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  2. Synodus intermedius - Wikipedia

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    Synodus intermedius, the common sand diver, [3] [4] is a species of fish in the lizardfish family, the Synodontidae, a basal ray-finned fish in the class Actinopterygii.Sand divers inhabit subtropical marine ecosystems, (37-17°N), including sandy- bottom areas on continental shelves, coral reefs, estuaries, bays, and reef structures.

  3. Wildlife of the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    There are four species of lobsters and many species of crabs in the Maldives. Some crabs live in the water, but many, like the ghost crab, live on the beach burrowing holes in the sand by the waterline. Fiddler crabs are common on muddy reef shelves. Land crabs, like the hermit crab, live under the leaves of shore bushes. Some are domestic ...

  4. Amblyglyphidodon indicus - Wikipedia

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    Amblyglyphidodon indicus also known as the Maldives damselfish is a species of fish in the family Pomacentridae. It is native to the Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea and the Maldives. [2] The fish reaches 8.3 centimeters in length. [2] Its diet includes zooplankton and floating organic material. [3] It is likely that this fish is reef ...

  5. Fishing industry in the Maldives - Wikipedia

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    An increase in demand for reef fish from the tourism industry and overseas markets has raised the level of exploitation of particular reef fish varieties. [9] In terms of value, grouper have been the most significant component of the reef fishery. The grouper fishery has also come under pressure due to demand from local tourism and ...

  6. Marine wildlife of Baa Atoll - Wikipedia

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    The marine wildlife of Baa Atoll consists of marine species living in a circular archipelago in the Maldives, inside the administrative division of Baa Atoll, which is the southern part of Maalhosmadulu Atoll. Baa Atoll was named a biosphere reserve by UNESCO in 2011. [1] The whole is approximately 38 km by 46 km, covering a surface of 1,127 km ...

  7. Category:Fish of the Gulf of Mexico - Wikipedia

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    This category contains fish of the Gulf of Mexico in the Caribbean Sea of North America. Pages in category "Fish of the Gulf of Mexico" The following 76 pages are in this category, out of 76 total.

  8. Pomacanthus - Wikipedia

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    western Atlantic from New York and the Bahamas to Brazil, and also the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean, including the Antilles, Roatan, and the eastern Atlantic from around Ascension Island and St. Paul's Rocks Pomacanthus rhomboides (Gilchrist & Thompson, 1908). Old woman angelfish, western Indian Ocean Pomacanthus semicirculatus (Cuvier, 1831).

  9. Chromis viridis - Wikipedia

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    C. viridis on coral, Lodestone Reef, Australia. The species is found in the Indo-Pacific, including the Red Sea. [1] It is found in tropical and subtropical waters. In the Indian Ocean, they are found in the Red Sea, the Gulf of Aden, eastern Africa, Madagascar, Seychelles, the Persian Gulf, the Arabian Sea, the Maldives, Sri Lanka, the Andaman Sea, Australia, and Indonesia. [1]