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Common Name
Genus
Species
Records  
Category
Family
Order
Class
Kingdom
1
Fringed Filefish
Monacanthus
ciliatus
0
Fish
Monacanthidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
2
Spotted Burrfish
Chilomycterus
reticulatus
0
Fish
Diodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
3
Honeycomb Cowfish
Acanthostracion
polygonia
0
Fish
Ostraciidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
4
Balloonfish
Diodon
holocanthus
0
Fish
Diodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
5
Trunkfish
Lactophrys
trigonus
0
Fish
Ostraciidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
6
Sharptail Mola
Masturus
lanceolatus
0
Fish
Molidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
7
Smooth Puffer
Lagocephalus
laevigatus
6
Fish
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
8
Northern Puffer
Sphoeroides
maculatus
49
Fish
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
9
Gray Triggerfish
Balistes
capriscus
4
Fish
Balistidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
10
Checkered Puffer
Sphoeroides
testudineus
0
Fish
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
11
Rough Triggerfish
Canthidermis
maculata
0
Fish
Balistidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
12
Dotterel Filefish
Aluterus
heudelotii
0
Fish
Monacanthidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
13
Orange Filefish
Aluterus
schoepfii
4
Fish
Monacanthidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
14
Striped Burrfish
Chilomycterus
schoepfii
35
Fish
Diodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
15
Orangespotted Filefish
Cantherhines
pullus
0
Fish
Monacanthidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
16
Porcupinefish
Diodon
hystrix
0
Fish
Diodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
17
Planehead Filefish
Stephanolepis
hispidus
8
Fish
Monacanthidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
18
Ocean Sunfish
Mola
mola
7
Fish
Molidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
19
Scrawled Cowfish
Acanthostracion
quadricornis
0
Fish
Ostraciidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
20
Smooth Trunkfish
Rhinesomus
triqueter
0
Fish
Ostraciidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
21
Queen Triggerfish
Balistes
vetula
1
Fish
Balistidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
22
Oceanic Puffer
Lagocephalus
lagocephalus
0
Fish
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
23
Ocean Triggerfish
Canthidermis
sufflamen
0
Fish
Balistidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
24
Bandtail Puffer
Sphoeroides
spengleri
1
Fish
Tetraodontidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
25
Unicorn Filefish
Aluterus
monoceros
0
Fish
Monacanthidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia
26
Scrawled Filefish
Aluterus
scriptus
0
Fish
Monacanthidae
Tetraodontiformes
Actinopterygii
Animalia