Fish Common Names
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Angel Fish
- African Pygmy Angel - Centropyge acanthops
- African Angel - Holacanthus africanus
- Arabian Angel - Pomacanthus asfur
- Armitage Angel - Apolemichthys griffisi
- Bandit Angel - Apolemichthys arcuatus
- Bicolor Angel - Centropyge bicolor
- Blackear Angel - Centropyge hotumatua
- Blackedged Angel - Genicanthus watanabei
- Black Spot Angel - Centropyge nigriocella
- Blue Angel - Holocanthus isabelita
- Blue Pygmy Angel - Centropyge flavicauda
- Blue Ring Angel - Pomacanthus annularis
- Blueface Angel - Pomacanthus xanthometopon
- Cherub Angel - Centropyge argi
- Clarion Angel - Holacanthus clarionensis
- Clipperton Angel - Holacanthus limbaughi
- Cocos Angel - Centropyge joculator
- Cocos Keeling Angel - Centropyge colini
- Colin's Angel - Centropyge colini
- Coral Beauty - Centropyge bispinosa
- Cortez Angel - Pomacanthus zonipectus
- Dusky Angel - Centropyge multispinis
- Earspot Angel - Pomacanthus chrysurus
- Eibli Angel - Centropyge eibli
- Emporer Angel - Pomacanthus imperator
- Fisher's Pygmy Angel - Centropyge fisheri
- Flagfin Angel - Apolemichthys trimaculatus
- Flame Angel - Centropyge loricula
- Flameback Angel - Centropyge aurantonotus
- French Angel - Pomacanthus paru
- Golden Angel - Centropyge aurantia
- Golden Spotted Angel - Apolemichthys xanthopunctatus
- Grey Angel - Pomacanthus arcuatus
- Herlad's Angel - Centropyge heraldi
- Hotumatua's Angel - Centropyge hotumatua
- Indian Yellow Tail Angel - Apolemichthys xanthurus
- Japanese Angel - Centropyge interruptus
- Keyhole Angel - Centropyge tibicen
- King Angel - Holacanthus passer
- Lemonpeel Angel - Centropyge flavissima
- Magestic Angel - Pomacanthus navarchus
- Many Spined Angel - Centropyge multispinis
- Midnight Angel - Centropyge nox
- Multicolor Angel - Centropyge multicolor
- Narvarchus Angel - Pomacanthus navarchus
- Old Woman Angel - Pomacanthus rhomboides
- Orange Angel - Centropyge fisheri
- Orange Back Angel - Centropyge acanthops
- Pearl Scale Angel - Centropyge vrolikii
- Pygmy Angel - Centropyge flavicauda
- Potters Angel - Centropyge potteri
- Queen Angel - Holacanthus ciliaris
- Red Sea Angel - Apolemichthys xanthotis
- Regal Angel - Pygoplites diacanthus
- Reunion Angel - Apolemichthys guezei
- Rock Beauty - Holacanthus tricolor
- Rusty Angel - Centropyge ferrugata
- Semicircle Angel - Pomacanthus semicirculatus
- Six Bar Angel - Pomacanthus sexstriatus
- Three Spot Angel - Apolemichthys trimaculatus
- Tiger Angel - Apolemichthys kingi
- Watanabe Angel - Genicanthus watanabei
- White Tail Angel - Centropyge flavicauda
- Woodhead's Angel - Centropyge woodheadi
- Yellowbar Angel - Pomacanthus maculosus
- Yellowfin Angel - Centropyge flavipectoralis
- Yellowhead Angel - Centropyge joculator
- Zebra Angel - Genicanthus melanospilos
Anthia
- Carlsoni Anthias - Pseudanthias carlsoni
- Coopers Anthia - Pseudanthias cooperi
- Hawkfish Anthias - Serranocirrhitus latus
- Lyretail Anthia - Pseudanthias squamipinnis
- Purple Anthia - Pseudanthias tuka
- Purple Queen Anthia - Pseudanthias tuka
- Redbar Anthia - Pseudanthias cooperi
- Sea Goldie - Pseudanthias squamipinnis
- Stocky Anthia - Pseudanthias hypselosoma
- Sunburst Anthias - Serranocirrhitus latus
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Blenny
- Bicolor Blenny - Ecsenius bicolor
- Canary Blenny - Plagiotremus laudandus laudandus
- Chestnut Eyelash Blenny - Cirripectes castaneus
