Reddish/Big Eyes
Cardinalfish
Squirrelfish
Florida Keys Tropical Fish
This family of reddish fish with large
"squirrel-like" eyes and long, rear dorsal fins
are common inhabitants of shallow reefs.  
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Squirrelfish

The golden orange dorsal fin
separates this fish from it's
look-alike, the longspine
squirrelfish.
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