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Related FAQs: The Fishes of the
Cook Islands,
Coverage of families in the Cooks: Surgeons,
Doctorfishes, Tangs, Triggerfishes, Hawkfishes,
Wrasses
Related Articles: Introduction to Fishwatcher's
Guide Series Pieces/Sections,
/Fishwatching: Adventure Travel Series
Pet-Fishing in the Cook Islands
Long Version, Pt. IV
To: Pet-Fishing
in the Cooks, Short Version, Longer Version: Part
I, Part II, Part III,
Part V
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Apogonids in the Cooks
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Only six species found here, some shallow water…
but not beautiful.
vApogon
kallopterus
vCheilodipterus
macrodon
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Balistids/Triggers N=14!
Not a mis-print, there are fourteen species of triggerfishes
found in the Cooks:
Balistapus undulatus, Balistoides viridescens, Canthidermis
maculatus, Melichthys niger, Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus, P. fuscus,
Rhinecanthus aculeatus, R. lunula, R. rectangulus, Sufflamen bursa,
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus, X. mento
A few examples shown. Can you identify these to species?
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Blennioids
vN=
15, but not many even of this small number of species to be found…
and very hard to catch here due to topography. One to definitely
avoid.
Here's the fish and diver biting Piano Fangblenny, Plagiotremus
tapenisoma. The area also has the Common Cleaner Mimic Saber Tooth
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Gobioids in the Cooks
vAbout
same depauperate, availability, catchability as blennioids here. N=
17, only a couple of species of Valenciennea’s are used by the
trade.
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vBetter
as game fish… the fishing is excellent here.
vN=23,
with one used commonly in our interest: Gnathanodon speciosus
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Carcharhinid Reef Sharks
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N= 10, all unsuitable for hobby use.
vMany
sharks at unpopulated northern island group. Not many down south.
Shown: Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos, C. melanopterus, Triaenodon
obesus.
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Butterflyfishes: Good ones:
Shown: Chaetodon auriga, C. mertensii, C. ulietensis, Forcipiger
flavissimus.
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More Good Cooks B/F’s
Shown: Forcipiger longirostris, Hemitaurichthys polylepis, Heniochus
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