Cosmoledo
Cosmoledo is 650 miles south of Mahe and 70 miles east of Assomption. It is a limestone atoll atop basalt, consisting of twelve islands and a roughly circular lagoon. Cosmoledo is home to many sea birds, especially boobies, and many sea turtles.
Oriental sweetlips, Plectorhinchus vittatus
Guineafowl pufferfish, Arothron meleagris (yellow morph)
White-spotted puffer, Arothron hispidus
Honeycomb moray, Gymnothorax favagineus
Latticetail moray, Gymnothorax buroensis
Redtooth triggerfish, Odonus niger
Common lionfish, Pterois volitans
Goatfish, Parupeneus sp.
Clownfish, Amphiprion sp.
Indian sailfin tang, Zebrasoma desjardinii
Pixy hawkfish, Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus (red morph)
Checkerboard wrasse, Halichoeres hortulanus
Blue-striped fangblenny, Plagioytremus rhinorhynchos
Tomato grouper, Cephalopholis sonnerati
Forster's hawkfish, Paracirrhintes forsteri
Blue-striped snapper, Lutjanus kasmira
Striped large-eye bream, Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Giant squirrelfish, Sargocentron spiniferum
Spiny-head cardinalfish, Apogon urostigma
Spanish dancer, Hexabranchus sanguineus, and its egg veil
White-banded cleaner shrimp, Lysmata amboinensis
Banded boxer shrimp, Stenopus hispidus
Anemone carrier, Dardanus tinctor
Spiny spider crab, Achaeus spinosus
Pencil urchin
Graeff's sea cucumber, Bohaelschia graeffi
Christmas tree worm, Spirobranchus giganteus
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