Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Family: Caryophylliidae cup corals (See list of species below)

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61 species in Indian Ocean, Eastern with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Anomocora marchadi []	No picture found Aulocyathus recidivus []	No picture found Caryophyllia ambrosia [Horn stony coral]
No picture found Caryophyllia atlantica []	No picture found Caryophyllia crosnieri []	No picture found Caryophyllia decamera []
No picture found Caryophyllia diomedeae []	No picture found Caryophyllia grandis []	No picture found Caryophyllia grayi []
No picture found Caryophyllia hawaiiensis []	No picture found Caryophyllia karubarica []	No picture found Caryophyllia paradoxus []
No picture found Caryophyllia planilamellata []	No picture found Caryophyllia quadragenaria []	No picture found Caryophyllia rugosa []
No picture found Caryophyllia sarsiae []	No picture found Caryophyllia scobinosa []	Caryophyllia smithii [Devonshire cup coral]
No picture found Caryophyllia stellula []	No picture found Caryophyllia transversalis []	No picture found Caryophyllia unicristata []
No picture found Conotrochus brunneus []	No picture found Conotrochus funicolumna []	No picture found Crispatotrochus inornatus []
No picture found Crispatotrochus rubescens []	No picture found Crispatotrochus rugosus []	No picture found Dactylotrochus cervicornis []
No picture found Deltocyathus andamanicus []	No picture found Deltocyathus magnificus []	No picture found Deltocyathus rotulus []
No picture found Deltocyathus sarsi []	No picture found Deltocyathus suluensis []	Desmophyllum dianthus [Cockscomb cup coral]
Desmophyllum pertusum [Spider hazards]	No picture found Goniocorella dumosa [Bushy hard coral]	Heterocyathus aequicostatus [Striped bum coral]
No picture found Heterocyathus alternatus []	No picture found Heterocyathus hemisphaericus []	No picture found Heterocyathus sulcatus []
No picture found Lochmaeotrochus oculeus []	No picture found Monohedotrochus circularis []	No picture found Paraconotrochus zeidleri []
No picture found Paracyathus andersoni []	No picture found Paracyathus fulvus []	No picture found Paracyathus indicus []
No picture found Paracyathus profundus []	No picture found Paracyathus pulchellus [Papillose cup coral]	No picture found Paracyathus rotundatus []
No picture found Paracyathus stokesii []	No picture found Paracyathus vittatus []	No picture found Polycyathus andamanensis []
No picture found Polycyathus difficilis []	No picture found Polycyathus fuscomarginatus []	No picture found Polycyathus verrilli []
No picture found Rhizosmilia multipalifera []	No picture found Solenosmilia variabilis [Deepwater branching coral]	No picture found Stephanocyathus coronatus []
No picture found Stephanocyathus explanans []	No picture found Stephanocyathus nobilis []	No picture found Thalamophyllia tenuescens []
No picture found Trochocyathus porphyreus []

61 Species of Family Caryophylliidae
(cup corals)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution
Anomocora marchadi		Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P
Aulocyathus recidivus		Indo-West Pacific.
Caryophyllia ambrosia	Horn stony coral	Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Caryophyllia atlantica		Indo-Pacific, Eastern Atl
Caryophyllia crosnieri		Indo-West Pacific.
Caryophyllia decamera		Eastern Indian Ocean
Caryophyllia diomedeae		Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Caryophyllia grandis		Indian Ocean.
Caryophyllia grayi		Indo-West Pacific.
Caryophyllia hawaiiensis		Indo-Pacific.
Caryophyllia karubarica		Eastern Indian Ocean and
Caryophyllia paradoxus		Indian Ocean
Caryophyllia planilamellata		Eastern Indian Ocean and
Caryophyllia quadragenaria		Indo-West Pacific.
Caryophyllia rugosa		Indo-Pacific.
Caryophyllia sarsiae		Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W
Caryophyllia scobinosa		Southwest Atlantic and In
Caryophyllia smithii	Devonshire cup coral	Atlantic Ocean, the Medit
Caryophyllia stellula		Eastern Indian Ocean
Caryophyllia transversalis		Eastern Indian Ocean and
Caryophyllia unicristata		Eastern Indian Ocean and
Conotrochus brunneus		Indo-West Pacific.
Conotrochus funicolumna		Indo-Pacific.
Crispatotrochus inornatus		Eastern Indian Ocean and
Crispatotrochus rubescens		Indo-Pacific.
Crispatotrochus rugosus		Indo-West Pacific.
Dactylotrochus cervicornis		Indo-West Pacific.
Deltocyathus andamanicus		Indo-Pacific.
Deltocyathus magnificus		Indo-West Pacific.
Deltocyathus rotulus		Indo-West Pacific.
Deltocyathus sarsi		Indian Ocean
Deltocyathus suluensis		Indo-West Pacific.
Desmophyllum dianthus	Cockscomb cup coral	Cosmopolitan. Tropical t
Desmophyllum pertusum	Spider hazards	Cosmopolitan.
Goniocorella dumosa	Bushy hard coral	Indo-Pacific and Southern
Heterocyathus aequicostatus	Striped bum coral	Indo-Pacific.
Heterocyathus alternatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Heterocyathus hemisphaericus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Heterocyathus sulcatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Lochmaeotrochus oculeus		Indo-West Pacific.
Monohedotrochus circularis		Indo-West Pacific
Paraconotrochus zeidleri		Indo-West Pacific
Paracyathus andersoni		Eastern Indian Ocean
Paracyathus fulvus		Indian Ocean
Paracyathus indicus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Paracyathus profundus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Paracyathus pulchellus	Papillose cup coral	Atlantic, Mediterranean S
Paracyathus rotundatus		Indo-West Pacific.
Paracyathus stokesii		Indo-West Pacific.
Paracyathus vittatus		Eastern Indian Ocean
Polycyathus andamanensis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Polycyathus difficilis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Polycyathus fuscomarginatus		Indian Ocean.
Polycyathus verrilli		Indo-West Pacific.
Rhizosmilia multipalifera		Eastern Indian Ocean
Solenosmilia variabilis	Deepwater branching coral	Cosmopolitan.
Stephanocyathus coronatus		Western Pacific and Weste
Stephanocyathus explanans		Indo-West Pacific.
Stephanocyathus nobilis		Indo-West Pacific and Atl
Thalamophyllia tenuescens		Indo-West Pacific.
Trochocyathus porphyreus		Eastern Indian Ocean

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