Animal Stamp of Republic of Kiribati

Republic of Kiribati consists of the islands with which the area at which a Pacific the date line and the Pacific equator cross is dotted, and most residents are the Micronesia systems. Although this area was discovered by Spanish people from the 16th century to the 17th century, Britain did rule. It became independent as a republic in the British Commonwealth of Nations in 1979.
The stamp which drew sixteen kinds of fish from this Republic of Kiribati was issued in 1990 and 1991.

Republic of Kiribati
1990.7.12(1c,5c,10c,15c,20c,25c,30c,35c,40c,50c,60c,75c,$1,$2,$5)/1991.4.30(23c) Fish Stamp
Blue-barred Orange Parrotfish
Scarus ghobban
(Scaridae)
Honeycomb Rock Cod
Epinephelus merra
(Serranidae)
Bluefin Jack
Caranx melampygus
(Carangidae)
Paddle Tail Snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
(Lutjanidae)
Variegated Emperor
Lethrinella variegatus
(Lethrinidae)
Bennett's Pufferfish
Canthigaster bennetti
(Tetraodontidae)
Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulata
(Carangidae)
Black Saddled Coral Trout
Plectropomus laevis
(Serranidae)
Great Barracuda
Sphyraena barracuda
(Sphyraenidae)
Convict Surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
(Acanthuridae)
Voilet Squirrelfish
Holocentrus violaceus
(Holocentridae)
Freckied Hawkfish
Paracirrhites forsteri
(Cirrhitidae)
Pennant Coral Fish
Heniochus acuminatus
(Chaetodontidae)
Yellow and Blue Sea Perch
Lutjanus kasmira
(Lutjanidae)
Indo-Pacific Sailfish
Istiophorus platypterus
(Istiophoridae)
Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus
(Carcharhinidae)


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