Fish of the Marianas Assignment

Name: Scientific Name: Location:

1. Whale Shark Rhincodon typus Rare but may be found around our deep waters
2. cownose ray Rhinoptera neglecta can be seen inside our lagoon
3. undulated moray Gymnothorax undulates can be found in the holes of rocks and corals
4. Whitetip soldierfish Myripristis vittata under rocks or inside little caves
5. Crocodile needlefish Tylosaurus crocodilus found in and outside of reefs in the surface of the water.
6. trumpet fish Aulostomus Chinensis found in and outside of our reefs
7. giant grouper Epinephelus Lanceolatus found in our deep waters
8. Bluefin trevally Caranx melampygus found throughout our waters
9. Yellowstripe snapper Lutjanus kasmira found around the reef
10. thumbprint emperor Lethrinus harak Found in our sandy beaches
11. oriental butterflyfish Chaetodon auripes found around coral and holes in the reef
12. emperor angelfish pomacanthus imperator found all over our reefs
13. red and black anemonefish Amphiprion melanopus can be seen around our reefs in sea anemones
14. Great barracuda sphyraena barracuda found in our waters in and ourside the reef
15. sunset wrasse Thalassoma lutescens can be seen all over our reefs
16. bluebarred parrotfish Scarus ghobban can be seen around coral
17. lined bristletooth Ctenochaetus striatus can be seend all over our waters inside of our reefs
18. Yellow tang Zebrasoma flavescens found around coral
19. star puffer Arothron stellatus found in our sandy beaches and reefs
20. Grey reef shark Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos can be seen around inside and out of our reefs