Medium: 20 to 60 cm
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GroupSharkRayCarpCatfishSalmonidHerringCodTunaPerch-likeCichlidReef fishEelFlatfishLivebearerAncientOther
WaterRivers and lakesEstuaries and mangrovesCoasts and shelvesCoral reefsOpen oceanDeep seaPolar and cold seasCaves and springsBetween sea and river
WorldQueen triggerfish
Large, colourful reef fish of the tropical Atlantic.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1758
🇺🇸 United StatesGaribaldi
Bright orange damselfish and official marine state fish of California.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1860
WorldSeahorse
Small marine fish with horse-like heads and curled tails in the genus Hippocampus.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldYellow boxfish
A bright yellow, cube-shaped reef fish with toxic mucus.Reef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldLonghorn cowfish
Box-shaped reef fish with long head hornsReef fish · Coasts and shelves · 1758
WorldThreadfin butterflyfish
A tropical marine fish with a trailing dorsal filament.Reef 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
WorldBird wrasse
A long-snouted Indo-Pacific reef fish that changes sex.Reef fish · 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
WorldLionfish
Venomous marine fish of the genus Pterois known for striking stripes and invasive spread.Ray · Coral reefs · 1900
WorldBoxfish
Armoured fish with a box-like body and toxic skin secretions.Other · Coasts and shelves · 1810
WorldBluestripe snapper
Bright yellow reef fish with four blue stripesPerch-like · Coasts and shelves · 1775
Southeast AsiaPygmy seahorse
Tiny seahorses with unique brooding and camouflage traits found in Southeast Asian reefs.Other · Coasts and shelves
WorldSpotted garden eel
Small spotted eel living in sandy burrows in the Indo-Pacific.Eel · Coral reefs
🇦🇺 AustraliaCommon seadragon
Camouflaged marine fish with leaf-like appendages found in southern Australia.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
- Garibaldi: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Seahorse: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yellow boxfish: J. Petersen, CC BY 2.5, source
- Longhorn cowfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Threadfin butterflyfish: Bernard E. Picton BernardP, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Yellow longnose butterflyfish: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Raccoon butterflyfish: Rickard Zerpe, CC BY 2.0, source
- Copperband butterflyfish: Luc Viatour, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Bird wrasse: Toby Hudson, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Butterflyfish: Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Lionfish: Christian Mehlführer, User:Chmehl, CC BY 2.5, source
- Boxfish: Bernd, CC BY 2.0, source
- Bluestripe snapper: Diego Delso, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Pygmy seahorse: Jens Petersen, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Spotted garden eel: Esquilo, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Common seadragon: Richard Ling <wikipedia@rling.com> --> Rling, 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