East Indian Ocean - List of fishes

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Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

Pomacentridae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus

Pomacentridae

10 cm

living in small groups

corallivore

Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus

Pomacentridae

8 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

Plotosus lineatus

Plotosidae

20 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Polydactylus plebeius

Polynemidae

30 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Pomacentrus adelus

Pomacentridae

6 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

sapphire damsel

Pomacentrus pavo

7 cm

gregarious

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Pomachromis richardsoni

Pomacentridae

4 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

moontail bullseye

Priacanthus hamrur

40 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

narrowstripe cardinalfish

Pristiapogon exostigma

9 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Pristiapogon fraenatus

Apogonidae

10 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Pristiapogon kallopterus

Pomacentridae

10 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Pristis microdon

pristidae

500 cm

solitary

carnivorous

red-bar anthias

Pseudanthias cooperi

12 cm

living in shoals

planctophage

blackfin dartfish

Ptereleotris evides

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

planctophage

This dartfish is easily recognizable by its two-tone blue and black body. Like its counterparts, adults live in pairs in burrows they dig in the substrate.

smallscale sleeper

Ptereleotris microlepis

12 cm

living as a couple or alone

planctophage

chinese zebra goby

Ptereleotris zebra

10 cm

living in small groups

planctophage

Pterocaesio digramma

Caesionidae

22 cm

living in shoals

planctophage

dark-banded fusilier

Pterocaesio tile

20 cm

living in shoals

planctophage

The dark-banded fusilier is recognizable by its vibrant colors, with a pale pink to red underside and a green-blue upper part. This diurnal fish forms large schools in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Its primary diet consists mainly of plankton.

Pycnochromis atripes

Pomacentridae

6 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Pycnochromis leucurus

Pomacentridae

7 cm

living in small groups

algae-eating

white-banded triggerfish

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

15 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Balistidae

18 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Rhinecanthus verrucosus

Balistidae

19 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Sargocentron punctatissimum

Holocentridae

15 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

chameleon parrotfish

Scarus chameleon

25 cm

living in a group or alone

herbivorous

blue-barred parrotfish

Scarus ghobban

30 cm

living in a group or alone

herbivorous

dusky parrotfish

Scarus niger

40 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Scarus oviceps

Scaridae

38 cm

living in a group or alone

algae-eating

Scarus rivulatus

Scaridae

20 cm

living in shoals

alguivore and corallivore

two-lined monocle bream

Scolopsis bilineata

14 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

The two-lined monocle bream is widespread in the coral reefs of the Indo-Pacific region. Adults often live in pairs and primarily hunt at night. Juveniles mimic the striped poison-fang blenny and adopt similar behavior to evade predators.

Siganus argenteus

Siganidae

25 cm

living in shoals

algae-eating

Siganus fuscescens

Siganidae

25 cm

living in shoals

herbivorous

goldspotted spinefoot

Siganus punctatus

30 cm

living as a couple

herbivorous

barhead spinefoot

Siganus virgatus

20 cm

living as a couple

herbivorous

Stegastes lacrymatus

Pomacentridae

8 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous

silver-streaked rainbowfish

Stethojulis strigiventer

7 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

boomerang triggerfish

Sufflamen bursa

20 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Sufflamen fraenatum

Balistidae

26 cm

solitary

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

blotched fantail ray

Taeniurops meyeni

110 cm

solitary

carnivorous

bluntheaded wrasse

Thalassoma amblycephalum

14 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

yellowfin tuna

Thunnus albacares

150 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Trachinotus blochii

Carangidae

40 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Triaenodon obesus

Carcharhinidae

160 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Upeneus tragula

Mullidae

20 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

gilded triggerfish

Xanthichthys auromarginatus

25 cm

living in small groups

planctophage

indian sail-fin surgeonfish

Zebrasoma desjardinii

28 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with alguivorous tendency

The Indian sail-fin surgeonfish is a tropical fish native to the reefs of the Indo-Pacific. This fish has very large dorsal and anal fins, which it can use to double its size. It uses these features to impress its counterparts during courtship.

East Indian Ocean - List of fishes

Plectroglyphidodon imparipennis

Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus

Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus

Plotosus lineatus

Polydactylus plebeius

Pomacentrus adelus

sapphire damsel

Pomachromis richardsoni

moontail bullseye

narrowstripe cardinalfish

Pristiapogon fraenatus

Pristiapogon kallopterus

Pristis microdon

red-bar anthias

blackfin dartfish

smallscale sleeper

chinese zebra goby

Pterocaesio digramma

dark-banded fusilier

Pycnochromis atripes

Pycnochromis leucurus

white-banded triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

Rhinecanthus verrucosus

Sargocentron punctatissimum

chameleon parrotfish

blue-barred parrotfish

dusky parrotfish

Scarus oviceps

Scarus rivulatus

two-lined monocle bream

Siganus argenteus

Siganus fuscescens

goldspotted spinefoot

barhead spinefoot

Stegastes lacrymatus

silver-streaked rainbowfish

boomerang triggerfish

Sufflamen fraenatum

blotched fantail ray

bluntheaded wrasse

yellowfin tuna

Trachinotus blochii

Triaenodon obesus

Upeneus tragula

gilded triggerfish

indian sail-fin surgeonfish

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