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    • June 20, 2006 at 9:53 pm #5087
      Prionace
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      Do you know the scientific name of this fish??

      Thank you!
      I don’t know where the photo was realized.. 🙁

      😯 😯

    • June 22, 2006 at 12:14 pm #50396
      Doc44
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      Appears to be some type of Parrot fish. Three genera; Sparisoma, Cryptotomus, and Nichoisina. Species??????? Get a dichotomous key and count the laterals line scales and the fin spines and rays.

      Doc44

      Icthyology 840 – not in collection.

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