tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6435712115324909222011-06-07T23:31:44.931-07:00Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-43266233826768102002008-12-28T16:49:00.000-08:002009-01-01T16:10:17.529-08:00This is not an exhaustive list, but it's a good start for the most common fish that can be seen on the reef. <br /><br /><strong>Family: Butterflyfish – Chaetodontidae</strong><br />Chaetodon striatus – Banded Butterflyfish <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/banded-butterfly.html">photo</a><br />Chaetodon capistratus – Foureye Butterflyfish <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/ButterflyFour/ButterflyFour.htm">photo</a><br />Chaetodon ocellatus – Spotfin Butterflyfish <a href="http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_fauna_sci-Fish&seq_num=205624&one=T">photo</a><br />Chaetodon sedentarius – Reef Butterflyfish <a href="http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_fauna_com-Fish&seq_num=205226&one=T">photo</a><br />Chaetodon aculeatus – Longsnout Butterflyfish <a href="http://www.fishid.com/images/bigpix/butterflyfish/longsnout.htm">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Angelfish – Pomacanthidae</strong><br />Centropyge argi - Cherubfish <a href="http://www.centropyge.net/argi.html">photo</a><br />Holacanthus ciliaris – Queen Angelfish <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=285">photo</a><br />Holacanthus tricolor – Rock Beauty <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3610">photo</a><br />Pomacanthus paru – French Angelfish <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/french-angelfish_22.html">photo</a><br />Pomacanthus arcuatus – Gray Angelfish <a href="http://www.reefnews.com/reefnews/photos/bimini/gray.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Surgeonfish – Acanthuridae</strong><br />Acanthurus coeruleus – Blue Tang <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/blue-tang_22.html">photo</a><br />Acanthurus bahianus - Ocean Surgeonfish <a href="http://fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=942">photo</a><br />Acanthurus chirurgus - Doctorfish <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=27">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Jack – Carangidae</strong><br />Caranx ruber – Bar jack <a href="http://reefguide.org/barjack.html">photo</a><br />Caranx bartholomaei – Yellow jack <a href="http://www.martinreefs.com/pages/popups/yellowjack.html">photo</a><br />Caranx latus – Horse-eye jack <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=291">photo</a><br />Caranx crysos – Blue runner <a href="http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/warm_saltwater/caranx_crysos.htm">photo</a><br />Alectis ciliaris – African pompano <a href="http://www.jjphoto.dk/fish_archive/warm_saltwater/alectis_ciliaris.htm">photo</a><br />Trachinotus goodie – Palometa <a href="http://reefguide.org/palometa.html">photo</a><br />Trachinotus falcatus - Permit <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/permit/permit.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Mackerel – Scombridae</strong><br />Scomberomorus regalis - Cero <a href="http://www.sms.si.edu/irLspec/Scombe_regali.htm">photo</a><br />Scomberomorus maculates – Spanish Mackerel <a href="http://indian-river.fl.us/fishing/fish/mackspan.html">photo</a><br /> <br /><strong>Family: Needlefish – Belonidae </strong><br />Ablennes hians – Flat Needlefish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=972">photo</a><br />Tylosurus crocodiles - Houndfish <a href="http://64.95.130.5/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=977">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Barracuda – Sphyraenidae</strong><br />Sphyraena barracuda – Great Barracuda <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=108">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Bonefish - Albulidae</strong><br />Albula vulpes - Bonefish <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=393">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Snook – Centropomidae</strong><br />Centropomus undecimalis – Common Snook <a href="http://marinefisheries.org/FishID/snookcom.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Porgy – Sparidae</strong><br />Calamus calamus – Saucereye Porgy <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=3903&password=&sort=1&cat=534&page=1">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Chub - Kyphosidae</strong><br />Kyphosus sectatrix/incisor - Chub <a href="http://www.reef.org/fish/twa/221">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Mojarra – Gerreidae</strong><br />Gerres cinereus – Yellowfin mojarra <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=1054">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Tarpon - Elopidae</strong><br />Megalops atlanticus - Tarpon <a href="http://www.pbmphoto.com/cay7.htm">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Spadefish - Ephippidae</strong><br />Chaetodipterus faber - Atlantic Spadefish - <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=428">photo</a><br /><br /><em>Families: Silversides, Herrings, Anchovies – Atherinidae, Clupeidae, Engraulididae</em><br /><br /><strong>Family: Grunt – Haemulidae</strong><br />Haemulon flavolineatum – French grunt <a