Tag: Fish
Materials found: 21
Steinitz' Prawn-Goby
A small bottom-dwelling fish with a long body and large eyes. It has a pale or light-colored body with wide orange-brown vertical bands. It lives together with a pistol shrimp and they share a burrow.
Amblyeleotris steinitzi
Bigeye Snapper
A snapper reaching up to 35 cm in length with large eyes, silvery-yellow coloration, yellow fins, and a dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin. Forms large schools near coral reefs.
Lutjanus lutjanus
Black-blotched Porcupinefish
A large porcupinefish reaching up to 65 cm in length with short, immobile spines, sandy-brown coloration, and large dark spots. Can inflate when threatened. Contains tetrodotoxin.
Diodon liturosus
Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse
A large wrasse reaching up to 50 cm in length with prominent thick lips and a dark area around the eye. Juveniles have lighter coloration with stripes, adults become green or emerald. Inhabits coral reefs and sandy areas.
Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackspotted Puffer
A marine pufferfish with a rounded body of gray, whitish, or brownish coloration and numerous black spots. Often has a dark spot at the base of the pectoral fin. Inflates when threatened. Contains tetrodotoxin.
Arothron nigropunctatus
Blacktip Grouper
A grouper with reddish-orange coloration, 5 dark vertical stripes, and characteristic black triangular spots in the rear part of the dorsal fin. Inhabits coral reefs.
Epinephelus fasciatus
Blue-barred Parrotfish
A parrotfish with green-blue coloration shades and variable patterns. Scrapes algae from corals with beak-like teeth.
Scarus ghobban
Bluering Angelfish
A large angelfish with orange-yellow body, blue curved stripes, and a characteristic blue ring near the head. Juveniles have dark bodies with light curved lines.
Pomacanthus annularis
Bluefin Trevally
The bluefin trevally, also known as the bluefin jack or spotted trevally, is a species of marine ray-finned fish from the jack family. Maximum body length reaches 117 cm, weight – 43.5 kg. Characterized by bright blue fin color and numerous blue and black spots on the sides of the body.
Caranx melampygus