Types of saltwater fish species

List of Fish Species -- Fish Photos

Abudefduf sexfasciatus Scissortail sergeant major

Acanthocybium Wahoo Range: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters, including the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. Synonyms: ono

Acanthurus coeruleus Blue tang surgeonfish Range: Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island

Acanthurus dussumieri Eyestripe surgeonfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Line Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals, southern Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island, Guam in Micronesia; absent from most of central Pacific. Mascarene Island

Acanthurus japonicus Japan surgeonfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: Japanese surgeonfish, powder-black surgeon

Acanthurus nigricaudas Blackstripe surgeonfish

Acanthurus sohal Arabian surgeonfish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf Synonyms: sohal tang, sohal surgeonfish

Aetobatus narinari Spotted eagle ray Range: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (summer) and Florida, USA and Bermuda to southern Brazil. Throughout Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, including Antilles. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa to Hawaii, north to Japan, south to Australia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Puerto Pizarro, Peru and the Galapagos Islands.

Agonus acipenserinus Sturgeon poacher

Alloclinus holderi Island kelpfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz Island in southern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico

Ameca splendens Butterfly goodeid Range: Jalisco, Mexico

Amphiprion akindynos Barrier reef anemonefish Range: Western Pacific: eastern Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, northern New South Wales), New Caledonia, and Loyalty Islands

Amphiprion bicinctus Anemonefish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Chagos Archipelago Synonyms: anemone fish, clown fish

Amphiprion ephippium Red Saddleback Anemonefish Range: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. Synonyms: Saddle Anemonefish, Gl�hkohlen Anemonenfisch, Sadel Klovnfisk, Poisson-Clown � Selles, Pez Payaso Tomate ,Rybka-Kloun

Amphiprion melanopus Fire clownfish Range: Pacific Ocean: Indonesia (from Bali eastward), southern Philippines, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (New Hebrides), New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa Islands, Society Islands, Caroline Islands, Marianas, Kiribati and Marshall Islands

Amphiprion ocellaris Clown anemonefish Range: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and northwest Australia to Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines Synonyms: false percula clownfish

Amphiprion percula Percula clownfish Synonyms: Percula anemonefish

Amphiprion perideraion Pink anemonefish Range: Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Marianas, Kiribati, and Marshall Islands

Amphiprion polymnus Saddleback clownfish Range: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, China, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia (Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria), New Guinea, New Britain, and Solomon Islands

Anableps anableps Four-Eyed Fish Range: South America: Trinidad and Venezuela to the Amazon delta in Brazil Notable: The "four-eyed fish" is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see above and below the water surface simultaneously. Synonyms: Largescale foureyes

Anisotremus davidsonii Sargo Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Santa Cruz in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico; isolated population in the Gulf of California

Anisotremus interruptus Yellowtail grunt Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: yellow-tailed grunt, burrito grunt

Apodichthys flavidus Penpoint gunnel

Apogon chrysopomus Spotted-gill cardinalfish

Apogon guadalupensis Guadalupe cardinalfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Clemente Island in southern California, USA to Gulf of California in Mexico and offshore islands

Apogon leptacanthus Threadfin cardinalfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Mozambique to Samoa and Tonga, New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: thread-fin cardinalfish

Apogon novemfasciatus

Apogon properupta Southern orange-lined cardinalfish Range: Indo-Pacific

Aracana ornata Ornate Cowfish Range: Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (southern Western Australia to Western Victoria and Tasmania)

Archamia fucata Orangelined cardinalfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa, eastward to the Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga; north to Ryukyu Islands; south to northern Australia Synonyms: orange-lined cardinalfish

Arothron manilensis Narrow-striped puffer Range: Western Pacific: Borneo, Philippines, Samoa, Australia and Tonga Synonyms: striped puffer fish

Arothron meleagris Guineafowl puffer Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: guinea-fowl pufferfish, white-spotted balloon, white-spotted puffer

Azurina hirundo Swallowtail damselfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Baja California (Mexico) and the Guadalupe and Revillagigedo islands Synonyms: swallowtailed damsel, swallow tail damsel fish

Balantiocheilus melanopterus Bala shark Range: Rivers of Southeast Asia, principally Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra Synonyms: Silver shark, tricolor sharkminnow

Balistoides conspicillum Clown triggerfish Range: Indo-Pacific.

