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🇦🇺 Australia and 4 moreLeopard coral grouper A spotted reef predator prized for food across the Pacific.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1802 WorldRegal blue tang Bright blue reef fish with a yellow tail and black markings.Reef fish · Coral reefs WorldSix-line wrasse Small violet reef fish with six orange stripesReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1857 🇧🇷 Brazil and 1 moreFrench angelfish A slow-growing Caribbean reef fish known for its sponge diet.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1799 WorldBluehead wrasse A small Atlantic reef fish known for changing sex and colour.Other · Coral reefs WorldGreen chromis Small iridescent reef damselfish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coral reefs WorldOriental sweetlips Striped reef fish with swollen lips found in the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldLeaf scorpionfish A small reef fish that mimics a drifting leaf to ambush prey.Other · Coral reefs · 1802 🇦🇺 AustraliaGiant moray A large Indo-Pacific eel known for its size and role in reef ecosystems.Eel · Coral reefs WorldSpot-fin porcupinefish A spiny tropical reef fish that inflates when threatened.Other · Coasts and shelves WorldPotato grouper Large Indo-Pacific reef grouper with dark blotches.Perch-like · Coral reefs · 1959 WorldSea goldie A colourful reef fish that changes sex.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves North AmericaNassau grouper A large reef fish critical to Caribbean fisheries now facing extinction risks.Perch-like · Coral reefs WorldThreadfin butterflyfish A tropical marine fish with a trailing dorsal filament.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves North AmericaFoureye butterflyfish Atlantic reef fish with false eyespots for defenceReef fish · Coasts and shelves WorldYellow longnose butterflyfish A bright yellow reef fish with a long snout.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1898 WorldRaccoon butterflyfish A striped marine fish with a distinctive facial mask.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1802 WorldCopperband butterflyfish A long-snouted reef fish with yellow stripesReef fish · Coasts and shelves 🇲🇾 Malaysia and 4 moreHumphead wrasse The largest reef-dwelling wrasse, known for its forehead hump and endangered status.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1801 WorldBird wrasse A long-snouted Indo-Pacific reef fish that changes sex.Reef fish · Coral reefs WorldGreen humphead parrotfish The largest parrotfish species, known for its massive head and role in reef bioerosion.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves 🇺🇸 United States and 2 moreRainbow parrotfish Largest Atlantic parrotfish found on coral reefs and in mangroves.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves WorldQueen parrotfish A colourful reef fish that turns coral into sandReef fish · Coasts and shelves WorldFire goby A colourful reef dartfish with a yellow head and red tail.Reef fish · Coral reefs OceaniaPajama Cardinalfish Small, spotted reef fish known for male mouthbrooding.Other · Coral reefs 🇺🇸 United StatesReef triggerfish Hawaii’s official state fish with a pig-like snoutReef fish · Coral reefs WorldMoorish idol A striking black, white and yellow reef fish found across the Indo-Pacific.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1758 WorldButterflyfish A global family of colourful tropical reef fish known for their bright patterns and coral diets.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1815 WorldParrotfish Reef-dwelling wrasses with beak-like teeth that grind coral into sand.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves WorldSurgeonfish Marine fish family with sharp tail spines and algae diets.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves WorldDamselfish Small marine fish known for aggressive territorial behaviour and reef farming.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves WorldLionfish Venomous marine fish of the genus Pterois known for striking stripes and invasive spread.Ray · Coral reefs · 1900 WorldWhitetail dascyllus A small Indo-Pacific reef fish with bold black and white stripes.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves WorldThreespot dascyllus A small black and white reef fish with three distinct spots.Reef fish · Coral reefs WorldEmperor red snapper Large Indo-Pacific reef snapper with distinctive juvenile bands.Perch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1816 Southeast AsiaPygmy seahorse Tiny seahorses with unique brooding and camouflage traits found in Southeast Asian reefs.Other · Coasts and shelves Yellowhead jawfish WorldYellowhead jawfish Small Caribbean reef fish that builds burrows and broods eggs in its mouth.Reef fish · Coral reefs WorldOrnate ghost pipefish A camouflaged reef fish with variable colours and female brood pouches.Other · Coral reefs 🇮🇳 India and 4 moreReef stonefish A highly venomous marine fish known for its rock-like camouflage and potent toxins.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1801 🇮🇩 Indonesia and 2 moreRed lionfish Venomous coral reef fish native to the Indo-Pacific and invasive in the Atlantic.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1758 WorldRoyal angelfish A striped marine angelfish from Indo-Pacific reefs.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1772 WorldEmperor angelfish A striking reef fish with bold blue and yellow stripes.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1787 WorldClown unicornfish A reef-dwelling surgeonfish with orange tail spines and a black face mask.Reef fish · Coral reefs · 1801 WorldQueen angelfish A colourful reef fish with a blue crown spot.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758 WorldQueen triggerfish Large, colourful reef fish of the tropical Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758 OceaniaFlame angelfish Bright orange-red marine angelfish from Pacific reefsReef fish · Coral reefs

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