A number of IDs needed from Roatan

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designbysue

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Just returned from Roatan and have a few critters I can't name - can some one please help?

1.
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2. This green slime covered a very larger area - what is this?
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3. Found this beautiful school of these, but can't figure out what they are.
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4. Cool.. but what?

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5. What is the yellow stuff on this sponge?
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6. And these white blobs on this sponge?
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7. More slimy (or snotty) blobs.
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8. What is this between the corals?
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9. And this fish - was I thing about 5 inches long.
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10. And this thing hiding in a sponge?
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I have more but will do another post with them so part 2 to follow.

Thanks for your help - usually I know or can find the things but this time it seems I got a lot of things I have not seen before.
 
3 Might be immature fairy basslets.There might also be a wrasse with similar coloration.

Some of the blobs might be egg cases - no idea for what.
 
#3 are sunshinefish.

I had also posted pictures of the white blobs looking for an ID, hope you get an ID this time so we'll both know!
 
My book may also suggest juvenile sunshine fish.
probably right - you can see the white belly on one which a basslet won't have.
 
Believe #8, #5 to be tunicates, also possibly #2, or #2 might be an algae.
#4 looks to be A trumpet Shell, possibly Triton Trumpet.
Have seen #10 as well, I almost think some type of anemone.
Agree On Razorfish & juve Sunshine.
 
#2 maybe overgrowing mat tunicate Humann Creature 2d ed. p. 417
#4 maybe king helmet based on dark strips over outer lip Humann Creature 2d ed p. 268
#5 maybe variable boring sponge Humann Creature p. 59
 
#4 is a hairy triton. Helmet shells are much rounder in shape and the siphon canal does not stick out so far.
 

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