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Balistes vetula
Synonyms: Balistes bellus, Balistes equestris
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 275 m (Ref. 4727), usually 3 - 30 m (Ref. 40849)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 60.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 7251); common length : 30.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 5217); max. published weight: 5,440 g (Ref. 4699) - Length at first maturity Lm 23.5 range ? - ? cm
Distribution: Eastern Atlantic: Ascension, Cape Verde, and Azores (Ref. 7348); ranges south to southern Angola (Ref. 4420). Western Atlantic: Canada (Ref. 5951) to Massachusetts, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil (Ref. 7251).
Description: Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-32; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 29. Greenish or bluish gray on back, orange-yellow on lower part of head and abdomen, with two broad diagonal curved bright blue bands running from snout to below and in front of pectoral fins, the lowermost continuous with a blue ring around lips; a broad blue bar across caudal peduncle, and blue sub-marginal bands in median fins (Ref. 13442).
Biology: Found over rocky or coral areas (Ref. 5217). May form schools, sometimes solitary over sand and grassy areas. Feeds mainly on benthic invertebrates (Ref. 4727). It preys on sea urchins by blowing water to overturn it and then attacks it where the spines are short (Ref. 9710). Excellent food fish but occasionally can cause intoxication due to the liver.
Data Sheet: http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=19
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Balistes vetula
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Queen triggerfish
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Bathypolypus arcticus
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Spoon arm octopus, deep-sea octopus
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Berghia verrucicornis (most likely Aeolidiella stephanieae)
Synonyms: Aeolidiella stephanieae, Berghia verrucicornis, Eolidia coerulescens
Environment: Demersal; depth range 1 - 1 m (Ref. 3446)
Size/Weight/Age: Max length : 4.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 3446)
Distribution: Known only from the Florida Keys region, Florida, USA. but widespread in Nth American aquarium trade.
Description: The animal is translucent with most of the dorsal surface obscured by an opaque white patch which runs from the front of the head back between the oral tentacles before narrowing to pass beween the rhinophores before broadening again to fill the space between the ceratal clusters. From the photographs I have seen it seems that the white pigmentation also runs down each side of the body as well, but leaves a space around each ceratal cluster.
The foor appears translucent but there is a white line along the leading edge of the tentacular anterior foot corners. The basal third of the oral tentacles and rhinophores is translucent clear while the upper two-thirds is opaque white.The lower two-thirds of each ceras appears translucent clear with the brownish digestive gland showing through. The upper third of each ceras ihas some whirte pigmentation. The colour of the ceratal digestive gland depends on the state of the digestive cycle, as the colour results from the presence of zooxanthellae which are symbionts of the anemones that Aeolidiella feeds on.
The oral tentacles are smooth, while the rhinophores bear a few (5-6) obscure lamellae. The cerata are slightly flattened in shape and arranged in four clusters down each side. Withiin the clusters (or groups) the cerata are arranged in vertical rows.
Biology: The one in the trade is actually Aeolidiella stephanieae rather than Berghia verrucicornis. We are just keeping this species name for a while because it is the most widespread.
Check this link: http://www.seaslugforum.net/find/6472
Data Sheet: http://www.seaslugforum.net/showall/aeolstep
WoRMS Link: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Berghia verrucicornis (most likely Aeolidiella stephanieae)
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Berghia Nudibranch
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Bestiolina similis
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Food
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FC2
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Brachionus plicatilis
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Food
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FC1
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S or L strain Rotifer
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Brachionus rotundiformis
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Food
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FC1
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SS Rotifer
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Bursatella leachii
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Blue dot sea hare, ragged sea hare, shaggy sea hare
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