href="http://www.reef.org/fish/twa/108">photo</a><br />Haemulon striatum – Striped grunt <a href="http://www.maestropescador.com/Colaboradores/patzner_robert_a/Haemulon_striatum.jpg">photo</a><br />Haemulon chrysargyreum – Smallmouth grunt <a href="http://piddlefish.servepics.com/SCUBA/pictures/FishOfTheDay/Hachr_u6-SmallMouthGrunt.jpg">photo</a><br />Haemulon plumieri – White grunt <a href="http://piddlefish.servepics.com/SCUBA/pictures/FishOfTheDay/Haplu_u1-whiteGrunt.jpg">photo</a><br />Haemulon sciurus – Bluestriped grunt <a href="http://www.reef.org/fish/twa/105">photo</a><br />Haemulon carbonarium – Caesar grunt <a href="http://www.marinelifeimages.com/photostore/details.php?gid=&sgid=&pid=251">photo</a><br />Haemulon aurolineatum - Tomtate <a href="http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_fauna_sci-Fish&seq_num=233819&one=Tto">photo</a><br />Haemulon melanurum - Cottonwick <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=2458&cat=777">photo</a><br />Haemulon macrostomum – Spanish grunt <a href="http://piddlefish.servepics.com/SCUBA/pictures/FishOfTheDay/Hamac_u3-SpanishGrunt.jpg">photo</a><br />Haemulon parra – Sailor's choice <a href="http://www.pbase.com/image/42180486">photo</a><br />Haemulon album – White margate <a href="http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_fauna_sci-Fish&enlarge=0091+3183+0986+0120">photo</a><br />Anisotremus virginicus - Porkfish <a href="http://www.pbmphoto.com/key6.htm">photo</a><br />Anisotremus surinamensis – Black margate <a href="http://artesub.smugmug.com/gallery/1820059/3/90930620#90930620-M-LB">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Snapper – Lutjanidae</strong><br />Lutjanus analis – Mutton snapper <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/MuttonSnapper/MuttonSnapper.html">photo</a><br />Lutjanus griseus – Gray snapper <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GraySnapper/Graysnapper.html">photo</a><br />Lutjanus cyanopterus – Cubera snapper <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/CuberaSnapper/CuberaSnapper.html">photo</a><br />Lutjanus jocu – Dog snapper <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/dogsnapper/dogsnapper.html">photo</a><br />Lutjanus mahogoni – Mahogany snapper <a href="http://www.eol.org/taxa/17145275">photo</a><br />Lutjanus apodus - Schoolmaster <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=97&cat=569">photo</a><br />Lutjanus synagris – Lane snapper <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/gallery/descript/lanesnapper/lanesnapper.html">photo</a><br />Ocyurus chrysurus – Yellowtail snapper <a href="http://www.reef.org/fish/twa/197"> photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Chromis/Damselfish – Pomacentridae</strong><br />Stegastes diencaeus – Longfin damselfish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3649">photo</a><br />Stegastes planifrons – Threespot damselfish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3653">photo</a><br />Stegastes variabilis – Cocoa damselfish <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=10404">photo: juvenile</a>; <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3654">photo: adult</a><br />Stegastes leucostictus - Beaugregory <a href="http://www.saltcorner.com/sections/zoo/fish/damselfishes/stegastes/Sleucostictus.htm">photo</a><br />Stegastes partitus – Bicolor damselfish <a href="http://www.reef.org/fish/twa/48">photo</a><br />Stegastes adustus – Dusky damselfish <a href="http://people.bu.edu/fitzsimj/dusky.jpg">photo</a><br />Microspathodon chrysurus – Yellowtail damselfish <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/yellowtail-damselfish-juvenile.html">photo: juvenile</a><br />Abudefduf saxatilis – Sergeant major <a href="http://www.reef.org/fish/twa/52">photo</a><br />Chromis enchrysurus – Yellowtail reeffish <a href="http://www.wilmingtondiving.com/yellowtailreeffish.shtml">photo</a><br />Chromis cyanea – Blue chromis <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/blue-chromis.html">photo</a><br />Chromis multilineata – Brown chromis <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/brown-chromis.html">photo</a><br />Chromis scotti – Purple reeffish <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=1186&cat=754">photo</a><br />Chromis insolata - Sunshinefish <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/sunshine-fish.html">photo: juvenile</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Hamlet/Seabass – Serranidae</strong><br />Hypoplectrus unicolor - Butter hamlet <a href="http://reefguide.org/butterhamlet.html">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus puella – Barred hamlet <a href="http://reefguide.org/barredhamlet.html">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus indigo – Indigo hamlet <a href="http://reefguide.org/indigohamlet.html">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus guttavarius – Shy hamlet <a href="http://reefguide.org/shyhamlet.html">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus aberrans – Yellowbelly hamlet <a href="http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=47862&what=species">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus gummigutta – Golden hamlet <a href="http://www.weedonphoto.com/matt/images/20C.html">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus chlorurus – Yellowtail hamlet <a href="http://reefguide.org/yellowtailhamlet.html">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus nigricans – Black hamlet <a href="http://reefguide.org/blackhamlet.html">photo</a><br />Hypoplectrus gemma – Blue hamlet <a href="http://reefguide.org/bluehamlet.