemble the Moorish idol. ...
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Black Feather starfish – Giglio di mare – Stella marina piumata nera – Crinoidi – Crinoids – www.intotheblue.it-2023-11-30-16h11m53s102
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Black feather starfish

Crinoids are marine animals that make up the class Crinoidea, one of the classes of the phylum Echinodermata, which also includes the starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins and sea cucumbers. Those crinoids which, in their adult form, are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms are called feather stars or comatulids, ...
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Sarcophyton ehrenbergi and Sarcophyton trocheliophorum – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2024-01-01-11h03m13s663
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Sarcophyton ehrenbergi and Sarcophyton trocheliophorum

Sarcophyton ehrenbergi  and Sarcophyton trocheliophorum, Marenzeller 1886 are a octocorals of the Alcyoniidae family, commonly referred to as Leather Soft Mushroom, Slimy Leather Coral, Fleshy soft coral. A colony of leathery coral is stiff, hard and inflexible. It is composed of tiny polyps projecting from a shared leathery tissue. Members of the family may have ...
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Goldspotted Rabbitfish – Pesce Coniglio dorato – Siganus punctatus – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2024-01-05-15h25m08s949
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Goldspotted Rabbitfish

Goldspotted Rabbitfish, Siganus punctatus, or goldspotted spinefoot, punctuated spinefoot, spotted rabbitfish, spotted spinefoot, yellow-spotted spinefoot, is a species of marine ray-finned fish, a rabbitfish belonging to the family Siganidae. It occurs in the Indo-West Pacific region. Siganus punctatus was first formally described in 1801 as ...
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Convict Surgeonfish – Pesce Chirurgo pentastriato – Acanthurus triostegus – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-11-29-17h10m03s609
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Convict Surgeonfish

The Convict Surgeonfish, Acanthurus triostegus, also known as the convict tang, or manini, is a small surgeonfish in family Acanthuridae of the order Perciformes. It is typically about 17 cm long, but some individuals may reach 27 cm. These tangs are widespread. They are found in the Indo-Pacific except for seas around the Arabian Peninsula, in the Pacific at ...
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Graeffe’s sea cucumber – Cetriolo di mare di Graeffei – Pearsonothuria graeffei – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-12-09h53m44s180
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Graeffe's sea cucumber

Graeffe's sea cucumber, Pearsonothuria graeffei , is a sea cucumbers in the family Holothuridae; it is the only species in the genus. Graeffe's sea cucumber is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.  Is a roughly cylindrical, thin-walled sea cucumber that grows to about 30 centimetres in length. Its mouth, at one end, is surrounded by a ring of up to 24 leaf-like, paddle-shaped tentacles ...
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Blue Sea Star – Stella Marina Blu – Linckia laevigata – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2025-02-07-12h39m18s422
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Blue Sea Star Linckia laevigata

Blue Sea Star, Linckia laevigata, (sometimes called the "blue Linckia" or blue star) is a species of sea star in the shallow waters of tropical Indo-Pacific. The variation ("polymorphism", in this case, a "color morph") most commonly found is pure blue, dark blue, or light blue, although observers find the aqua, purple, or orange variation throughout the ocean ...
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Brown Surgeonfish – Pesce Chirurgo marrone – Acanthurus nigrofuscus – www.intotheblue.it-2023-11-24-15h02m58s906
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Brown Surgeonfis

Brown Surgeonfis, Acanthurus nigrofuscus, also known as the blackspot surgeonfish, brown tang, dusky surgeon, lavender tang or spot-cheeked surgeonfish, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, which includes the surgeonfishes, unicornishes and tangs. ...
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Desjardin’s sailfin tang – Pesce Chirurgo pinne a vela – Zebrasoma desjardinii – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2024-01-07-16h33m16s047
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Desjardin's sailfin tang

Desjardin's sailfin tang, or Sailfin surgeonfish, Red Sea sailfin tang, (Zebrasoma desjardinii) is a marine reef tang in the fish family Acanthuridae.  Zebrasoma desjardinii grows to a maximum length of 40 cm (16 in), with sexual dimorphism producing males that are larger than females. ...
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Brown Mesh Sea Star – Stella marina Nardoa – Nardoa galatheae – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2024-01-06-09h22m08s362
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Brown Mesh Sea Star

The Brown Mesh Sea Star, Nardoa galatheae, is a genus of sea stars in the family Ophidiasteridae. The Ophidiasteridae are a family of sea stars with about 30 genera. Occurring both in the Indo-Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, ophidiasterids are greatest in diversity in the Indo-Pacific. Many of the genera in this family exhibit brilliant colors and patterns ...
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Mahsena emperor – Imperatore mahsena o pesce Imperatore del cielo – Lethrinus mahsena – www.intotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-09-15h00m42s220
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Mahsena emperor

Mahsena emperor, Lethrinus mahsena, common names the sky emperor, is a species of emperor fish. It grows to 65 cm in length, but is commonly found at 35 to 45 cm. This fish may be yellow to greenish-blue or olive-grey, becoming paler toward the belly. It is a non-migratory, reef-associated fish that has a high commercial value. The body of this species may be ...
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Powder-blue surgeonfish – Pesce chirurgo dalla gola bianca – Acanthurus leucosternon – www.intotheblue.it-2023-11-28-18h02m53s198
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Powder-blue surgeonfish

Powder-blue surgeonfish, Acanthurus leucosternon, commonly known as the blue surgeonfish or powder blue tang, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes and tangs. This species is found in the Indian Ocean. The fish can reach an average size of 23 cm in length. ...
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Specklefin grouper from Maldives – Cernia maculata delle Maldive – Epinephelus ongus – www.intotheblue.it-2023-05-30-12h30m25s127
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Specklefin grouper from Maldives

