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Nice surprise to see former BIOL317 student, Ty, now working at the aquarium.
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giant sea bass (Stereolepis gigas)
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chocolate chip sea star (Protoreaster nodosus)
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bonnethead shark (Sphyrna tiburo)
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According to the Aquarium's online brochure, the Aquarium's Queensland grouper came from a hotel in Las Vegas,
where it had outgrown its exhibit and needed a new home. It has lived in the Tropical Reef Habitat ever since.
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spotted eagle ray (Aetobatus narinari)
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zebra shark (Stegastoma fasciatum)
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leafy seadragon (Phycodurus eques)
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spotted lagoon jelly (Mastigias papua)
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Tentative (this and next three): young purple-striped jelly that doesn't yet have much distinctive striping.
Sea jellies in the genus Chrysaora look similar before they get their adult striping. To the north, in the states of Washington and Oregon, one would more likely see
the Pacific sea nettle, (Chrysaora fuscescens), whereas C. colorata is more oceanic and mostly south of San Francisco.
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tentative: brown box crab (Lopholithodes foraminatus)
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California side-gilled slug (Pleurobranchaea californica)
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tentative: a sarcastic fringehead (Neoclinus blanchardi)
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tube anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
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Magellanic penguin (Spheniscus magellanicus)
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bluespotted ribbontail ray (Taeniura lymma)
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bat ray (Myliobatis californica)
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horseshoe crab (Limulus polyphemus)
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Former BIOL317 student, Adam, once again gave us a fantastic behind-the-scenes tour. Thanks!
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tentative: cownose ray (Rhinoptera bonasus)
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tentative: juvenile white-spotted bamboo shark (Chiloscyllium plagiosum)
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frilled anemone (Metridium senile) and spot prawns
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spot prawn (Pandalus platyceros)
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tentative: a day octopus (Octopus cyanea)
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Under Construction!