Belonesox belizanus Topminnow Range: Central America: from Laguna San Julian, northeast of Ciudad Veracruz in Mexico to Costa Rica. Southern Gulf of Mexico, southern Yucatan and along Central American coast south to Nicaragua. Introduced in freshwater in Florida Synonyms: top minnow, pike killifish, pike livebearer

Bodianus diplotaenia Mexican hogfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Guadalupe Island and throughout the Gulf of California to Chile, including the Cocos, Malpelo, Revillagigedo and the Galapagos islands Synonyms: vieja

Calloplesiops altivelis Mimic Roundhead Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga and the Line Islands Synonyms: comet

Caranx caballus Green jack Range: Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz Island, California, USA to Peru, including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: jurel verde

Caranx melampygus Blue-spotted jack Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Ducie Island, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Panama Synonyms: blue spotted jack, blue jack

Caranx sexfasciatus Bigeye jack Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii, north to southern Japan and the Ogasawara Islands, south to Australia and New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: southwestern coast of Baja California Sur, Mexico and the Gulf of California to Ecuador and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: big eye jack, big-eyed jack, horseeye jack, horse-eye jack

Carcharhinus falciformis Silky shark Range: Circumtropical. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic: Spain, Madeira to northern Angola; Cape Verde. Indo-Pacific: scattered records from the Red Sea and Natal, South Africa to China, New Zealand, and the Caroline, Hawaiian, Phoenix and Line islands. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to northern Chile. Highly migratory species.

Carcharhinus galapagensis Galapagos shark

Carcharhinus leucas Bull shark Range: Widespread in warm oceans, rivers and lakes. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to southern Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Morocco, Senegal to Angola. Indo-West Pacific: Kenya and South Africa to India, then, Viet Nam to Australia. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico to Ecuador and possibly occurring in Peru Synonyms: Zambezi shark, tiburon toro

Carcharhinus perezi Caribbean reef shark Range: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to southern Brazil, including the northern Gulf of Mexico and the Antilles Synonyms: Grey reef shark

Carcharodon carcharias Great white shark Range: Cosmopolitan, mostly amphitemperate. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland to Argentina; Gulf of Mexico, Bahamas, Cuba and Lesser Antilles. Eastern Atlantic: France to South Africa, Mediterranean. Indian Ocean: Red Sea, Seychelles, South Africa. Western Pacific: Siberia to New Zealand and the Marshall Is.; south Australia. Central Pacific: Hawaii. Eastern Pacific: Alaska to Chile. Synonyms: white pointer, white death, jaws

Centropyge aurantonotus Flameback angelfish Range: Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean Islands including Barbados and Cura�ao; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Centropyge loricula Flame angel Range: Central Pacific. Synonyms: flame angelfish, flaming angelfish, Japanese pygmy angelfish

Cephaloscyllium ventriosum Swell shark

Chaetodipterus zonatus Pacific spadefish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru.

Chaetodon auriga Threadfin butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands; throughout Micronesia

Chaetodon capistratus Foureye butterflyfish Range: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to West Indies and northern South America. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Antilles Synonyms: Four-eye butterfly fish

Chaetodon lunula Racoon butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia. Southeast Atlantic: South Africa Synonyms: racoon butterfly fish

Chaetodon ornatissimus Ornate butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Hawaii, the Marquesas, and Ducie Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: ornate butterfly

Chaetodon semilarvatus Masked butterflyfish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Synonyms: masked butterfly, Golden butterflyfish, bluecheek butterflyfish

Chaetodon ulietensis Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific Synonyms: double saddle butterflyfish

Chaetodontoplus duboulayi Scribbled angelfish Range: Indo-Pacific.

Cheilinus fasciatus Redbreasted wrasse

Chelmon rostratus Copperband butterflyfish Range: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Ryukyu Islands and south to Australia

Chiloscyllium plagiosum Whitespotted bamboo shark Synonyms: white-spotted bamboo shark

Chirolophis decoratus Decorated warbonnet

Chirolophis nugator Mosshead warbonnet

Choerodon fasciatus Harlequin tuskfish Range: Western Pacific.

