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WorldQueen triggerfish
Large, colourful reef fish of the tropical Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
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
WorldYellow boxfish
A bright yellow, cube-shaped reef fish with toxic mucus.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758
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
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
WorldClownfish
Small reef fish living in sea anemones.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1801
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
WorldWarty frogfish
A spotted marine fish with a lure on its head found in the Indo-Pacific.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1840
Southeast AsiaPygmy seahorse
Tiny seahorses with unique brooding and camouflage traits found in Southeast Asian reefs.Other · Coasts and shelves
🇮🇳 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
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Queen triggerfish: James St. John, CC BY 2.0, source
- Green chromis: Citron, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Oriental sweetlips: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Leaf scorpionfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Giant moray: Nhobgood Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Yellow boxfish: J. Petersen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Spot-fin porcupinefish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Potato grouper: Richard Ling, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Sea goldie: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Nassau grouper: q phia, CC BY 2.0, source
- Butterflyfish: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Parrotfish: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Surgeonfish: Unknown author, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Clownfish: Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Damselfish: Nick Hobgood, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lionfish: Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl, CC BY 2.5, source
- Whitetail dascyllus: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Warty frogfish: iNaturalist.org (Dan Schofield) (Dan Schofield), CC BY 4.0, source
- Pygmy seahorse: Jens Petersen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Reef stonefish: Karelj, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Red lionfish: Photo by Jens Petersen , Edited by User:Olegiwit (cloned in part of fi, CC BY 2.5, source