- Ember Blenny - Cirripectes stigmaticus
- Jewelled Blenny - Salarias fasciatus
- Lance Blenny - Aspidontus dussumieri
- Lawnmower Blenny - Salarias fasciatus
- Leopard Blenny - Exallias brevis
- Peacock Rockskipper - Istiblennius meleagris
- Red Spot Blenny - Blenniella chrysospilos
Butterfly Fish
- Atoll Butterfly - Chaetodon mertensii
- Bluespot/Blueblotch Butterflyfish - Chaetodon plebeius
- Conspicuous Butterflyfish - Chaetodontoplus conspicillatus
- Copper-Banded Butterflyfish - Chelmon rostratus
- Dot Dash Butterfly - Chaetodon pelewensis
- Golden Butterflyfish - Chaetodon aureofasciatus
- Klein's Butterflyfish - Chaetodon kleinii
- Longnose Butterflyfish - Forcipiger longirostris
- Long Nosed Butterflyfish - Forcipiger flavissimus
- Lord Howe Island Butterflyfish - Amphichaetodon howensis
- Merten's Butterfly - Chaetodon mertensii
- Narrow-Barred Butterflyfish - Amphichaetodon melbae
- Pyramid Butterflyfish - Hemitaurichthys polylepis
- Racoon Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunula
- Sunset Butterfly - Chaetodon pelewensis
- Threadfin Butterflyfish - Chaetodon auriga
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Catfish
- Balling Catfish - Plotosus lineatus
- Striped Catfish - Plotosus lineatus
- Striped Eel Catfish - Plotosus lineatus
Cardinalfish
- Bangaii Cardinal - Pterapogon kauderni
- Orange Lined Cardinal - Apogon cyanosoma
- Orbiculate Cardinal - Sphaeramia orbicularis
- Pyjama Cardinal - Sphaeramia nematoptera
- Yellow Lined Cardinal - Apogon cyanosoma
- Yellow Striper Cardinal - Apogon cyanosoma
Chromis
- Blue/Blue Green Chromis - Chromis viridis
- Black Axil Chromis - Chromis atripectoralis
Cleanerfish / wrasse
- Bicolour Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides bicolor
- Blackspot Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides pectoralis
- Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides dimidiatus
- False Cleanerfish - Aspidontus taeniatus
- Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides phthirophagus
- Multicolour Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides pectoralis
- Redlip Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides rubrolabiatus
- Ruby Cleaner Wrasse - Labroides rubrolabiatus
Clownfish
- Clarki Clownfish - Amphiprion clarkii
- False Percula Clownfish - Amphiprion ocellaris
- Fire Clownfish - Amphiprion melanopus
- Maroon Clownfish - Premnas biaculeatus
- Ocellaris CLownfish - Amphiprion ocellaris
- Pink Skunk Clownfish - Amphiprion perideraion
- Red Sea Clownfish - Amphiprion bicintus
- Saddleback Clownfish - Amphiprion polymnus
- Spinecheek Clownfish - Premnas biaculeatus
- Tomato Clownfish - Amphiprion frenatus
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Damsel
- Black Tail Dascyllus - Dascyllus melanurus
- Surge Damsel - Chrysiptera brownriggii
- Talbot's Damoiselle - Chrysiptera talboti
Dartfish
- Blackfin Dartfish - Ptereleotris evides
- Blue Hanna Goby - Ptereleotris hannae
- Blacktail Dartfish - Ptereleotris heteroptera
- Blacktail Goby - Ptereleotris heteroptera
- Chinese Zebra Goby - Ptereleotris zebra
- Zebra Dartfish - Ptereleotris zebra
- Zebra Goby - Ptereleotris zebra
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Eel
- Ribbon Eel - Rhinomuraena quaesita
- Snow Flake Moray Eel - Echidna nebulosa
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Firefish
- Helfrichi Firefish - Nemateleotris helfrichi
- Helfrichi Dartfish - Nemateleotris helfrichi
