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Alewife
Alosa pseudoharengus
Records in Chesapeake Bay
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Atlantic Blue Tang
Acanthurus coeruleus
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Atlantic ghost crab
Ocypode quadrata
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Chesapeake Bay · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Atlantic horseshoe crab
Limulus polyphemus
Records in Chesapeake Bay · Cozumel · Florida Keys
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Atlantic stingray
Hypanus sabinus
Records in Chesapeake Bay · Florida Keys
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Bat star
Patiria miniata
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Bicolor Damselfish
Stegastes partitus
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Blue crab
Callinectes sapidus
Records in Aruba · Canary Islands · Chesapeake Bay · Cozumel · Florida Keys · Roatán · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Bluehead wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum
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Bluestreak cleaner wrasse
Labroides dimidiatus
Records in Great Barrier Reef · Maldives · Okinawa · Palau · Red Sea · Similan Islands
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Bottlenose dolphin
Tursiops truncatus
Records in Azores · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cabo San Lucas · Canary Islands · Channel Islands · Chesapeake Bay · Cozumel · Curaçao · Galápagos · Hawaiʻi · Florida Keys · Kona Coast · La Jolla · La Paz · Maui · Monterey Bay · Nassau · Red Sea · Roatán · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Brazilian Ocean Surgeonfish
Acanthurus bahianus
Records in Florida Keys · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Clown Wrasse
Halichoeres maculipinna
Records in Aruba · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Common minke whale
Balaenoptera acutorostrata
Records in Azores · Channel Islands · Chesapeake Bay · Hawaiʻi · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Convict Surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
Records in Cabo San Lucas · Galápagos · Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · La Paz · Maldives · Maui · Okinawa · Palau · Similan Islands
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Cownose ray
Rhinoptera bonasus
Records in Chesapeake Bay · Nassau
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Dusky Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Records in Great Barrier Reef · Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maui · Okinawa · Red Sea
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Eastern oyster
Crassostrea virginica
Records in Chesapeake Bay · Cozumel · Florida Keys
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European carp
Cyprinus carpio
Records in Chesapeake Bay
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Fin whale
Balaenoptera physalus
Records in Azores · Cabo San Lucas · Canary Islands · Channel Islands · Chesapeake Bay · Hawaiʻi · La Jolla · La Paz · Monterey Bay
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Giant-spined star
Pisaster giganteus
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Goldring Surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Records in Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maui
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Green sea turtle
Chelonia mydas
Records in Aruba · Azores · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cabo San Lucas · Canary Islands · Channel Islands · Chesapeake Bay · Cozumel · Curaçao · Galápagos · Grand Cayman · Great Barrier Reef · Grenada · Hawaiʻi · Florida Keys · Kona Coast · La Jolla · La Paz · Little Cayman · Maldives · Maui · Nassau · Okinawa · Palau · Red Sea · Roatán · Saba · Similan Islands · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Gumboot chiton
Cryptochiton stelleri
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Harbor seal
Phoca vitulina
Records in Channel Islands · Chesapeake Bay · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Hawaiian Spotted Toby
Canthigaster jactator
Records in Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maui
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Humpback whale
Megaptera novaeangliae
Records in Azores · Bonaire · Cabo San Lucas · Canary Islands · Channel Islands · Chesapeake Bay · Galápagos · Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · La Jolla · La Paz · Maui · Monterey Bay · Okinawa · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Leather star
Dermasterias imbricata
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Marsh periwinkle
Littoraria irrorata
Records in Chesapeake Bay
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Moon jelly
Aurelia spp.
Reference profile
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Mummichog
Fundulus heteroclitus
Records in Chesapeake Bay · Florida Keys
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Nurse shark
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Ochre sea star
Pisaster ochraceus
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Orange puffball sponge
Tethya californiana
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · La Paz · Monterey Bay
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Pacific blood star
Henricia leviuscula
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Pacific Orange-spine Unicornfish
Naso lituratus
Records in Great Barrier Reef · Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maui · Okinawa · Palau
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Purple sea urchin
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Queen angelfish
Holacanthus ciliaris
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Red abalone
Haliotis rufescens
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Red sea urchin
Mesocentrotus franciscanus
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Red turban snail
Pomaulax gibberosus
Records in Channel Islands · La Jolla · Monterey Bay
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Redband Parrotfish
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Reef manta ray
Mobula alfredi
Records in Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maldives · Maui · Palau
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Reef triggerfish
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Records in Great Barrier Reef · Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maui · Okinawa · Similan Islands
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Saddle Wrasse
Thalassoma duperrey
Records in Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maui
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Sea otter
Enhydra lutris
Reference profile
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Slippery Dick
Halichoeres bivittatus
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Spotted eagle ray
Aetobatus narinari
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Stoplight Parrotfish
Sparisoma viride
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Striped bass
Morone saxatilis
Records in Chesapeake Bay · Monterey Bay
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Striped Parrotfish
Scarus iseri
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Thin-shelled rock crab
Grapsus tenuicrustatus
Records in Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maldives · Maui · Okinawa · Red Sea
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White Grunt
Haemulon plumierii
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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White-spotted rose anemone
Cribrinopsis albopunctata
Records in Channel Islands · Monterey Bay
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Yellow Tang
Zebrasoma flavescens
Records in Hawaiʻi · Kona Coast · Maui
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Opistognathus aurifrons
Reference profile
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Yellowhead Wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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Yellowtail Snapper
Ocyurus chrysurus
Records in Aruba · Belize Barrier Reef · Bimini · Bonaire · Cozumel · Curaçao · Grand Cayman · Grenada · Florida Keys · Little Cayman · Nassau · Roatán · Saba · Saint Lucia · Turks & Caicos · U.S. Virgin Islands
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