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consuming fire and vicious hurricanes. “VIRGIN ISLANDS REEF
These days, it is unfortunately said that CREATURES”, or “Criaturas Del
Fredriksted’s street crime is also of note Arrecife De Islas Virgenes” The species
and worry, and thus visitors have been include the usual cast of characters. In
staying away in droves. However, with a case you need to translate 100 or so
cruise ship pier, and with circle-island species into English (or into Spanish) the
tours around St. Croix beginning in list is as follows, alphabetically with the
Christiansted, there are still a large and English name first:
growing number of day visitors. The
town is described as follows on the Franko Banded Butterflyfish Mariposa Bandeada
Map of St. Croix: Bar Jack Cojinuda Carbonera
Barred Hamlet Vaca Manchada
Frederiksted This is the 2nd largest town Basket Sponge Esponja Cesta
in the USVI. Established in 1751, but was Bermuda Chub Chopa Blanca
destroyed by a tsunami in 1867, and then Bi-color Damselfish Jaqueta Coliblanca
by fire in 1878, and again much damaged Black Durgon Calafate Negro
by Hurricane Hugo in 1989. Town now Black Grouper Abadejo
has much Victorian-style architecture. Black Sea Cucumber Pepino Negro del
Frederiksted is toured in 1 day. Much of Mar
this town appears old and run down, and Blacktip Reef Shark Tiburon de Aletas
it is said that visitors should be aware of Negras
street crime. Blue Angelfish Pez Ángel Azul
Blue Parrotfish Loro Azul
For my own entertainment and delight, the Blue Chromis Castañeta Azul
entire bottom of Franko’s Map of St. Blue Tang Cirujano Azul
Croix is highlighted, enlivened and Bluehead Wrasse Diamasel
beautified by Franko’s Caribbean Reef Bluestriped Grunt Chachi Amarillo
Creatures, with over 100 species depicted Branching Vase Sponge La Esponja del
and named in both English and Spanish. Jarrón
Adding fish and other reef creatures to my Brown Chromis Castañeta Marrón
maps was an idea that I had and began to Brown Tube Sponge Esponja Marrón
do starting with Franko’s Map of Santa Caesar Grunt Ronco Caesar
Catalina Island (my beloved Catalina Cero Carite Chinigua
Island, California) in the late 1990’s. Cleaning Goby Limpiador Gobio
With this Franko Map depicting the U.S. Clown Wrasse Doncella Payaso
Virgin Islands, I think I’ve done my best Coney Cherna Cabrilla
yet in this regard. This is partly because I Coral Crab Congrejo de Coral
enlisted the help of my bilingual daughter Creole Wrasse Doncella Criolla
(she teaches high school Spanish to native Cushion Sea Star Estrella de Mar
Hispanics) to edit my names on: Dolphin Fish (Mahi Mahi) Dorado
