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Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Diet, Behavior And Reproduction, Cichlids, Surfperches, Their Relatives, And People, Conservation Status - PHYSICAL CHARACTERISTICS, GEOGRAPHIC RANGE, HABITAT

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BLUESTREAK CLEANER WRASSE (Labroides dimidiatus): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
STRIPED PARROTFISH (Scarus iseri): SPECIES ACCOUNTS
FRESHWATER ANGELFISH (Pterophyllum scalare): SPECIES ACCOUNTS

Cichlids (SIH-cluhds), surfperches, damselfishes, wrasses, parrotfishes, and rock whitings have a second set of jaws in the throat. These fishes have a dorsal fin that extends the length of the fish's back. The dorsal (DOOR-suhl) fin is the one along the midline of the back.

Cichlids live in South America, Africa, Asia, and North America. Surfperches live in coastal areas of the northern part of the Pacific Ocean. Parrotfishes, wrasses, and damselfishes live in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans. Rock whitings live in Australia and New Zealand.

Cichlids live in freshwater in lakes, swamps, streams, and rivers, including rapids. Surfperches live in saltwater near sandy beaches, sea grass beds, rocky outcroppings, and piers. Damselfishes, wrasses, parrotfishes, and rock whitings live on reefs, although a few species live in the open sea.

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Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Diet

Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Behavior And Reproduction

Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Cichlids, Surfperches, Their Relatives, And People

Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Conservation Status

Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse (labroides Dimidiatus): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: Bluestreak cleaner wrasses are about 4½ inches (12 centimeters) long. Adults are mostly light blue. A long black stripe along each side of the body widens as it approaches the tail. The young are black with a blue stripe on the back. Geographic range: Bluestreak cleaner wrasses live in the Indian and Pacific oceans. Habitat: Bluestreak cleaner wrasses live on coral…

Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Striped Parrotfish (scarus Iseri): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: Striped parrotfish reach a length of about 14 inches (35 centimeters). In their first phase of life, these fish have dark stripes extending from head to tail. The most prominent stripe goes through the eye and nearly to the tail. Males in the final life stage are turquoise. Geographic range: Striped parrotfish live in the eastern part of the Atlantic Ocean from Florida to…

Surfperches Cichlids and Relatives: Labroidei - Freshwater Angelfish (pterophyllum Scalare): Species Accounts

Physical characteristics: Freshwater angelfish are about 3 inches (7.5 centimeters) long. The combination of large triangular dorsal and anal fins above and below a round body gives the fish a diamond-shaped profile. The body is very narrow from side to side. Adults are silver with four dark stripes that extend from the top to the belly of the fish. The young have seven dark bars. Geographic range…

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