Chromileptis altiveles Panther grouper

Chromis cyanea Blue chromis Range: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Carribean Sea. Including the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and Antilles

Chromis limbaughi Connie's Damsel Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California Synonyms: Limbaugh's damsel, chromis

Chromis punctipinnis Blacksmith Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: blacksmith chromis

Chromis vanderbilti Vanderbilt's chromis Range: Western Pacific: Taiwan to the Hawaiian and throughout Micronesia

Chromis viridis Blue-green chromis Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: blue green chromis, blue green damselfish, blue-green puller, green puller

Chrysiptera cyanea Sapphire devil Range: Indo-West Pacific: eastern edge of the Indian Ocean and Western Australia to New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Marianas and Caroline Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands Synonyms: blue damselfish, blue devil, cornflower sargeant-major, sky-blue damsel

Chrysiptera hemicyanea Azure damsel Range: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean and Indonesia

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura Blue-head fairy wrasse Range: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Indonesia, and Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Eastern Indian Ocean: Rowely Shoals, Similan Islands, Andaman Sea and Christmas Island Synonyms: velvet wrasse, velvet multicolor wrasse, purple fairy wrasse, blueside wrasse

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus Coral hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to East London, South Africa and east to the Marquesas Islands, north to the Mariana Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Colombia and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: Halcon de coral

Cirrhitops fasciatus Hawaiian hawkfish

Citharichthys sp. Sanddabs Synonyms: flatfish

Citharichthys stigmaeus Speckled sanddab Synonyms: sand dab

Cleidopus gloriamaris Port-and-starboard light fish Range: Australia Synonyms: pinecone fish

Coris formosa Queen coris wrasse

Ctenochaetus strigosus Spotted surgeonfish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the Hawaiian Is., and Johnston I. Synonyms: Kole tang, Yelloweye Bristletooth, Goldring Bristletooth, Goldring Surgeonfish, Yelloweye Surgeonfish

Ctenopoma acutirostre African climbing perch Range: Africa: Congo river basin Synonyms: spotted ctenopoma, spotted climbing perch

Cyphotilapia frontosa Bumphead Cichlid Range: Lake Tanganyika, Africa Synonyms: Paratilapia frontosa, Pelmatochromis frontosus

Dascyllus aruanus White-tailed damselfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: whitetail damsel, banded humbug, whitetail cascyllus, black and white damselfish, domino, humbug damselfish, humbug dascyllus, three-stripe damselfish, white-tailed footballer

Dasyatis americana Southern stingray Range: Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil, including the Antilles

Diodon holocanthus Freckled porcupinefish

Echeneis naucrates Live sharksucker Range: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Uruguay.

Ecsenius gravieri Red Sea mimic blenny Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (including the Gulf of Aqaba) to the westernmost Gulf of Aden

Elacatinus oceanops Neon goby Range: Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida to Texas (USA) southward to Belize Synonyms: Gobiosoma evelynae

Electrophorus electricus Electric eel Range: South America

Embiotoca jacksoni Black perch Range: Eastern Pacific: Fort Bragg in northern California, USA to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island

Enoplosus armatus Old Wife Range: Indo-Pacific: Endemic to Australia

Forcipiger flavissimus Yellow longnose butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa (Ref. 12484) to the Hawaiian and Easter islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California, Mexico and from the Revillagigedo and Galapagos Islands Synonyms: forceps butterflyfish, yellow long-nose butterfly

Galeocerdo cuvier Tiger shark Range: Circumglobal in tropical and temperate seas. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Uruguay, including Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic: Iceland to Angola. Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and Tahiti, north to southern Japan, south to New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: southern California, USA to Peru, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos, and Galapagos islands. Highly migratory species. Synonyms: Requin tigre, tiburon tigre, tigerhai

Geophagus altifrons Earth-eating cichlid Range: South America Synonyms: Earth-eater cichlid

Gibbonsia montereyensis Crevice rockfish

Ginglymostoma cirratum Nurse shark Range: Western Atlantic: Rhode Island, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico and Carribean, Antilles. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde to Gabon; accidental to France. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California and southern Baja California, Mexico to Peru

Girella nigricans Opaleye perch Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Central California to southern Baja, Mexico

Glossolepis incisus Red rainbowfish Range: Asia: Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Gramma loreto Royal gramma basslet Range: Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas, and Central America to northern South America

Gramma melacara Blackcap gramma basslet Range: Western Central Atlantic: West Indies including the Bahamas and Central America.

