List of Fish Species -- Fish Photos

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Abudefduf sexfasciatusScissortail sergeant majorRange:  Synonyms:

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

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Acanthurus coeruleusBlue tang surgeonfishRange: Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island Synonyms:

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Acanthurus dussumieriEyestripe surgeonfishRange: 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 Synonyms:

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Acanthurus japonicusJapan surgeonfishRange: Indo-Pacific.Synonyms: Japanese surgeonfish, powder-black surgeon

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Acanthurus nigricaudasBlackstripe surgeonfishRange:  Synonyms:

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Acanthurus sohalArabian surgeonfishRange: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian GulfSynonyms: sohal tang, sohal surgeonfish

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Aetobatus narinariSpotted eagle rayRange: 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.Synonyms:

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Agonus acipenserinusSturgeon poacherRange:  Synonyms:

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Alloclinus holderiIsland kelpfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz Island in southern California, USA to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

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Ameca splendensButterfly goodeidRange: Jalisco, MexicoSynonyms:

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

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Amphiprion bicinctusAnemonefishRange: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Chagos ArchipelagoSynonyms: anemone fish, clown fish

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Amphiprion ephippiumRed Saddleback AnemonefishRange: 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

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Amphiprion melanopusFire clownfishRange: 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 IslandsSynonyms:

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Amphiprion ocellarisClown anemonefishRange: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and northwest Australia to Singapore, Indonesia, and the PhilippinesSynonyms: false percula clownfish

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Amphiprion perculaPercula clownfishRange:  Synonyms: Percula anemonefish

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Amphiprion perideraionPink anemonefishRange: 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 IslandsSynonyms:

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Amphiprion polymnusSaddleback 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 IslandsSynonyms:

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Anableps anablepsFour-Eyed FishRange: South America: Trinidad and Venezuela to the Amazon delta in BrazilNotable: 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

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

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Anisotremus interruptusYellowtail gruntRange: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms: yellow-tailed grunt, burrito grunt

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Apodichthys flavidusPenpoint gunnelRange:  Synonyms:

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Apogon chrysopomusSpotted-gill cardinalfishRange:  Synonyms:

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Apogon guadalupensisGuadalupe cardinalfishRange: Eastern Pacific: San Clemente Island in southern California, USA to Gulf of California in Mexico and offshore islandsSynonyms:

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Apogon leptacanthusThreadfin cardinalfishRange: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Mozambique to Samoa and Tonga, New Caledonia; throughout MicronesiaSynonyms: thread-fin cardinalfish

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Apogon novemfasciatusRange:  Synonyms:

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Apogon properuptaSouthern orange-lined cardinalfishRange: Indo-PacificSynonyms:

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Aracana ornataOrnate CowfishRange: Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (southern Western Australia to Western Victoria and Tasmania)Synonyms:

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Archamia fucataOrangelined cardinalfishRange: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa, eastward to the Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga; north to Ryukyu Islands; south to northern AustraliaSynonyms: orange-lined cardinalfish

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Arothron manilensisNarrow-striped pufferRange: Western Pacific: Borneo, Philippines, Samoa, Australia and TongaSynonyms: striped puffer fish

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Arothron meleagrisGuineafowl pufferRange: Indo-Pacific.Synonyms: guinea-fowl pufferfish, white-spotted balloon, white-spotted puffer

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Azurina hirundoSwallowtail damselfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Baja California (Mexico) and the Guadalupe and Revillagigedo islandsSynonyms: swallowtailed damsel, swallow tail damsel fish

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Balantiocheilus melanopterusBala sharkRange: Rivers of Southeast Asia, principally Thailand, Borneo and SumatraSynonyms: Silver shark, tricolor sharkminnow

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Balistoides conspicillumClown triggerfishRange: Indo-Pacific.Synonyms:

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Belonesox belizanusTopminnowRange: 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

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Bodianus diplotaeniaMexican hogfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Guadalupe Island and throughout the Gulf of California to Chile, including the Cocos, Malpelo, Revillagigedo and the Galapagos islandsSynonyms: vieja

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Calloplesiops altivelisMimic RoundheadRange: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga and the Line IslandsSynonyms: comet

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Caranx caballusGreen jackRange: Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz Island, California, USA to Peru, including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms: jurel verde

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Caranx melampygusBlue-spotted jackRange: 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

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Caranx sexfasciatusBigeye jackRange: 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

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Carcharhinus falciformisSilky sharkRange: 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.Synonyms:

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Carcharhinus galapagensisRange:  Synonyms:

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Carcharhinus leucasBull sharkRange: 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 PeruSynonyms: Zambezi shark, tiburon toro

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Carcharhinus pereziCaribbean reef sharkRange: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA to southern Brazil, including the northern Gulf of Mexico and the AntillesSynonyms: Grey reef shark

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Carcharodon carchariasGreat white sharkRange: 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

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Centropyge aurantonotusFlameback angelfishRange: Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean Islands including Barbados and Cura ao; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil�  Synonyms:

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Centropyge loriculaFlame angelRange: Central Pacific.Synonyms: flame angelfish, flaming angelfish, Japanese pygmy angelfish

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Cephaloscyllium ventriosumRange:  Synonyms:

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Chaetodipterus zonatusPacific spadefishRange: Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru.Synonyms:

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Chaetodon aurigaThreadfin butterflyfishRange: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands; throughout MicronesiaSynonyms:

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Chaetodon capistratusFoureye butterflyfishRange: 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

