récifs extérieurs - Discover fishes living in these biotopes

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bluestriped grunt

Haemulon sciurus

25 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

clouded rainbow fish

Halichoeres nebulosus

8 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

barred thicklip wrasse

Hemigymnus fasciatus

25 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

blackedge thicklip wrasse

Hemigymnus melapterus

30 cm

living in a group or alone

omnivorous with carnivorous tendency

Hemiscyllium Ocellatum

Hemiscylliidae

90 cm

solitary

carnivorous

brushytoothed butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

16 cm

living as a couple or alone

omnivorous

brown-and-white butterflyfish

Hemitaurichthys zoster

15 cm

gregarious

algae-eating and planctophage

threeband pennantfish

Heniochus chrysostomus

16 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

hunchbacked coralfish

Heniochus varius

15 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

longspine squirrelfish

Holocentrus rufus

25 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

narrow-banded wrasse

Hologymnosus doliatus

38 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Hoplolatilus starcki

Malacanthidae

12 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Hypanus americanus

Dasyatidae

90 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Istigobius decoratus

Gobiidae

9 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Kyphosus vaigiensis

Kyphosidae

50 cm

living in small groups

omnivorous

two-colour cleaner wrasse

Labroides bicolor

12 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

pacific yellowtail emperor

Lethrinus atkinsoni

32.5 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

spangled emperor

Lethrinus nebulosus

70 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

amarillo snapper

Lutjanus argentiventris

50 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

bluestripe snapper

Lutjanus kasmira

25 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

vermiculate wrasse

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

11 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

blackspotted wrasse

Macropharyngodon meleagris

12 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

black leopard wrasse

Macropharyngodon negrosensis

10 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

ornate leopard wrasse

Macropharyngodon ornatus

12 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Malacanthus brevirostris

Malacanthidae

26.5 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

pinktail triggerfish

Melichthys vidua

30 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

stripey

Microcanthus strigatus

10 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Mirolabrichthys evansi

Anthiadidae

10 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Mirolabrichthys tuka

Anthiadidae

10 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

reef manta ray

Mobula alfredi

500 cm

living in a group or alone

planctophage

oceanic manta ray

Mobula birostris

500 cm

living in small groups

planctophage

Monotaxis heterodon

Lethrinidae

28 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

Mustelus mosis

Triakidae

100 cm

solitary

carnivorous

black grouper

Mycteroperca bonaci

70 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Myrichthys maculosus

Ophichthidae

50 cm

solitary

carnivorous

tawny nurse shark

Nebrius ferrugineus

250 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

flame hawkfish

Neocirrhites armatus

9 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Neoniphon sammara

Holocentridae

23 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

red-toothed triggerfish

Odonus niger

30 cm

gregarious

carnivorous

Easily recognizable by its shape and blue color, this triggerfish naturally lives in groups in the turbulent waters near coral reefs. During the breeding season, males and females pair up to build a nest. They fiercely defend this small territory against other fish species and, more broadly, against any intrusion, even human.

western wobbegong

Orectolobus hutchinsi

100 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Ostorhinchus aureus

Apogonidae

12 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

Labridae

15 cm

solitary

carnivorous

longnose hawkfish

Oxycirrhites typus

11 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous

This fish lives camouflaged among the gorgonians. it watches its prey from a promontory and swims quickly toward them to catch them before returning to it observation post. During the breeding season, the male performs a courtship display to attract the attention of a female.

barred angelfish

Paracentropyge multifasciata

11 cm

living as a couple or in a group

omnivorous

arc-eye hawkfish

Paracirrhites arcatus

15 cm

solitary

carnivorous

blackside hawkfish

Paracirrhites forsteri

18 cm

solitary

carnivorous

bicolor goatfish

Parupeneus barberinoides

20 cm

solitary

carnivorous

dash-and-dot goatfish

Parupeneus barberinus

30 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous

récifs extérieurs - Discover fishes living in these biotopes

bluestriped grunt

clouded rainbow fish

barred thicklip wrasse

blackedge thicklip wrasse

Hemiscyllium Ocellatum

brushytoothed butterflyfish

brown-and-white butterflyfish

threeband pennantfish

hunchbacked coralfish

longspine squirrelfish

narrow-banded wrasse

Hoplolatilus starcki

Hypanus americanus

Istigobius decoratus

Kyphosus vaigiensis

two-colour cleaner wrasse

pacific yellowtail emperor

spangled emperor

amarillo snapper

bluestripe snapper

vermiculate wrasse

blackspotted wrasse

black leopard wrasse

ornate leopard wrasse

Malacanthus brevirostris

pinktail triggerfish

stripey

Mirolabrichthys evansi

Mirolabrichthys tuka

reef manta ray

oceanic manta ray

Monotaxis heterodon

Mustelus mosis

black grouper

Myrichthys maculosus

tawny nurse shark

flame hawkfish

Neoniphon sammara

red-toothed triggerfish

western wobbegong

Ostorhinchus aureus

Oxycheilinus bimaculatus

longnose hawkfish

barred angelfish

arc-eye hawkfish

blackside hawkfish

bicolor goatfish

dash-and-dot goatfish

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