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Grouper/Seabass – Serranidae</strong><br />Epinephelus itajara – Goliath grouper <a href="http://www.flmnh.ufl.edu/fish/Gallery/Descript/GoliathGrouper/GoliathGrouper.html">photo</a><br />Epinephelus striatus – Nassau grouper <a href="http://reefguide.org/nassau.html">photo</a><br />Cephalopholis cruentatus - Graysby <a href="http://reefguide.org/graysby.html">photo</a><br />Epinephelus adscensionis – Rock hind <a href="http://reefguide.org/redhind.html">photo</a><br />Cephalopholis fulvus - Coney <a href="http://reefguide.org/coney.html">photo</a><br />Epinephelus guttatus – Red hind <a href="http://reefguide.org/redhind.html">photo</a><br />Mycteroperca venenosa – Yellowfin grouper <a href="http://reefguide.org/yellowfingrouper.html">photo</a><br />Mycteroperca bonaci – Black grouper <a href="http://www.geoffschultz.org/Reef/Fish/imagepages/20050226-104743.html">photo</a><br />Mycteroperca tigris – Tiger grouper <a href="http://reefguide.org/tiger.html">photo</a><br />Mycteroperca interstitialis – Yellowmouth grouper <a href="http://reefguide.org/yellowmouthgrouper.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Seabass – Serranidae</strong><br />Serranus tigrinu – Harlequin bass <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/harlequin-bass.html">photo</a><br />Serranus tabacarius - Tobaccofish <a href="http://reefguide.org/tobacco.html">photo</a><br />Serranus tortugarum – Chalk bass <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=3351&what=species">photo</a><br />Paranthias furcifer – Creole fish <a href="http://reefguide.org/creolefish.html">photo</a><br />Rypticus saponaceus – Greater soapfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/greatersoapfish.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Basslet – Grammatidae</strong><br />Gramma loreto – Fairy basslet <a href="http://mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com/2008/12/fairy-basslet.html">photo</a><br />Gramma melacara - Blackcap basslet <a href="http://reefguide.org/blackcapbasslet.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Parrotfish – Scaridae</strong><br />Scarus coeruleus – Blue parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/blueparrot.html">photo</a><br />Scarus coelestinus – Midnight parrotfish <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=605">photo</a><br />Scarus guacamaia – Rainbow parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/rainbowparrot.html">photo</a><br />Scarus vetula – Queen parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/queenparrotinit.html">photo: initial phase</a>; <a href="http://reefguide.org/queenparrot.html">photo: terminal phase</a><br />Scarus taeniopterus – Princess parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/carib/princessparrot.html">photo</a><br />Scarus inserti – Striped parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/carib/stripedparrotfish.html">photo</a><br />Sparisoma aurofrenatum - Redband parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/carib/redbandparrot.html">photo</a><br />Sparisoma chrysopterum – Redtail parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/redtailparrot.html">photo</a><br />Sparisoma rubripinne – Yellowtail parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/yellowtailparrot.html">photo</a><br />Sparisoma atomarium – Greenblotch parrotfish <a href="http://www.eol.org/taxa/17062504">photo</a> <br />Sparisoma radians – Bucktooth parrotfish <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=3676&what=species">photo</a><br />Sparisoma viride - Stoplight parrotfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/stoplightparrotfish.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Wrasse – Labridae</strong><br />Clepticus parrae – Creole wrasse <a href="http://www.marinelifeimages.com/photostore/details.php?gid=&sgid=&pid=324">photo</a><br />Halichoeres radiatus - Puddingwife <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/smithsonian/2848624179">photo</a><br />Halichoeres garnoti – Yellowhead wrasse <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3663">photo</a><br />Halichoeres bivittatus – Slippery dick <a href="http://www.marinelifeimages.com/photostore/details.php?gid=&sgid=&pid=323">photo</a><br />Halichoeres maculipinna – Clown wrasse <a href="http://filaman.uni-kiel.de/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=3664&what=species">photo</a><br />Halichoeres poeyi – Blackear wrasse <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3666">photo</a><br />Halichoeres pictus – Rainbow wrasse <a href="http://www.eol.org/taxa/17163576">photo</a><br />Thalassoma bifasciatum – Bluehead wrasse <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3673">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Hogfish, Razorfish/Wrasse – Labridae</strong><br />Lachnolaimus maximus - Hogfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/hogfish.html">photo</a><br />Bodianus rufus – Spanish hogfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/spanishhogfish.html">photo</a><br />Xyrichtys martinicensis – Rosy razorfish <a href="http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=3668">photo</a><br />Xyrichtys novacula – Pearly razorfish <a href="http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4581">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Squirrelfish – Holocentridae</strong><br />Holocentrus adscensionis - Squirrelfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/squirrel.html">photo</a><br />Holocentrus rufus – Longspine squirrelfish <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=2814&cat=684">photo</a><br />Sargocentron coruscum – Reef squirrelfish <a href="http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3248">photo</a><br />Sargocentrons vexillarium – Dusky squirrelfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/duskysquirrel.html">photo</a><br />Neoniphon marianus – Longjaw squirrelfish <a href="http://reefguide.org/longjawsquirrel.html">photo</a><br />Sargocentron bullisi – Deepwater squirrelfish <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3247">photo</a><br />Myripristis jacobus – Blackbar soldierfish <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=6357&cat=684">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Bigeye – Priacanthidae</strong><br />Heteropriacanthus cruentatus – Glasseye Snapper <a href="http://reefguide.org/glasseye.html">photo</a><br />Priacanthus arenatus - Bigeye <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=1149">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Goby – Gobiidae</strong><br />Gobiosoma oceanops – Neon goby <a href="http://reefguide.org/neongoby.html">photo</a><br />Gobiosoma prochilos – Broadstripe goby <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=23733">photo</a><br />Gnatholepis thompsoni – Goldspot goby <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3855">photo</a><br />Coryphopterus dicrus – Colon goby <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=3842&what=species">photo</a><br />Coryphopterus eidolon – Pallid goby <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=3843&what=species">photo</a><br />Coryphopterus glaucofraenum – Bridled goby <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=3844">photo</a><br />Coryphopterus personatus/hyalinus – Masked/Striped goby <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3848">photo</a><br />Coryphopterus lipernes – Peppermint goby <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/ThumbnailsSummary.php?ID=3846">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Blenny – Blenniidae</strong><br />Ophioblennius atlanticus – Redlip blenny <a href="http://reefguide.org/redlipblenny.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Blenny - Chaenopsidae</strong><br />Lucayablennius zingaro – Arrow blenny <a href="http://reefguide.org/arrowblenny.html">photo</a><br />Acanthemblemaria maria – Secretary blenny <a href="http://reefguide.org/secretaryblenny.html">photo</a><br /> <br /><strong>Family: Blenny- Labrisomidae</strong><br />Malacoctenus triangulatus – Saddled blenny <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=3738&what=species">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Jawfish – Opistognathidae</strong><br />Opistognathus aurifrons – Yellowhead jawfish <a href="http://www.mbayaq.org/efc/living_species/default.asp?hOri=1&inhab=409">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Lefteye Flounder – Bothidae</strong><br />Bothus lunatus – Peacock flounder <a href="http://digilander.iol.it/scubabob/CBrac/sogliola.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Lizardfish – Synodontidae</strong><br />Synodus intermedius – Sand diver <a href="http://www.csulb.edu/depts/biology/marine/species/Sand_Diver.html_f/1._Sand_diver.jpeg.JPG">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Hawkfish – Cirrhitidae</strong><br />Amblycirrhitus pinos – Redspotted hawkfish <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=10545&cat=1157">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Trumpetfish – Aulostomidae</strong><br />Aulostomus maculatus - Trumpetfish <a href="http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=Aulostomus_maculatus">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Tilefish – Malacanthidae</strong><br />Malacanthus plumieri – Sand tilefish <a href="http://www.anguilla-diving.com/10sand_tilfsh.htm">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Smooth and Spiny Puffer – Tetraodontidae</strong><br />Sphoeroides splengleri – Bandtail puffer <a href="http://filaman.ifm-geomar.de/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1241">photo</a><br />Canthigaster rostrata – Sharpnose puffer <a href="http://www.horta.uac.pt/species/Piscis/Actinopterygii/Tetraodontiformes/Tetraodontidae/Canthigaster_rostrata.