- Decorated Dartfish - Nemateleotris decora
- Purple Dartfish - Nemateleotris decora
- Red Firefish - Nemateleotris magnifica
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Goat Fish
- Bicolor Goatfish - Parupeneus barberinoides
- Yellow Goatfish - Parupeneus cyclostomus
Goby
- Banded Goby - Amblygobius phalaena
- Black Coral Goby - Gobiodon unicolor
- Blue Cheeked Sleeper Goby - Valenciennea strigata
- Blue Banned Goby - Valenciennea strigata
- Broad-Barred Goby - Gobiodon histrio
- Byno Goby - Amblygobius bynoensis
- Decorated Goby - Istigobius decoratus
- Dragon Goby - Amblygobius phalaena
- Fire Goby - Nemateleotris magnifica
- Five Lined Coral Goby - Gobiodon quinquestrigatus
- Flagtail Shrimp Goby - Amblyeleotris yanoi
- Gold Headed Sleeper Goby - Valenciennea strigata
- Gorgeous Prawn Goby - Amblyeleotris wheeleri
- Green Clown Goby - Gobiodon atrangulatus
- Green Coral Goby - Gobiodon histrio
- Green Band Goby - Valenciennea randalli
- Long Finned Goby - Valenciennea longipinnis
- Maiden Goby - Valenciennea puellaris
- Mudskipper - Boleophthalmus dussumieri
- Mural Goby - Valenciennea muralis
- Needlespine Coral Goby - Gobiodon acicularis
- Okinawae Goby - Gobiodon okinawae
- Old Glory Goby - Amblygobius rainfordi
- Orange Dash Goby - Valenciennea puellaris
- Orange Spotted Goby - Valenciennea puellaris
- Orange-Striped Goby - Amblygobius decussatus
- Pinkbar Goby - Amblyeleotris aurora
- Poison Goby - Gobiodon citrinus
- Purple Firefish Goby - Nemateleotris decora
- Rainfords Goby - Amblygobius rainfordi
- Randall's Prawn Goby - Amblyeleotris randalli
- Red Lined Sleeper Goby - Valenciennea immaculata
- Reticulate Goby - Gobiodon reticulatus
- Red-Banded Prawn Goby - Amblyeleotris fasciata
- Rippled Coral Goby - Gobiodon rivulatus
- Sixspot Goby - Valenciennea sexguttata
- Spotted Prawn Goby - Amblyeleotris guttata
- Steinitz' Prawn Goby - Amblyeleotris steinitzi
- Twostripe Goby - Valenciennea helsdingenii
- Wards Sleeper Goby - Valenciennea wardii
- Warthead Goby - Paragobiodon modestus
- Whitelined Coral Goby - Gobiodon albofasciatus
- Yellow Coral Goby - Gobiodon okinawae
Gramma
- Blackcap Gramma - Gramma melacara
- Royal Gramma - Gramma loreto
Grouper
- Blotched Plodge - Apropos bilinearis
- Goldribbon Soapfish - Aulacocephalus temminckii
- Slender Grouper - Anyperodon leucogrammicus
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Hawkfish
- Arc-Eye Hawkfish - Paracirrhites arcatus
- Blackside Hawkfish - Paracirrhites forsteri
- Boar Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys aprinas
- Coral Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
- Dwarf Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys falco
- Falco Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys falco
- Forsters Hawkfish - Paracirrhites forsteri
- Flame Hawkfish - Neocirrhites armatus
- Golden Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys aureus
- Longnose Hawkfish - Oxycirrhites typus
- Lyretail Hawkfish - Cypinocirrhites aureus
- Marbled Hawkfish - Cirrhitus pinnulatus
- Ornate Hawkfish - Paracirrhites hemistictus
- Pixie Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
- Red Hawkfish - Neocirrhites armatus
- Redbarred Hawkfish - Cirrhitops fasciatus
- Redspotted Hawkfish - Amblycirrhitus pinos
- Ring-Eye Hawkfish - Paracirrhites arcatus
- Sixbanded Hawkfish - Isocirrhitus sexfasciatus
- Splendid Hawkfish - Notocirrhitus splendens
- Spotted Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys aprinas