Epinephelus ongus, the white-streaked grouper, specklefin grouper, lace-finned rock-cod, specklefin rockcod, wavy-lined tock-cod, white-speckled grouper or white-spotted rock-cod, is a grouper from the subfamily Epenephelinae which is part of the family Serranidae, which also includes the anthias and sea basses. ...
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Pesce Chirurgo coda nera – Blackstreak surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigricauda – www.intotheblue.it-2023-11-23-16h43m05s249
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Blackstreak surgeonfish

Blackstreak surgeonfish, Acanthurus nigricauda, or epaulette surgeonfish, eye-line surgeonfish, shoulderbar surgeonfish, white-tail surgeonfish, is a tropical fish in the family Acanthuridae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific region. Acanthurus nigricauda occurs in the tropical and subtropical Indian Ocean ...
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Flowerpot coral – Corallo margherita – Corallo a vaso di fiori – Goniopora lobata – www.itotheblue.it – www.intotheblue.link-2023-12-05-10h59m52s380
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Flowerpot coral

Flowerpot coral, Goniopora lobata, is a genus of colonial stony coral found in lagoons and turbid water conditions. Goniopora have numerous daisy-like polyps that extend outward from the base, each tipped with 24 stinging tentacles which surrounds a mouth. Species of Goniopora can be found in the Persian Sea areas, the Indian Ocean, ...
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Fusiliers fish – Pesci fucilieri – Caesio – www.intotheblue.it-2023-12-04-10h57m38s555
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Fusiliers fish

Caesio is a genus of marine ray-finned fish, fusiliers belonging to the family Caesionidae. They are native to the Indian Ocean and the western Pacific Ocean, although one species has invaded the eastern Mediterranean Sea through the Suez Canal by lessepsian migration. Caesio was created in 1801 by the French naturalist Bernard Germain ...
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Bluespotted cornetfish – Pesce flauto – Fistularia commersonii – www.intotheblue.it-2023-12-13-18h23m30s301
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Bluespotted cornetfish Fistularia commersonii

Bluespotted cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii), also known as smooth cornetfish or smooth flutemouth, is a marine fish which belongs to the family Fistulariidae. This very long and slender reef-dweller belongs to the same order as the pipefishes and seahorses, called Syngnathiformes. It is widespread in the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific ...
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Sabre squirrelfish – Pesce Scoiattolo spinoso – Sargocentron spiniferum – www.intotheblue.it-2023-12-22-15h10m49s434
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Sabre squirrelfish

Sabre squirrelfish, Sargocentron spiniferum, common name giant squirrelfish and spiny squirrelfish, is a large Indo-Pacific species of squirrelfish belonging to the family Holocentridae. It is a species linked to the coral reef environment where it occupies a vast range of habitats: from atoll lagoons to reefs exposed to the open sea to coastal ...
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Striped large-eye bream – Pesce Imperatore dorato – Gnathodentex aureolineatus – www.intotheblue.it-2023-12-04-17h39m07s419
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Striped large-eye bream

Striped Large-eye Bream, Gnathodentex aureolineatus, is present in tropical and sub tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific area from the eastern coast of Africa to the Pacific Ocean's islands, It is not found in the Red Sea or Persian Gulf. The goldspot seabream likes the proximity of reefs which slopes are external or not. Gnathodentex is a genus of ...
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Luce del sole intotheblue.it-2024-08-11-11h48m32s861
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Colours of the Mediterranean Sea

Deep sea has an intense blue color. The light that penetrates the water changes its light intensity and its spectral composition by effect of  selective absorption by water of the different wavelengths that make up the visible spectrum. The ultraviolet and infrared stop the first few centimeters of depth, then extinguished the red, orange, yellow, green and purple and blue that reaches greater depths ...
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Dogtooth tuna – Tonno dente di cane – Gymnosarda unicolor – www.intotheblue.it-2024-01-06-10h36m53s386
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Dogtooth tuna

Dogtooth tuna, Gymnosarda unicolor, also known as white tuna, is a species of pelagic marine fish which belongs to the family Scombridae. The dogtooth tuna can reach a length of 190 to 248 centimetres (75 to 98 in) in males and a weight of 130 kilograms (287 lb) ...
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Lined Surgeonfish – Blue-lined Surgeonfish – Pesce Chirurgo in pigiama – Pesce Chirurgo striato – Acanthurus lineatus – www.intotheblue.it-2023-11-22-14h30m13s831
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Lined Surgeonfish Acanthurus lineatus

Acanthurus lineatus, the Lined Surgeonfish, is a member of the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes. Other common names include blue banded surgeonfish, blue-lined surgeonfish, clown surgeonfish, pyjama tang, striped surgeonfish, and zebra surgeonfish. This species reaches about 38 centimeters in length. ...
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Carangoides ferdau – Blue Trevally – Carangide di Ferdau – Carangide blu – www.intothwblue.it-2023-05-18-17h13m48s948
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Ferdau's trevally

Blue trevally (Carangoides ferdau), also known as the banded trevally, barred trevally, Ferdau's trevally or Forskaal's jackfish, is a common, widespread species of pelagic marine fish classified in the jack family Carangidae. The blue trevally is distributed throughout the tropical and subtropical waters of the Indo-Pacific and central Pacific regions ...
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Palelipped surgeonfish – Pesce chirurgo labbra chiare – Acanthurus leucocheilus – www.intotheblue.it-2023-11-21-14h17m32s351
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Palelipped surgeonfish

Acanthurus leucocheilus, also known as the Palelipped surgeonfish or the white-spine surgeonfish is a species of tropical fish It is used commercially in aquariums. Is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Acanthuridae, the surgeonfishes, unicornfishes or tangs. This fish is found in the Indo-Pacific region. ...
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