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi Black tetra Range: South America: Paraguay and Guapore river basins Synonyms: long-finned black tetra

Gymnothorax favagineus Honeycomb moray eel

Gymnothorax mordax California moray eel Range: Eastern Pacific: Point Conception in California, USA to southern Baja California in Mexico. Also includes the Gal�pagos Islands

Haemulon album White margate Range: Western Atlantic: Florida Keys (USA), Bermuda, and Bahamas to Brazil. Found throughout the West Indies

Haemulon flavolineatum French grunt Range: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, South Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; throughout the West Indies and the coasts of Central America

Halichoeres semicinctus Rock wrasse Range: Eastern Pacific: Point Conception in California, USA to Guadalupe Island (off north-central Baja California) and the Gulf of California in Mexico

Hemilepidotus hemilepidotus Red Irish Lord

Hemiscyllium ocellatum Epaulette shark

Heniochus acuminatus Longfin pennantfish Synonyms: long-finned pennant fish

Hermosilla azurea Zebra perch Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Gulf of California Synonyms: sea chubb, zebra chubb

Heterodontus francisci Horn shark Range: Eastern Pacific: central California, USA to the Gulf of California, and probably Ecuador and Peru Synonyms: horned shark

Heterostichus rostratus Giant kelpfish Range: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico including Guadalupe Island

Hexagrammos decagrammus Kelp greenling

Hippocampus abdominalis Pot-bellied seahorse Range: Southeastern Australia and New Zealand Synonyms: Pot belly seahorse

Hippocampus barbouri Barbour's seahorse Range: Philippines and Indonesia.

Hippocampus erectus Lined seahorse Range: Western Atlantic Ocean (Nova Scotia to Venezuela)

Hippocampus reidi Longsnout seahorse Range: Western Atlantic.

Hippocampus sp. Seahorse

Holacanthus clarionensis Clarion angelfish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: southern tip of Baja California, Mexico; also from Clarion, and the Revillagigedo Group off the western coast of Mexico and from Clipperton Island Synonyms: Clarion angel fish, Holocanthus clarionensis

Holacanthus passer King angelfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: passer angelfish, angel real, Holocanthus passer

Hydrolagus colliei Spotted ratfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Cape Spencer, Alaska to Bah�a Sebastian Vizca�no, Baja California (Mexico).

Hypsurus caryi Rainbow surfperch Range: Eastern Pacific: Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: rainbow seaperch

Hypsypops rubicundus

Johnrandallia nigrirostris Barberfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama, including the Cocos, Malpelo and Galapagos Islands Synonyms: barber fish, mariposa barbero, blacknosed butterflyfish

Katsuwonus pelamis Skipjack tuna Range: Cosmopolitan in tropical and warm-temperate waters. Not found in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Highly migratory species

Kyphosus elegans Cortez chubb Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands

Kyphosus vaigiensis Brassy chub Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to South Africa and eastward to the Hawaiian, Tuamotu, and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: brassy chubb, lowfin rudderfish, lowfin drum

Labidochromis sp. Lions' cove yellow labido Range: Lake Malawi

Lactoria cornuta Longhorn cowfish Range: Indo-Pacific

Lepisosteus oculatus Spotted gar

Lepomis megalotis Longear sunfish Range: United States: watersheds of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. Synonyms: long-ear sunfish, long-eared sunfish

Leporinus affinis Headstander Range: South America: Amazon River basin Synonyms: Leporinus fasciatus, black-banded leporinus

Leuresthes tenuis California grunion Range: Baja California to Monterey Bay, although most significant spawning events are observed south of Point Conception.

Liza vaigiensis Diamond scale mullet

Lutjanus griseus Mangrove snapper Range: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda southward to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including West Indies, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean

Lutjanus jordani Jordan's snapper Range: Eastern Pacific: from southern Mexico to Peru; also offshore islands including Mapelo, Cocos and the Galapagos Islands

Lutjanus kasmira Bluestrip snapper Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Line Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Southeast Atlantic: East London, South Africa Synonyms: blue-stripe snapper, blue striped snapper

Lutjanus viridis Blue and gold snapper Range: Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador. Most common at offshore islands including Mapelo, Galapagos, Tres Marias and Revillagigedo Synonyms: blue-gold snapper

Lythrypnus dalli

Malapterurus electricus Electric catfish Range: Africa: Nile and tropical Africa, Lake Tanganyika

Manta birostris

Medialuna californiensis Halfmoon perch Range: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Gulf of California; rare north of Point Conception in California, USA Synonyms: half moon perch

Melanotaenia boesemani Boeseman's rainbowfish Range: Asia: known only from the Ajamaru Lakes region in Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, Indonesia

Melanotaenia trifasciata Banded rainbowfish Range: Coasts and rivers of northwestern Pacific (China south to Vietnam) Synonyms: Goyder River rainbowfish

