Organism Names to Know for the Marine Biology in Belize Practical

Organism names to know for the Marine Biology in Belize practical

Names in maroon font are the names you need to know for the practical. Note that for some groups, you need to know either genus or genus and species (in italics), and for other groups just the common name (i.e. the fish). The practical will be given by laptop where you will be given photographs taken from the online “Identification Tutorial” and you will supply the appropriate name (no word bank will be available).

Macroalgae and Seagrass

Ø  Caulerpa

Ø  Dictyota

Ø  Halimeda

Ø  Padina

Ø  Penicillus

Ø  Udotea

Ø  Turbinaria

Ø  Syringodium

Ø  Thalassia

Sponges (you don’t need to know any common or scientific names, just know a picture of a sponge when you see one)

Hydrocorals

Ø  Millepora

Ø  Stylaster

Gorgonians (soft corals)

Ø  Eunicea

Ø  Gorgonia

Ø  Plexaura

Ø  Pseudopterogorgia

Ø  Pterogorgia

Scleractinian (hard corals)

Ø  Agaricia

Ø  Diploria

Ø  Favia

Ø  Madracis

Ø  Manicina

Ø  Meandrina

Ø  Montastraea annularis

Ø  Montastraea cavernosa

Ø  Porites astreoides

Ø  Porites porites

Ø  Siderastrea

Ø  Acropora

Fishes

Angel Fish

Ø  French Angelfish

Ø  Gray Angelfish

Ø  Queen Angelfish

Barracuda

Ø  Graat Barracuda

Blenny

Ø  Banded Blenny

Ø  Seaweed Blenny

Boxfish

Ø  Scrawled Cowfish

Ø  Spotted Trunkfish

Butterfly Fish

Ø  Banded ButterflyFish

Ø  Foureye ButterflyFish

Chromis

Ø  Blue Chromis

Ø  Brown Chromis

Ø  Purple Reeffish

Damsel Fish

Ø  Bicolor Damselfish

Ø  Dusky Damselfish

Ø  Sergeant Major

Ø  Yellowtail Damselfish

Flounder

Ø  Eyed Flounder

Ø  Peacock Flounder

Wrasse

Ø  Clown Wrasse

Ø  Slippery Dick (really)

Ø  Puddingwife

Ø  Yellowhead Wrasse

Goat Fish

Ø  Spotted Goatfish

Ø  Yellow Goatfish

Goby

Ø  Neon Goby

Grouper/Sea Bass

Ø  Black Hamlet

Ø  Rock Hind

Ø  Harlequin Bass

Ø  Coney

Ø  Reef Bass

Grunt

Ø  Blue Striped Grunt

Ø  Barred Grunt

Ø  French Grunt

Jack

Ø  Bar Jack

Ø  Permit

Ø  Crevalle Jack

Ø  Yellow Jack

Moray

Ø  Green Moray

Ø  Spotted Moray

Nurse Shark

Ø  Nurse Shark

Parrot Fish

Ø  Midnight Parrotfish

Ø  Queen Parrotfish

Ø  Princess Parrotfish

Ø  Stoplight Parrotfish

Pointed-Nose Shark

Ø  Blacktip Shark

Ø  Reef Shark

Ø  Lemon Shark

Porgy

Ø  Saucereye Porgy

Ø  Sheepshead

Ray

Ø  Southern Stingray

Ø  Spotted Eagle Ray

Scorpion Fish

Ø  Spotted Scorpionfish

Snapper

Ø  Gray Snapper

Ø  Yellowtail Snapper

Squirrel Fish

Ø  Squirrel Fish

Surgeon Fish

Ø  Blue Tang

Ø  Ocean Surgeonfish

Ø  Doctorfish

Trigger Fish

Ø  Black Durgon

Ø  Queen Triggerfish