Tang
Achilles Tang
Acanthurus achilles
The Achilles tang is a black fish with a big orange spot near its tail. The spot is shaped like a drop of fire.
49 species guides
Angelfish
African Flameback Angelfish
Centropyge acanthops
The African flameback angel is a tiny fish, about as long as your finger. Its body is deep blue to purple.
Grouper
Argus Grouper
Cephalopholis argus
The argus grouper is a dark brown fish covered in hundreds of tiny blue dots.
Toadfish
Atlantic Toadfish
Opsanus sp.
A toadfish is a chunky fish with a big, flat head and a huge mouth. Its eyes sit on top of its head.
Goby
Aurora Goby
Amblyeleotris aurora
The aurora goby is a fish with a best friend. Its friend is a pistol shrimp.
Wrasse
Banana Wrasse
Thalassoma lutescens
The banana wrasse is a big, fast fish. Young fish and girls are bright yellow, just like a banana.
Cardinalfish
Banggai Cardinalfish
Pterapogon kauderni
The Banggai cardinalfish is a silver fish with three bold black stripes. It has long pointy fins and tiny white dots.
Angelfish
Bicolor Angelfish
Centropyge bicolor
The bicolor angelfish is a small fish painted in two colors. The front of its body is bright yellow.
Blenny
Bicolor Blenny
Ecsenius bicolor
The Bicolor Blenny is a small fish that looks like it has on two shirts at once. The front half is dark brown or blue.
Wrasse
Bird Wrasse
Gomphosus varius
The bird wrasse has a long, thin nose. It looks like a bird's beak. It swims by flapping its side fins like wings.
Snapper
Black and White Snapper
Macolor niger
The black and white snapper changes a lot as it grows. A baby is black with big white patches.
Butterflyfish
Blackback Butterflyfish
Chaetodon melannotus
The blackback is a flat, silver-white fish with a yellow edge all around. Lots of thin dark lines slant up its sides.
Tang
Blue Hippo Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
Dory in the movies Finding Nemo and Finding Dory is a blue hippo tang.
Butterflyfish
Bluespot Butterflyfish
Chaetodon plebeius
The bluespot butterflyfish is a small, flat fish. It is bright yellow. On each side it has a long patch of shiny blue.
Wrasse
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse
Labroides dimidiatus
The bluestreak cleaner wrasse is a small, thin fish. It grows to about as long as your hand.
Pipefish
Bluestripe Pipefish
Doryrhamphus excisus
The bluestripe pipefish is a tiny cousin of the seahorse.
Snapper
Bluestripe Snapper
Lutjanus kasmira
The bluestripe snapper is a bright yellow fish. It has four shiny blue stripes along each side, and its belly is white.
Blenny
Canary Blenny
Meiacanthus oualanensis
The canary blenny is a small fish that is bright yellow, just like a canary bird.
Clownfish
Cinnamon Clownfish
Amphiprion melanopus
The cinnamon clownfish is a red and black clownfish. It has one wide white stripe on its head, just behind the eye.
Grouper
Clown Grouper
Pogonoperca punctata
The clown grouper is a gray-brown fish covered in little white dots, like snowflakes.
Tang
Convict Tang
Acanthurus triostegus
The convict tang wears stripes, like the striped suits that prisoners wore long ago.
Angelfish
Coral Beauty Angelfish
Centropyge bispinosa
The coral beauty is a small angelfish. It is dark blue and purple, with bright orange or yellow stripes on its sides.
Wrasse
Coral Hogfish
Bodianus mesothorax
The coral hogfish looks like it is wearing two outfits. The front half is dark purple.
Wrasse
Diana's Hogfish
Bodianus diana
Diana's hogfish is a wrasse with a long snout and sharp front teeth. A grown-up fish is red and orange.
Pufferfish
Dogface Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
The dogface puffer has a round face with a short snout. Many people think it looks a bit like a dog.
Damselfish
Domino Damselfish
Dascyllus trimaculatus
The domino damsel is a black fish with white spots. A young one has three spots.
Tang
Epaulette Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricauda
The epaulette surgeonfish is a big gray to dark brown fish. It has a black stripe behind each eye.
Wrasse
Exquisite Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
The exquisite wrasse is a small fish with bright colors. It grows to about four or five inches long.
Wrasse
Fairy Wrasse
Cirrhilabrus sp.
Fairy wrasses are small fish with very bright colors. There are more than 60 kinds.
Firefish
Firefish Goby
Nemateleotris magnifica
The firefish is a small, slim fish that looks like it was dipped in paint. Its head is yellow. Its middle is white.
Angelfish
Flame Angelfish
Centropyge loriculus
The flame angel is a small fish that looks like it is on fire. Its body is bright red and orange.
Rabbitfish
Foxface Rabbitfish
Siganus vulpinus
The foxface rabbitfish has a white face with a black stripe through its eyes, a black chest, and a bright yellow body.
Damselfish
Green Chromis
Chromis viridis
The green chromis is a small fish that shines pale green and blue, like a piece of sea glass.
Blenny
Lawnmower Blenny
Salarias fasciatus
The Lawnmower Blenny got its name because it spends almost the whole day mowing the rocks.
Dragonet
Mandarin Dragonet
Synchiropus splendidus
The mandarin dragonet looks like someone painted it with swirls of blue, orange and green.
Clownfish
Maroon Clownfish
Amphiprion biaculeatus
The maroon clownfish is the biggest clownfish of all. It has a deep red-brown body and three thin stripes.
Wrasse
Melanurus Wrasse
Halichoeres melanurus
The melanurus wrasse is a slim, fast fish that looks like a neon sign.
Clownfish
Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
The ocellaris clownfish is a small orange fish with three white stripes. Each stripe has a thin black edge.
Dottyback
Orchid Dottyback
Pseudochromis fridmani
The Orchid Dottyback is a small fish that is bright purple all over, like a purple flower.
Cardinalfish
Pajama Cardinalfish
Sphaeramia nematoptera
The pajama cardinalfish looks like it got dressed in three outfits at once! Its face is yellow and green.
Tang
Powder Blue Tang
Acanthurus leucosternon
The powder blue tang is one of the prettiest fish on the reef.
Firefish
Purple Firefish
Nemateleotris decora
The purple firefish is a slim little fish dressed like a sunset. Its face is purple. Its body is pale yellow or white.
Basslet
Royal Gramma
Gramma loreto
The Royal Gramma is a small fish from the Caribbean Sea that looks like it was dipped in two cans of paint.
Wrasse
Six Line Wrasse
Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
The six line wrasse is a tiny, fast fish about as long as your finger.
Blenny
Tailspot Blenny
Ecsenius stigmatura
The Tailspot Blenny is a tiny fish. It only grows to about as long as your finger.
Damselfish
Two Stripe Damselfish
Dascyllus reticulatus
The two stripe damsel is a small gray fish with two dark stripes.
Tang
Yellow Tang
Zebrasoma flavescens
The yellow tang is a bright yellow fish. Its body is flat and round, like a pancake, and it has a pointy snout.