Metynnis hypsauchen Silver dollar fish Range: South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basins Synonyms: Metynnis schreitmuelleri

Mobula sp. Mobula ray Synonyms: manta ray, mantaraya

Mola mola Ocean sunfish Range: Warm and temperate zones of all oceans. Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Peru and Chile. Eastern Atlantic: Scandinavia to South Africa (occasionally western Baltic, Mediterranean). Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Argentina Synonyms: sunfish, moonfish, mondfisch, manbow, pez luna, pesce luna

Myliobatis californica California bat ray Range: Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands

Narcine entemedor Lesser electric ray Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru Synonyms: lesser torpedo ray, giant electric ray

Naso brevirostris Spotted unicornfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia

Naso lituratus Orangespine unicornfish Range: Pacific Ocean: Honshu, Japan south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; east in Oceania to the Hawaiian Islands, all the islands of French Polynesia, and the Pitcairn Islands. In the eastern Pacific, from Clipperton Island Synonyms: orangespined surgeonfish, orange-spined unicornfish

Naso vlamingii Big-nosed unicornfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamotus islands; north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Throughout Micronesia.

Nautichthys oculofasciatus Sailfin sculpin Range: Northeastern Pacific: St. Lawrence I., Alaska to San Miguel I., southern California, USA. Possibly occuring in Japan. Synonyms: sail-fin sculpin, sailor fish

Negaprion brevirostris Lemon shark Range: Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean; also in Gulf of Mexico. Northeast Atlantic: Senegal, C�te d'Ivoire. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California and Gulf of California (Mexico) to Ecuador

Neoclinus blanchardi Sarcastic fringehead Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to central Baja California

Neolamprologus brichardi Lyretail cichlid Range: Africa: Endemic to the northern part of Lake Tanganyika Synonyms: Lamprologus brichardi

Oncorhynchus aguabonita Golden Trout Range: North America: Upper Kern River basin, Tulare and Kern counties in California, USA Notable: The Golden Trout is the state fish of California. Synonyms: Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita, Oncorhynchus aguabonita whitei

Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon Synonyms: King salmon

Ophioblennius steindachneri Panamic fanged blenny Range: Eastern Pacific: Bah�a Sebast�an Vizcaino and the northern Gulf of California (Isla Angel de la Guarda and Puerto Lobos) to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: large-banded blenny

Ophiodon elongatus Lingcod Range: Northeast Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Northern Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: ling cod, ling-cod

Opistognathus rosenblatti Blue-spotted jawfish

Orthopristis forbesi Galapagos grunt Range: Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands

Orthopristis sp.

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Silver arowana

Oxycirrhites typus Longnose hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to northern Colombia and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: longsnout hawkfish

Oxyjulis californica

Oxylebius pictus Painted greenling Range: Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Point San Carlos, central Baja California, Mexico

Papilloculiceps longiceps Indian Ocean crocodile fish Range: Western Pacific: known from the Philippines, Borneo, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Palau, and Yap Island to Ishigaki Island, Mentawai Islands (Indonesia) Synonyms: tentacled flathead, Cymbacephalus beauforti

Paracanthurus hepatus Palette surgeonfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Notable: Paracanthurus hepatus was made famous as the character Dory in the animated motion picture "Finding Nemo". Synonyms: blue surgeonfish, blue tang, dory, hapetus tang, flagtail surgeonfish, indo-pacific blue tang, palette surgeon, wedgetail blue tang, wedge-tail blue tang, regal tang, blue tang, paracanthus hepatus, paracanthurus hepetus, dory fish

Paracirrhites arcatus Arc eye hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Mangareva islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and Rapa; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: arc-eye hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri Blackside hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia and also known from the Society Islands Synonyms: black-side hawkfish

Paralabrax clathratus

Paranthias colonus

Parapeneus margaritatus Pearly goatfish

Parophrys vetulus English sole Range: Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea to Bahia San Cristobal, central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: Pleuronectes vetulus

Phanerodon furcatus White seaperch Range: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver (Canada) to northern Baja California (Mexico) Synonyms: white surfperch

Phycodurus eques Leafy Seadragon Range: Southern coastline of Australia extending from Kangaroo Island, South Australia to Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Synonyms: leafy sea dragon

Platyrhinoidis triseriata Thornback ray Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, USA to Baja California, Mexico

Plectropomus areolatus Squaretail coralgrouper Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Phoenix Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia Synonyms: square-tail coral grouper

