Top 10 Top 10 Reef Animals
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1. Fan Corals
Delicately veined fronds coming up from the ocean floor, which wave graciously in the undersea currents.
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2. Sea Cucumbers
Tube-like creatures with a tough, spiny skin that can be seen lying motionless on the seabed or in clefts in the coral.
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3. Snappers
Among the commonest fish here, yellowtail, blackfin, and other snappers move in huge, gleaming shoals.
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4. Angelfish
Spectacularly colorful fish, with a fan-like shape and luminous stripes and patches in yellows and electric blue.
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5. Sergeant Majors
Bright, darting, little fish, recognizable by their black and yellow vertical stripes.
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6. Pufferfish
Bizarre fish that, when provoked, inflate themselves by taking in water in order to deter attackers.
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7. Parrot Fish
These come in many varieties and sizes, but most are very colorful and look as if they are smiling amiably.
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8. Rays
Spotted eagle rays, elegantly waving their “wings” as if to fly through the water, are common around some of the Cozumel reefs.
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9. Barracudas and Sharks
Many varieties are found around the Yucatán reefs – but attacks on humans are almost unknown.
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10. Turtles
Now endangered, sea turtles come ashore to lay their eggs on sandy beaches along the southern Riviera.
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