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.
65 species guides
Goby
Aurora Goby
Amblyeleotris aurora
The aurora goby is a fish with a best friend. Its friend is a pistol shrimp.
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.
Tang
Blue Hippo Tang
Paracanthurus hepatus
Dory in the movies Finding Nemo and Finding Dory is a blue hippo tang.
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.
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.
Tang
Convict Tang
Acanthurus triostegus
The convict tang wears stripes, like the striped suits that prisoners wore long ago.
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.
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.
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.
Goby
Yellow Watchman Goby
Cryptocentrus cinctus
The yellow watchman goby is a chunky little yellow fish with tiny blue dots. Its big eyes sit on top of its head.
LPS coral
Acan Lord Coral
Micromussa lordhowensis
The Acan Lord is a coral that looks like a pile of soft, shiny buttons. Each button is a polyp.
SPS coral
Birdsnest Coral
Seriatopora sp.
Birdsnest coral looks like a messy little nest made of thin, pointy sticks. Each stick is a branch of stony skeleton.
LPS coral
Duncan Coral
Duncanopsammia axifuga
A Duncan coral looks like a little bunch of flowers. Each flower is a polyp.
Soft coral
Green Star Polyps
Briareum violaceum
Green star polyps look like a purple carpet covered in tiny glowing green stars.
Soft coral
Kenya Tree Coral
Capnella sp.
The Kenya tree coral looks like a little tree, or a soft head of cauliflower.
LPS coral
Lobophyllia Coral
Lobophyllia sp.
A lobo coral looks like a pile of soft, fleshy pillows or a brain with deep folds.
SPS coral
Montipora Capricornis
Montipora capricornis
Montipora capricornis is a coral that grows in flat plates.
SPS coral
Montipora Digitata
Montipora digitata
Montipora digitata looks like a little bush made of stony fingers.
LPS coral
Plate Coral
Fungia sp.
A plate coral looks like a round, flat plate or a mushroom cap lying on the sand.
Mushroom coral
Ricordea Florida
Ricordea florida
Ricordea florida is a small, round, flat animal. It looks like a mushroom covered in tiny bubbles.
LPS coral
Scoly Coral
Lobophyllia vitiensis
A scoly is a coral that looks like a big, soft, puffy button or doughnut. Most scolys are just one huge polyp.
LPS coral
Tonga Mussa Coral
Homophyllia sp.
The Tonga Mussa is a coral from the island country of Tonga, far out in the Pacific Ocean.
LPS coral
Torch Coral
Euphyllia glabrescens
A torch coral looks like a bunch of long, wiggly noodles waving in the water.
Zoanthid
Zoanthids
Zoanthus sp.
Zoanthids, or 'zoas', are tiny animals that look like flowers. Each one is a polyp.
Snail
Astrea Snail
Lithopoma sp.
The astrea snail is a small snail with a shell shaped like a cone or a little pyramid.
Sea cucumber
Atlantic Sea Cucumber
Holothuria sp.
A sea cucumber is a soft, slow animal shaped like a fat sausage. It is a cousin of starfish and sea urchins.
Snail
Banded Trochus Snail
Trochus sp.
The banded trochus is a small snail with a shell shaped like a pointy party hat.
Shrimp
Blood Red Fire Shrimp
Lysmata debelius
The Blood Red Fire Shrimp is one of the reddest animals on the reef. Its body is deep red, like a ripe cherry.