Plectropomus laevis Saddleback grouper Range: Indo-Pacific: Kenya to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, eastward to the Tuamotus, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland, Ausralia and including most islands of the Indian Ocean and of western and central Pacific Synonyms: Plectropomus maculatus, saddle grouper, Blacksaddled coralgrouper

Plectropomus maculatus Spotted coralgrouper Range: Western Pacific: Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, Solomon Islands, and Western Australia Synonyms: spotted coral grouper

Pleuronichthys coenosus C-O sole Range: Northeastern Pacific: Sitka, southeastern Alaska to Bahia San Quintin, northern Baja California, Mexico. Synonyms: C-O turbot, popeye

Polypterus sp. Bichir Range: African rivers and lakes.

Pomacanthus asfur Arabian angelfish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Synonyms: Red Sea angelfish

Pomacanthus imperator Emperor angelfish

Pomacanthus paru French angelfish Range: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bahamas to Brazil. Also Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Synonyms: French angel fish

Pomacanthus semicirculatus Semicircle angelfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: koran angelfish, koran angel, half-circled angelfish

Pomacanthus xanthometopon Blueface angelfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: yellowface angelfish, blue face angel, blue-faced angelfish, yellow-faced angelfish, yellow face angel, yellowmask angelfish

Potomotrygon motoro Freshwater stingray

Premnas biaculeatus Spinecheek clownfish Synonyms: maroon clownfish

Prionace glauca Blue shark Range: Oceanic, highly migratory. Circumglobal in temperate and tropical waters. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Argentina. Central Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa, including the Mediterranean. Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Indonesia, Japan, Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Chile. Synonyms: great blue shark, requin bleu

Prionurus laticlavius Yellow-tailed surgeonfish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos islands Synonyms: yellowtailed surgeonfish, yellow tail surgeon fish

Pristigenys serrula Popeye catalufa Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, along continental shelf to Peru, including Revillagigedo, Cocos and the Galapagos Islands

Prognathodes falcifer Scythe-mark butterflyfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Santa Catalina Island, southern California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: Scythe butterfly, scythe-marked butterfly fish, Chaetodon falcifer

Protopterus annectens African lungfish Notable: Lungfish belong to a prehistoric group of fishes that lived over 300 million years ago. When submerged, these fish must occasionally swim to the surface and gulp air or they will drown. The African lungfish has adapted to survive out of water for several years. When swamp waters recede, the lungfish burrows into the mud and covers itself with a thick coat of slime. The slime hardens into a cocoon which prevents the lungfish from drying out. The lungfish emerges from its cocoon after the first seasonal rains refill the swamp.

Pseudanthias dispar Pacific flame anthias

Pseudanthias hypselosoma Stocky anthias Range: Indo-Pacific: Maldives to Samoa, north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef

Pseudanthias pascalus Purple Queen anthias Range: Pacific Ocean: Bali and the Ryukyu Islands to the Tuomoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: amethyst anthias

Pseudanthias pleurotaenia Square-spot fairy basslet Range: Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia. Throughout Micronesia Synonyms: squarespot anthias, square spotted anthias

Pseudanthias squamipinnis Jewel fairy basslet Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: fairy basslet, lyretail anthias, sea goldie, lyretail coralfish, lyretail anthias, orange basslet, orange seaperch, red coral perch, scalefin anthias, scalefin basslet, scalefin fairy basslet, lyretail fairy basslet

Pseudochromis sankeyi Striped dottyback Range: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and the southwestern part of the Red Sea

Pseudotropheus estherae Red zebra mbuna Range: Lake Malawi Synonyms: Metriaclima estherae, Maylandia estherae

Pseudotropheus zebra Piebald zebra mbuna Range: Lake Malawi

Pterapogon kauderni Banggai cardinalfish Range: Western Central Pacific: Restricted to Banggai Islands and Lembeh Strait, Indonesia Synonyms: Banggai cardinal fish

Ptereleotris zebra Zebra dartfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and islands in the western Indian Ocean to the Line and Marquesan Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia Synonyms: chinese zebra goby

Pterois miles Lionfish Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Port Alfred, South Africa and east to Sumatra, Indonesia. Also known in eastern Mediterranean Synonyms: lion fish, devil firefish

Pterois volitans Lionfish

Pterophyllum altum Altum angelfish Range: South America: Amazon and Oronoco River basins

