{"id":9552,"date":"2025-05-19T13:52:51","date_gmt":"2025-05-19T13:52:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theenergynerd.com\/?page_id=9552"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:45:08","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:45:08","slug":"caribbean-fish-l-to-p","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.theenergynerd.com\/?page_id=9552","title":{"rendered":"Caribbean Fish \u2014 L to P"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

All photos copyright by Martin Holladay and Karyn Patno.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Lagoon brittle star – Ophiocoma scolopendrina – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lane snapper – Lutjanus synagris – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lane snapper juvenile – Lutjanus synagris – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lane snapper – Lutjanus synagris – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lane snapper – Lutjanus synagris – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lavender rope sponge – Niphates erecta<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leather jack – Oligoplites saurus – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Leather jack – Oligoplites saurus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lesser electric ray – Narcine bancroftii – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lesser starlet coral – Siderastrea radians – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lesser starlet coral – Siderastrea radians – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lettuce sea slug – Elysia crispata – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lettuce sea slug – Elysia crispata – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lettuce sea slug – Elysia crispata – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lettuce sea slug – Elysia crispata – Saint Lucia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lettuce sea slug – Elysia crispata – Saint Lucia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lobed star coral – Orbicella annularis – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longjaw squirrelfish
– Neoniphon marianus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longfin damselfish – Stegastes diencaeus – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longfin damselfish – Stegastes diencaeus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longfin damselfish juvenile – Stegastes diencaeus- Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longfin damselfish – juvenile – Stegastes diencaeus – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longfin damselfish juvenile – Stegastes diencaeus- Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longfin damselfish juvenile – Stegastes diencaeus- St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longfin damselfish juvenile – Stegastes diencaeus – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longlure frogfish – Antennarius multiocellatus – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longlure frogfish – Antennarius multiocellatus – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Longsnout butterflyfish – Prognathodes aculeatus – Dominica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Long-spined sea urchin – Diadema antillarum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Lumpy overgrowing sponge – Desmapsamma anchorata – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mackerel scad – Decapterus macarellus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mackerel scad – Decapterus macarellus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mackerel scad – Decapterus macarellus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mackerel scad – Decapterus macarellus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Maculated flounder – Bothus maculiferus – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Magnificent feather duster worm – Sabellastarte magnifica – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Magnificent feather duster worm – Sabellastarte magnifica – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Magnificent feather duster worm – Sabellastarte magnifica – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Magnificent urchin – Astropyga magnifica – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Magnificent urchin – Astropyga magnifica – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mahogany snapper – Lutjanus mahogoni<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mahogany snapper – Lutjanus mahogoni – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mahogany snapper – Lutjanus mahogoni – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mahogany snapper – Lutjanus mahogoni – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mahogany snapper – juvenile – Lutjanus mahogoni – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Masquerader hairy blenny – Labrisomus conditus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Massive starlet coral – Siderastrea siderea – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mauve stinger – Pelagia noctiluca – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mauve stinger \u2013 Pelagia noctiluca <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Maze coral – Meandrina meandrites – Dominica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mermaid’s fan alga – Udotea flabellum – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mermaid’s wine glass – Acetabularia acetabulum – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mermaid’s wine glass – Acetabularia acetabulum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mermaid’s wine glass – Acetabularia acetabulum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mermaids wine glass – Acetabularia crenulata – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Midnight parrotfish – Scarus coelestinus – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mimic blenny – Gobioclinus guppyi – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Money plant – Halimeda discoidea – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moon jelly – Aurelia aurita<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Moon jelly \u2013 Aurelia aurita – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mottled mojarra – Eucinostomus lefroyi -St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mottled mojarra – Eucinostomus lefroyi – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mottled mojarra – Eucinostomus lefroyi – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mottled mojarra – Eucinostomus lefroyi – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mountainous star coral – Orbicella faveolata – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mustard hill coral – Porites astreoides – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mutton hamlet – Alphestes afer – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mutton snapper – Lutjanus analis – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mutton snapper – Lutjanus analis – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Mutton snapper – Lutjanus analis – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nassau grouper – Epinephelus striatus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nassau grouper – Epinephelus striatus – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nassau grouper – Epinephelus striatus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nassau grouper – Epinephelus striatus -St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nassau grouper – Epinephelus striatus -St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Neon goby – Elacatinus oceanops – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Neopetrosia proxima sponge – Neopetrosia proxima – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Night sergeant – Abudefduf taurus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Night sergeant – Abudefduf taurus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Night sergeant – Abudefduf taurus -St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nimble spray crab – Percnon gibbesi – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nimble spray crab – Percnon gibbesi – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nimble spray crab – Percnon gibbesi – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nurse shark – Ginglymostoma cirratum – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nurse shark -Ginglymostoma cirratum – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Nurse shark – Ginglymostoma cirratum – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean surgeonfish – Acanthurus tractus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean surgeonfish – Acanthurus tractus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean surgeonfish – Acanthurus tractus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean surgeonfish – juvenile – Acanthurus tractus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean triggerfish – Canthidermis sufflamen – Grand Bahama<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean triggerfish – Canthidermis sufflamen – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocean triggerfish – Canthidermis sufflamen – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocellated box crab – Calappa ocellata – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Ocellate swimming crab – Portunus sebae<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Oersted’s brittle star – Ophiothrix oerstedii – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangeclaw hermit crab – Calcinus tibicen – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangeclaw hermit crab – Calcinus tibicen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orange cup coral – Tubastraea coccinea – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orange cup coral – Tubastraea coccinea – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus -St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Orangespotted filefish – juvenile – Cantherhines pullus – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Palehead blenny – Gobioclinus gobio -St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Palometa – Trachinotus goodei – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Palometa – Trachinotus goodei – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Palometa – Trachinotus goodei<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pandaros acanthifolium demosponge – Pandaros acanthifolium – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pantropical spotted dolphin – Stenella attenuata – Dominica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peacock flounder – Bothus lunatus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peacock flounder – Bothus lunatus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Peacock flounder \u2013 Bothus lunatus \u2013 St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pearly razorfish – Xyrichtys novacula – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pearly razorfish – Xyrichtys novacula – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pearly razorfish – Xyrichtys novacula – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Permit – Trachninotus falcatus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Permit – Trachinotus falcatus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Permit – Trachinotus falcatus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pink purple octopus sponge – Callyspongia fallax – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pink vase sponge – Niphates digitalis – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pink vase sponge – Niphates digitalis – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pitted sponge – Verongula rigida – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Pitted tube sponge – Smenospongia aurea – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Porcupinefish – Diodon hystrix – Sint Maarten<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Porcupinefish – Diodon hystrix – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Porcupinefish – Diodon hystrix – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Porkfish – Anisotremus virginicus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Porkfish – Anisotremus virginicus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Porkfish – Anisotremus virginicus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Porkfish juvenile – Anisotremus virginicus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Princess parrotfish – Scarus taeniopterus<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Princess parrotfish – Scarus taeniopterus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Princess parrotfish – Scarus taeniopterus – St. Barts<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Princess parrotfish – Scarus taeniopterus – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Princess parrotfish initial phase – Scarus taeniopteru – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Princess parrotfish juvenile – Scarus taeniopterus – Bonaire<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Puddingwife – Halichoeres radiatus – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Puddingwife – intermediate phase – Halichoeres radiatus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Puddingwife – Halichoeres radiatus – St. Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Puddingwife – Halichoeres radiatus – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Puddingwife – juvenile – Halichoeres radiatus – Martinique<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Puffcheek blenny – Gobioclinus bucciferus – Roatan<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Purplemouth moray – Gymnothorax vicinus – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Purple sea fan – Gorgonia ventalina<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Purple sea fan – Gorgonia ventalina – Saint Martin<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n

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