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Porcupine - Diodontidae</strong><br />Diodon holocanthus - Balloonfish <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=197">photo</a><br />Diodon hystrix - Porcupinefish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1022">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Boxfish – Ostraciidae</strong><br />Lactophrys triqueter – Smooth trunkfish <a href="http://www.geoffschultz.org/Reef/Fish/imagepages/20060223_144730.html">photo</a><br />Acanthostracion polygonus – Honeycomb cowfish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=4287">photo</a><br />Acanthostracion – Scrawled cowfish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=92">photo</a><br />Lactophrys bicaudalis – Spotted trunkfish <a href="http://www.geoffschultz.org/Reef/Fish/imagepages/20050301-154547.html">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Triggerfish and Filefish – Balistidae</strong><br />Balistes vetula – Queen triggerfish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=19">photo</a><br />Canthidermis sufflamen – Ocean triggerfish <a href="http://fishbase.sinica.edu.tw/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4279">photo</a><br />Melichtys niger – Black durgon <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/96592817@N00/494435823/">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Filefishes – Monacanthidae</strong><br />Aluterus scriptus – Scrawled filefish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=4275">photo</a><br />Cantherhines pullus – Orangespotted filefish <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showgallery.php?cat=1501">photo</a><br />Cantherhines macrocerus – Whitespotted Filefish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4277">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Goatfish - Mullidae</strong><br />Pseudupeneus maculatus – Spotted goatfish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1094">photo</a><br />Mulliodichthys martinicus – Yellow goatfish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=1092">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Drum – Sciaenidae</strong><br />Equetus punctatus – Spotted drum <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=3585">photo</a><br />Equetus acuminatus - High-hat <a href="http://www.visualsunlimited.com/browse/vu210/vu210484.html">photo</a><br />Equetus lanceolatus – Jackknife fish <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Photos/PicturesSummary.cfm?ID=3584&what=species">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Sweeper – Pempheridae</strong><br />Pempheris schomburgki – Glassy sweeper <a href="http://www.anguilla-diving.com/10glassweep.htm">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Remora – Echeneidae</strong><br />Echeneis naucrates – Sharksucker <a href="http://www.deepseaimages.com/dsilibrary/showphoto.php?photo=5459">photo</a><br /><strong><br />Family: Scorpionfishes – Scorpaenidae</strong><br />Scorpaena plumieri - Spotted scorpionfish <a href="http://www.vedermanfamily.com/fish_6.asp">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Moray – Muraenidae</strong><br />Gymnothorax funebris – Green moray <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7546">photo</a><br />Gymnothorax moringa – Spotted moray <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=7547">photo</a><br />Gymnothorax miliaris – Goldentail moray <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=1103&lang=German">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Conger Eel - Congridae</strong><br />Heteroconger halis – Brown garden eel <a href="http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=9062">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Stingray – Dasyatidae</strong><br />Dasyatis americana – Southern stingray <a href="http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=Dasyatis_americana">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Round Stingray - Urolophidae</strong><br />Urolophus jamaicensis – Yellow stingray <a href="http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=Urobatis_jamaicensis">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Eagle Ray – Myliobatidae</strong><br />Aetobatus narinari – Spotted eagle ray <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=58">photo</a><br /><br /><strong>Family: Electric Ray – Torpedinidae</strong><br />Narcine brasiliensis – Lesser electric ray <a href="http://www.oceanlight.com/lightbox.php?sp=Narcine_entemedor">photo</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-4326623382676810200?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-48321124051930949652008-12-22T17:45:00.000-08:002008-12-30T17:48:05.660-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrPAzwInJI/AAAAAAAAAtw/ZVjsdNEZJU8/s1600-h/Chromis+-+Brown+NOAA.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrPAzwInJI/AAAAAAAAAtw/ZVjsdNEZJU8/s400/Chromis+-+Brown+NOAA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285764725471747218" /></a><br />Photo credit: NOAA CCMA Biogeography Team<br /><br />The Brown Chromis is the fish in the background.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-4832112405193094965?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-24169351811673152052008-12-22T17:38:00.000-08:002008-12-30T17:41:20.269-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrNLg6_BnI/AAAAAAAAAto/sMdWgSnjZ48/s1600-h/Sunshine+fish+-+NOAA.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrNLg6_BnI/AAAAAAAAAto/sMdWgSnjZ48/s400/Sunshine+fish+-+NOAA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285762710372288114" /></a><br />Photo credit: NOAA CCMA Biogeography Team<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-2416935181167315205?