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Saltwater Aquarium Fish Species

Popular Fish Name	Fish Family	Scientific Name
Species suitable for beginners
Clownfish		Amphiprion Percula
Damselfish	Pomacentridae	Chromis chromis
Species needing experienced care and large tanks
Dragonets	Callionymidae	Callionymus
Lionfish	Scorpaenidae	Pterois or Dendrochirus,
Species needing expert care and best avoided
Antennata Lionfish	Scorpaenidae	Pterois Antennata
Rays	Rajomorphii or Batoidea	Batoidea - common rays and skates Myliobatiformes - eagle rays, manta rays Pristiformes - sawfishes
Seahorse	Syngnathidae	Hippocampus
Sharks	Selachimorpha	Hexanchiformes: Examples from this group include the cow sharks, frilled shark and even a shark that

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Dragonface Pipefish

Fish Name Dragonface Pipefish

Scientific Name Corythoichthys Sp.

Description: Pipe fish

Purple Pseudochromis

Fish Name Purple Pseudochromis

Scientific Name Pseudochromis Porphyreus

Description: 70 gal bowfront corner tank, 380 watt MH PC combo, 40 lbs live rock, 60 lbs live sand or so, fluvall FX5, remora pro with mag drive 3, clean up crew, black and white oscellaris, coral beauty, strawberry pseudocromis, 2 femail squami anthias and 1 male squami anthias, Bubble tip anemone, cleaner shrimp, running since aug of 08'