Help in identifying sea life...

[cyclical]

What are the following? genus/species would be great for anyone that knows...

All of these were taken in Cozumel, Mexico 07/31/2007

Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab
(Clibanarius tricolor)
Family: Diogenidae
(thanks to No Misses for the identification)


Arrow Crab
(Stenorhynchus seticornis)
Family: Inachidae
(thanks to No Misses for the identification)


Bar Jack (fish)
(Seriola rivoliana)
Family: Carangidae

Yellow Spotted Stingray
(Urobatis jamaicensis)
Family: Urobatidae
(thanks to torrey for identification)


(ok I know it's an octopus, anything more specific would be great)

[cyclical]

Caribbean Spiny Lobster or Rock Lobster
(Panulirus argus)
Family: Palinuridae
(thanks to No Misses for identification)




Brown Spotted Moray Eel
(Gymnothorax fuscomaculatus)
Family: Muraenidae
(thanks to No Misses for identification)

[Scubling]

Wow cool picts.. Did you take them?

[No Misses]

I am by no means an expert. But I do recognize a few.
#1 Blue legged hermit excerpt from etropicals.com
Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab
(Clibanarius tricolor)
Click here for a larger image

Quick Stats

Care Level: Easy
Tank Conditions: 72-78°F; sg 1.020-1.025; pH 8.1-8.4; dKH 8-12
Max. Size In Aquarium: Up to 1"
Color Form: Blue, Red
Temperament: Peaceful
Reef Compatible: Yes
Diet: Omnivore
Origin: Caribbean
Family: Diogenidae

The Dwarf Blue Leg Hermit Crab or simply Blue Leg Hermit Crab, has blue legs with red banding. Both claws are of equal size, and members of this genus are sometimes called "Equal-handed Hermit Crabs." This tiny crab lives in abandoned snail shells, or it may attack and eat the snail, then use the shell for its home.

#2 Arrow Crab excerpt from whozoo.org

Arrow Crab

Scientific Name:Stenorhynchus seticornis
Geographical Range: The Arrow Crab inhabits North Carolina to Florida and Texas. It is also found in the Bahamas, Bermuda and West Indies to Brazil.
Habitat: The Arrow Crab is found on rocks, shell sand, coral rubble bottoms, coral reefs, and is found from low tide lines to water that is 1489 meters deep.
Diet in the Wild: The Arrow Crab is mainly a nocturnal scavenger. It eats small feather duster worms and other tiny animals that inhabit the coral reef..
Conservation Status: Not protected.
Location in the Zoo: Aquarium (currently not on exhibit)


#3 ?
#4 ?
#5 Caribbean Spiny Lobster excerpt Marinebio.org
Panulirus argus
Caribbean Spiny LobsterKingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palinuridae
Genus: Panulirus
species: Panulirus argus
Full Taxonomy (ITIS)
Caribbean Spiny Lobster Photo Gallery
#6 ?
#7 Brown spotted moray?

[torrey]

#6 looks like a Splendid Toadfish, but I've never seen one that color

[cyclical]

Originally Posted by Scubling

Wow cool picts.. Did you take them?

I sure did... I took them a few days ago actually in Cozumel.

Originally Posted by No Misses

I am by no means an expert. But I do recognize a few.

Thanks a lot for your help I updated the post to reflect the names...

[cyclical]

Originally Posted by torrey

#6 looks like a Splendid Toadfish, but I've never seen one that color

Yeah that is what I was thinking... but when looking them up they are slightly different colors.

[torrey]

Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe #3 is a yellow stingray with a bar jack.

common: Bar Jack
family: Carangidae
scientific: Seriola rivoliana

common: Yellow Stingray
family: Urolophidae
scientific: Urobatis jamaicensis

[cyclical]

Originally Posted by torrey

Somebody can correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe #3 is a yellow stingray with a bar jack.

common: Bar Jack
family: Carangidae
scientific: Seriola rivoliana

common: Yellow Stingray
family: Urolophidae
scientific: Urobatis jamaicensis

Thanks... looked up images based on the names you gave me and it looks like a match.

excerpt from http://128.227.186.212/fish/Gallery/...k/barjack.html

Feeding habits:
... Bar jacks are usually bottom feeders in their first or second year of growth. Juveniles sometimes follow a bottom feeder such as a stingray, eating whatever is stirred up....



Thank you very much....

[torrey]

By the way, before my last trip to Cozumel I tried to study up on my fish ID a little. This site has some really cool quizzes that will help. Check out the "Web Resources" section:

http://www.reef.org/