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-62490418273307176662008-12-22T16:04:00.000-08:002009-01-01T16:06:12.011-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SV1aJfvTPJI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/7BNkAfky7eQ/s1600-h/Blue+tang.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 262px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SV1aJfvTPJI/AAAAAAAAAuQ/7BNkAfky7eQ/s400/Blue+tang.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286480656788044946" /></a><br />Blue tang frequently travel in schools.<br /><br />Photo credit: Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary/<a href="http://usasearch.gov/search?v%3aproject=firstgov-noaa-images&v%3afile=viv_1062%4029%3apkWevT&v%3aframe=viewimage&v%3astate=%28root%29%7croot&id=Ndoc0&rpaid=&">NOAA</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-6249041827330717666?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-16685575945574615712008-12-22T13:12:00.000-08:002008-12-28T13:20:15.804-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVfsAQOa2yI/AAAAAAAAAs0/BqDn-MUc3CI/s1600-h/Fairy+basslet.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVfsAQOa2yI/AAAAAAAAAs0/BqDn-MUc3CI/s400/Fairy+basslet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284952176842169122" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Photo credit: <a href="http://www.reef.org/resources/galleries/caribbean?page=2">REEF fish gallery</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-1668557594557461571?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-20987860007700300342008-12-22T09:19:00.000-08:002009-01-01T09:25:11.067-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVz7cAa0qCI/AAAAAAAAAuI/myfW66eivow/s1600-h/Angelfish+-+French.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 263px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVz7cAa0qCI/AAAAAAAAAuI/myfW66eivow/s400/Angelfish+-+French.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5286376521193531426" /></a><br />Photo credit: OAR/National Undersea Research Program (NURP)/<a href="http://usasearch.gov/search?v%3aproject=firstgov-noaa-images&v%3afile=viv_1062%4029%3aYp9Dw2&v%3aframe=viewimage&v%3astate=%28root%29%7croot&id=Ndoc1&rpaid=&">NOAA</a><br /><br />The body of the French Angelfish is more gray than shown in this photo. See <a href="http://marinebio.org/species.asp?id=81">MarineBio</a> for a photo with better color.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-2098786000770030034?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-47045266830394966902008-12-21T17:22:00.000-08:002008-12-30T17:27:51.259-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrJnT_gpGI/AAAAAAAAAtY/5cgn8bnYR3U/s1600-h/Chromis+-+Blue+NOAA.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrJnT_gpGI/AAAAAAAAAtY/5cgn8bnYR3U/s400/Chromis+-+Blue+NOAA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285758789891433570" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Photo credit: NOAA CCMA Biogeography Team<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-4704526683039496690?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-15228796582946812572008-12-21T13:04:00.000-08:002008-12-28T13:10:49.514-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVfqMYTK69I/AAAAAAAAAss/_z3WdXrT90w/s1600-h/Bass+-+Harlequin.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 133px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVfqMYTK69I/AAAAAAAAAss/_z3WdXrT90w/s400/Bass+-+Harlequin.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284950186144754642" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Photo credit: <a href="http://www.reef.org/resources/galleries/caribbean?page=2">REEF fish gallery</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-1522879658294681257?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-28709099044407576922008-12-02T17:29:00.000-08:002008-12-30T17:35:54.911-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrLhJVdvfI/AAAAAAAAAtg/ZA5751M8B8g/s1600-h/Damselfish+-+Yellowtail+NOAA.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVrLhJVdvfI/AAAAAAAAAtg/ZA5751M8B8g/s400/Damselfish+-+Yellowtail+NOAA.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5285760882974768626" /></a><br />Photo credit: NOAA CCMA Biogeography Team<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-2870909904440757692?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-643571211532490922.post-29343850323171208602008-12-01T13:48:00.000-08:002008-12-28T11:43:58.089-08:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVai2tePPUI/AAAAAAAAArc/OeE_a3sEkv4/s1600-h/Butterfly+-+banded.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 198px; height: 132px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_pmB_nWkBmoE/SVai2tePPUI/AAAAAAAAArc/OeE_a3sEkv4/s400/Butterfly+-+banded.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5284590273568914754" /></a>Photo credit: Reef.org, <a href="http://www.reef.org/resources/galleries/caribbean">Reef Fish Gallery</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/643571211532490922-2934385032317120860?l=mesobarrierreeffish.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ed Blumehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16013655845430298782noreply@blogger.com0