- Stocky Hawkfish - Cirrhitus pinnulatus
- Swallowtail Hawkfish - Cyprinocirrhites polyactis
- Twinspot Hawkfish - Amblycirrhitus bimacula
- Yellow Hawkfish - Cirrhitichthys aureus
- West African Hawkfish - Cirrhitus atlanticus
- Whiteline Hawkfish - Paracirrhites arcatus
- Whitespot Hawkfish - Paracirrhites hemistictus
- Whitespotted Hawkfish - Cirrhitus pinnulatus
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Lionfish
- Banded Lionfish - Pterois antennata
- Broadbarred Lionfish - Pterois antennata
- Spotfin Lionfish - Pterois antennata
- Volitans Lionfish - Pterois volitans
M
Mandarin Fish
- Blue Mandarin - Synchiropus splendidus
- Mandarin Fish - Synchiropus splendidus
- Splendid Mandarin - Synchiropus splendidus
- Psychedelic Mandarin - Synchiropus picturatus
- Spotted Mandarin - Synchiropus picturatus
- Manini - Acanthurus triostegus
- Moorish Idol - Zanclus canescens
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Parrot Fish
- Bicolor Parrot Fish - Cetoscarus bicolor
Pipe Fish
- Alligator Pipefish - Syngnathoides biaculeatus
Porcupine Fish
- Black Blotched Porcupine Fish - Diodon liturosus
- Long-spine Porcupine Fish - Diodon holocanthus
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Rabbitfish
- Bicolor Foxface - Siganus uspi
- Blotched Foxface - Siganus unimaculatus
- Blue Lined Rabbitfish - Siganus doliatus
- Blue Spotted Rabbitfish - Siganus corallinus
- Coral Rabbitfish - Siganus corallinus
- Magnificent Rabbitfish - Siganus magnificus
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- Sergeant Major - Abudefduf saxatilis
Seahorse
- Asian Emporers - Hippocampus kuda
- Brazillian Seahorse - Hippocampus reidi
- Hairy Seahorse - Hippocampus guttulatus
- High Crowned Seahorse - Hippocampus procerus
- Lined Seahorse - Hippocampus erectus
- Long Snouted Seahorse - Hippocampus guttulatus
- Short Headed Seahorse - Hippocampus breviceps
- Southern Charges - Hippocampus breviceps
- Speckled Seahorse - Hippocampus guttulatus
- Spotted Seahorse - Hippocampus kuda
- Sydney Seahorse - Hippocampus whitei
- White Knights - Hippocampus whitei
- White's Seahorse - Hippocampus whitei
Surgeon Fish
- Blue Surgeonfish - Paracanthurus hepatus
- Flagtail Surgeonfish - Paracanthurus hepatus
- Japan Surgeonfish - Acanthurus japonicus
- Longnose Surgeonfish - Zebrasoma rostratum
- Palette Surgeonfish - Paracanthurus hepatus
- Orange spot surgeonfish - Acanthurus olivaceus
- Spotted Surgeonfish - Ctenochaetus strigosus
- Twospot Surgeonfish - Ctenochaetus binotatus
- Yellowfin Surgeon - Acanthurus xanthopterus
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Tang
- Black Tang - Zebrasoma rostratum
- Blue Tang - Paracanthurus hepatus
- Blue Lined Tang - Acanthurus lineatus
- Bristle Tooth Tang - Ctenochaetus binotatus
- Brown Tang - Zebrasoma scopas
- Clown Tang - Acanthurus lineatus
- Convict Tang - Acanthurus triostegus
- Desjardini's Tang - Zebrasoma desjardinii (similar to Sailfin Tang - Zebrasoma veliferum)
- Gem Tang - Zebrasoma gemmatum
- Gold Rimmed Tang - Acanthurus japonicus
- Hippo Tang - Paracanthurus hepatus
- Indo Pacific Tang - Paracanthurus hepatus
- Kole Tang - Ctenochaetus strigosus
- Lipstick Tang - Naso literatus
- Olivaceus Tang - Acanthurus olivaceus
- Orange Shoulder Tang - Acanthurus olivaceus
- Powder Blue Tang - Acanthurus leucosternon
- Powder Brown Tang - Acanthurus nigricans
- Purple Tang - Zebrasoma xanthurum
- Regal Tang - Paracanthurus hepatus