Pteroplatytrygon violacea

Pygocentrus nattereri Red piranha Range: South America: Amazon River basin, Paraguay-Paran� River basin, Brazilian coastal rivers Synonyms: red-bellied piranha

Rathbunella hypoplecta Stripedfin ronquil Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to northern Baja California

Rhamphocottus richardsoni Grunt sculpin

Rhincodon typus

Rhinobatos productus Shovelnose guitarfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, USA to the Gulf of California Synonyms: shovelnose guitar fish

Rhinogobiops nicholsii Blackeye goby Range: Eastern Pacific: Wales Island, northern British Columbia, Canada to Punta Rompiente, central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: black-eyed goby, Coryphopterus nicholsi

Rhinopias frondossa Weedy scorpionfish

Rhinopias sp. Scorpionfish

Ronquilus jordani Northern ronquil

Scomber japonicus Pacific mackerel

Scorpaena mystes Pacific spotted scorpionfish Range: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: stone scorpion fish, lapon, peces escorpion, spotted scorpionfish

Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Cabezon Range: Eastern Pacific: Southeastern Alaska to central Baja California, Mexico

Scorpaenodes xyris Rainbow scorpionfish Range: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Peru and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: rainbow scorpion fish

Scorpaenopsis oxycephala Flathead scorpionfish Range: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Sodwana Bay, South Africa to the Mariana Islands, north to Taiwan; Palau and Guam in Micronesia Synonyms: flathead scorpion fish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus

Scorpaenpsis sp.

Sebastes atrovirens Kelp rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico

Sebastes carnatus Gopher rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Eureka in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico

Sebastes caurinus Copper rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Kenai Peninsula, Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California, Mexico.

Sebastes chrysomelas Black-and-yellow rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico

Sebastes constellatus Starry rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to southern Baja California

Sebastes diploproa Splitnosed rockfish Range: Northeast Pacific: Alaska Peninsula to Cedros I., Baja California and the Gulf of California in Mexico. Synonyms: Split-nose rockfish, lobe-jawed rockfish

Sebastes flavidus Yellowtail rockfish

Sebastes miniatus Vermillion rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific from British Columbia to Baja California. Synonyms: Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Rot Barsch, Rood Baars, Scorfano, Rocote Bermejo, Galinha-do-Mar, Sebast�s, Karmazyn Wermilon, Gulstribet Klippefisk, R�dfisk, Kungsfisk, Uer, Karfi, Puna-Ahven, Menuke

Sebastes mystinus Blue rockfish

Sebastes nebulosus China rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: southeast Alaska to Redondo Beach and San Miguel Island, southern California, USA

Sebastes nigrocinctus Tiger rockfish

Sebastes paucispinis Bocaccio Range: Eastern Pacific: Stepovak Bay, Alaskan Peninsula to Punta Blanca, Baja California, Mexico

Sebastes pinniger Canary rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: south of the Shelikof Strait in the Gulf of Alaska to Cape Colnett, Baja California, Mexico

Sebastes rastrelliger Grass rockfish

Sebastes rosaceus Rosy rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Puget Sound, Washington, USA to central Baja California, Mexico; but doubtful north of California Synonyms: sebastes rosaceous

Sebastes ruberrimus Yelloweye rockfish

Sebastes rubrivinctus Flag rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, California, USA to Cape San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico. Synonyms: rocote bandera

Sebastes serranoides Olive rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Redding Rock in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico

Sebastes serriceps Treefish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: tree fish

Sebastes sp.

Sebastes umbrosus Honeycomb rockfish

Sectator ocyurus Rainbow chubb Range: Eastern Pacific: Baja California to Peru, but have been taken in the artificially warmed waters off the Encina Power Plant in San Diego, California, USA, far outside normal range. Northwest Pacific: Hachij�jima, Japan. Central Pacific: Hawaii and the Society Islands Synonyms: bluestriped chubb

Selar crumenophthalmus Big eye scad Range: Circumtropical. Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Rapa, north to southern Japan and Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada, Bermuda and Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo, Brazil; throughout the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde to southern Angola Synonyms: bigeye scad, big-eye scad, atulai, purse-eyed scad, akule, silver scad, steenbrass, selar crumenopthalmus

Semicossyphus pulcher California sheephead wrasse Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California) and Gulf of California Synonyms: sheep-head wrasse

Seriola lalandi North Pacific Yellowtail Range: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Chile Synonyms: Seriola lalandei dorsalis, yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail jack, California yellowtail, mossback

