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Solitary or in groups of 2 or 3 individuals but never in schools (Ref. 35237). Inhabits shallow inshore waters usually on soft bottoms. Frequently found in freshwater (Ref. 13608). When threatened, it becomes inflated like a balloon, in order to ward off predators. Carnivorous, feeding mainly on mollusks which crushes with its powerful teeth (Ref. 35237). Of negligible commercial importance and usually not marketed (Ref. 5217).
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Lepidocephalichthys birmanicus (Rendahl, 1948) |
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Troglodytes aedon Vieillot, 1809
Apache wren |
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Lutjanus campechanus (Poey, 1860)
Northern red snapper |
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Choerodon gomoni Allen & Randall, 2002 |
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Pomacanthus paru (Bloch, 1787)
French angelfish |