- Sailfin Tang - Zebrasoma veliferum
- Scopas Tang - Zebrasoma scopas
- Spotted Tang - Zebrasoma gemmatum
- Striped Tang - Acanthurus lineatus
- Two Tone Tang - Zebrasoma scopas
- White Cheek Tang - Acanthurus nigricans
- White Faced Tang - Acanthurus japonicus
- White Lipstick Tang - Naso elegans
- Yellow Tang - Zebrasoma flavescens
- Yellow Tail Tang - Zebrasoma xanthurum
Trigger Fish
- Blackbelly Trigger - Rhinecanthus verrucosus
- Bluejaw Trigger - Xanthichthys auromarginatus
- Halfmoon Picasso Trigger - Rhinecanthus lunula
- Gilded Trigger - Xanthichthys auromarginatus
- Niger Trigger - Odonus niger
- Orange Lined Trigger - Balistapus undulatus
- Picasso Trigger - Rhinecanthus aculeatus
- Red Toothed Trigger - Odonus niger
- Titan Trigger - Balistoides viridescens
- Undulate Trigger - Balistapus undulatus
- Yellow Margined Trigger - Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
- Yellow Spotted Trigger - Pseudobalistes fuscus
Tile Fish
- Blueface Tilefish - Hoplolatilus starcki
Tusk Fish
- Harlequin Tuskfish - Choerodon fasciatus
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Unicorn Fish
- Bignose Unicornfish - Naso vlamingii
- Blackspined Unicornfish - Naso minor
- Blue Unicornfish - Naso caeruleacauda
- Bluespined Unicornfish - Naso unicornis
- Bulbnose Unicornfish - Naso tonganus
- Clown Unicornfish - Naso literatus
- Elegant Unicornfish - Naso elegans
- Elongate Unicornfish - Naso lopezi
- Gray Unicornfish - Naso caeruleacauda
- Horseface Unicornfish - Naso fageni
- Humpback Unicornfish - Naso brachycentron
- Humpnose Unicornfish - Naso tonganus
- Humpnose Unicornfish - Naso tuberosus
- Oneknife Unicornfish - Naso thynoides
- Orangespine Unicornfish - Naso literatus
- Scribbled Unicornfish - Naso maculatus
- Sleek Unicornfish - Naso hexacanthus
- Slender Unicornfish - Naso lopezi
- Slender Unicornfish - Naso minor
- Spotted Unicornfish - Naso brevirostris
- White Margined Unicornfish - Naso annulatus
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Wirrah
- Eastern Wirrah - Acanthistius ocellatus
Wrasse
- African Coris - Coris gaimard
- Brown Birdnose Wrasse - Gomphosus varius
- Birdnose Wrasse - Gomphosus varius
- Clown Wrasse - Coris gaimard
- Comet Wrasse - Labropsis xanthonata
- Condei's Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus condei
- Coris Wrasse - Coris gaimard
- Dragon Wrasse - Novaculichthys taeniourus
- Exquisite Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
- Flame Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
- Hooded Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus
- Leopard Wrasse - Macropharynogodon meleagris
- Lyretail Hog - Bodianus anthioides
- Mystery Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus ocellatus
- Port Vila Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus filamentosus
- Pyle's Fairy Wrasse Cirrhilabrus pylei
- Red Coris Wrasse - Coris gaimard
- Reindeer Wrasse - Novaculichthys taeniourus
- Rhomboid Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus pylei
- Rockmover Wrasse - Novaculichthys taeniourus
- Six Line Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus hexataenia
- Scott's Fairy Wrasse - Cirrhilabrus scottorum
- Snooty Wrasse - Cheilinus oxycephalus
- Twisti Wrasse - Anampses twisti
- Yellow Tail Coris - Coris gaimard
- Yellowtail Tubelip - Diproctacanthus xanthurus
- Yellowtail Wrasse - Anampses meleagrides
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- Yellowbanded Perch - Acanthistius cinctus