Serranocirrhitus latus Sunburst anthias Range: Western Pacific: Japan and Taiwan south to New Caledonia, Fiji, and the Great Barrier Reef; Palau in Micronesia Synonyms: fathead anthias, hawk anthias

Siganus doliatus Barred spinefoot rabbitfish Synonyms: barred rabbitfish, barred spinefoot

Siganus punctatus Goldspotted spinefoot rabbitfish Synonyms: goldspotted rabbitfish, goldspotted spinefoot, gold-spotted rabbitfish

Siganus unimaculatus Onespot rabbitfish

Sparisoma viride Stoplight parrotfish Range: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil

Sphaeramia nematoptera Pajama cardinalfish

Sphyraena barracuda Great barracuda Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to Hawaii, Marquesas and Tuamotos Islands; throughout Micronesia. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Sierra Leone, C�te d'Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal; Mauritania; St. Paul's Rocks; S�o Tom� Island Synonyms: greater barracuda

Sphyraena idiastes

Sphyrna lewini

Squatina californica

Stegastes leucorus leucorus Whitetail gregory Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Revillagigedo and Guadalupe islands Synonyms: white-tail gregory, white-tailed gregory

Stegostoma fasciatum Zebra shark Range: Southeast asia Synonyms: leopard shark

Stenotomus chrysops Scup Range: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia in Canada to Florida in USA

Stereolepis gigas Giant black sea bass Range: Eastern Pacific: Humboldt Bay in California, USA to Mexico. Northwest Pacific: Japan Synonyms: giant seabass, black seabass, black sea bass

Symphysodon discus Wild discus Range: Rio Negro River, Amazon Basin, South America

Synodontis multipunctatus Clownfish or squeeker Range: Africa: Lake Tanganyika

Taeniura lymma Blue-spotted stingray

Taeniura meyeni Marbled stingray Range: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to southern Japan, Micronesia, tropical Australia and Lord Howe Island. Eastern Pacific: oceanic islands (Cocos and the Galapagos) Synonyms: marbled ray, marble ray, marble stingray, Taeniura meyeri, blotched fantail ray, black-spotted stingray

Thalassoma grammaticum Island wrasse

Thalassoma hardwicke Sixbar wrasse

Thalassoma lutescens

Thalassoma rueppellii Klunzinger's wrasse Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea Synonyms: Thalassoma klunzingeri

Thunnus albacares Yellowfin tuna Range: Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas, but absent from the Mediterranean Sea. Highly migratory species Synonyms: yellow-fin tuna, ahi tuna, yellow fin tuna

Torpedo californica Pacific torpedo ray Range: Eastern Pacific: Dixon Entrance, British Columbia, Canada to Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: pacific electric ray, electric torpedo ray

Toxotes jaculatrix Banded archerfish

Trachinotus stilbe Steel pompano Range: Eastern Pacific: Ecuador and Peru, including Revillagigedo and Galapagos Islands

Trachurus symmetricus

Triaenodon obesus

Triakis semifasciata Leopard shark

Urobatis jamaicensis Yellow stingray Range: Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA to northern South America. Also in Bahamas, Yucatan and throughout Caribbean. Synonyms: round stingray, yellow spotted stingray, maid stingray

Variola louti Coral grouper

Xanthichthys mento Redtail trigger fish Range: Eastern Pacific Synonyms: red-tail trigger fish, red-tailed triggerfish

Xenistius californiensis Salema Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Peru; common in southern California but rare north of Point Conception, California

Xenocys jessiae Black-striped salema Range: Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Is. Synonyms: black striped salema

Xenomystus nigri African knifefish Range: West African rivers and coastal river basins

Zanclus cornutus Moorish idol Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Rapa and Ducie Islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Peru Synonyms: moor idol, moorfish

Zaniolepis latipinnis Longspine combfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico

Zebrasoma desjardinii Desjardin's Indian sailfin tang Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Maldives

Zebrasoma flavescens Yellow tang Range: Pacific: Ryukyu, Mariana, Marshall, Marcus, Wake and Hawaiian islands. Synonyms: lemon sailfin, somber surgeonfish, yellow sailfin tang

Zebrasoma veliferum Sailfin tang Range: Indo-Pacific: Indonesia to the the Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Rapa I.; throughout Micronesia. Replaced by the similar Z. desjardinii in the Indian Ocean. Also known in Line, Society, Austral and Rapa Islands

Zebrasoma xanthurum Yellowtail tang Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf

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