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Chaetodon lunulaRacoon butterflyfishRange: 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

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Chaetodon ornatissimusOrnate butterflyfishRange: Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Hawaii, the Marquesas, and Ducie Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout MicronesiaSynonyms: ornate butterfly

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Chaetodon semilarvatusMasked butterflyfishRange: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.Synonyms: masked butterfly, Golden butterflyfish, bluecheek butterflyfish

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Chaetodon ulietensisPacific double-saddle butterflyfishRange: Indo-PacificSynonyms: double saddle butterflyfish

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Chaetodontoplus duboulayiScribbled angelfishRange: Indo-Pacific.Synonyms:

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Cheilinus fasciatusRedbreasted wrasseRange:  Synonyms:

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Chelmon rostratusCopperband butterflyfishRange: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Ryukyu Islands and south to AustraliaSynonyms:

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Chiloscyllium plagiosumWhitespotted bamboo sharkRange:  Synonyms: white-spotted bamboo shark

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Chirolophis decoratusDecorated warbonnetRange:  Synonyms:

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Chirolophis nugatorMosshead warbonnetRange:  Synonyms:

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Choerodon fasciatusHarlequin tuskfishRange: Western Pacific.Synonyms:

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Chromileptis altivelesPanther grouperRange:  Synonyms:

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Chromis cyaneaBlue chromisRange: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Carribean Sea. Including the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and AntillesSynonyms:

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Chromis limbaughiConnie's DamselRange: Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of CaliforniaSynonyms: Limbaugh's damsel, chromis

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Chromis punctipinnisBlacksmithRange: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms: blacksmith chromis

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Chromis vanderbiltiVanderbilt's chromisRange: Western Pacific: Taiwan to the Hawaiian and throughout MicronesiaSynonyms:

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Chromis viridisBlue-green chromisRange: Indo-Pacific.Synonyms: blue green chromis, blue green damselfish, blue-green puller, green puller

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Chrysiptera cyaneaSapphire devilRange: 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 IslandsSynonyms: blue damselfish, blue devil, cornflower sargeant-major, sky-blue damsel

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Chrysiptera hemicyaneaAzure damselRange: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean and IndonesiaSynonyms:

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Cirrhilabrus cyanopleuraBlue-head fairy wrasseRange: 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 IslandSynonyms: velvet wrasse, velvet multicolor wrasse, purple fairy wrasse, blueside wrasse

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Cirrhitichthys oxycephalusCoral hawkfishRange: 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

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Cirrhitops fasciatusHawaiian hawkfishRange:  Synonyms:

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Citharichthys sp.SanddabsRange:  Synonyms: flatfish

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Citharichthys stigmaeusRange:  Synonyms:

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Cleidopus gloriamarisPort-and-starboard light fishRange: AustraliaSynonyms: pinecone fish

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Coris formosaQueen coris wrasseRange:  Synonyms:

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Ctenochaetus strigosusSpotted surgeonfishRange: Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the Hawaiian Is., and Johnston I.Synonyms: Kole tang, Yelloweye Bristletooth, Goldring Bristletooth, Goldring Surgeonfish, Yelloweye Surgeonfish

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Ctenopoma acutirostreAfrican climbing perchRange: Africa: Congo river basinSynonyms: spotted ctenopoma, spotted climbing perch

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Cyphotilapia frontosaBumphead CichlidRange: Lake Tanganyika, AfricaSynonyms: Paratilapia frontosa, Pelmatochromis frontosus

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

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Dasyatis americanaSouthern stingrayRange: Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil, including the Antilles Synonyms:

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Diodon holocanthusFreckled porcupinefishRange:  Synonyms:

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Echeneis naucratesLive sharksuckerRange: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and Bermuda to Uruguay.Synonyms:

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Ecsenius gravieriRed Sea mimic blennyRange: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea (including the Gulf of Aqaba) to the westernmost Gulf of AdenSynonyms:

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Elacatinus oceanopsNeon gobyRange: Western Central Atlantic: southern Florida to Texas (USA) southward to BelizeSynonyms: Gobiosoma evelynae

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Electrophorus electricusElectric eelRange: South AmericaSynonyms:

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Embiotoca jacksoniBlack perchRange: Eastern Pacific: Fort Bragg in northern California, USA to central Baja California in Mexico, including Guadalupe Island Synonyms:

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Enoplosus armatusOld WifeRange: Indo-Pacific: Endemic to AustraliaSynonyms:

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Forcipiger flavissimusYellow longnose butterflyfishRange: 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

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Galeocerdo cuvierTiger sharkRange: 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

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Geophagus altifronsEarth-eating cichlidRange: South AmericaSynonyms: Earth-eater cichlid

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Gibbonsia montereyensisCrevice rockfishRange:  Synonyms:

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Ginglymostoma cirratumNurse sharkRange: 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 PeruSynonyms:

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Girella nigricansOpaleye perchRange: Eastern Central Pacific: Central California to southern Baja, MexicoSynonyms:

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Glossolepis incisusRed rainbowfishRange: Asia: Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, IndonesiaSynonyms:

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Gramma loretoRoyal gramma bassletRange: Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas, and Central America to northern South AmericaSynonyms:

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Gramma melacaraBlackcap gramma bassletRange: Western Central Atlantic: West Indies including the Bahamas and Central America.Synonyms:

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Gymnocorymbus ternetziBlack tetraRange: South America: Paraguay and Guapore river basinsSynonyms: long-finned black tetra

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Gymnothorax favagineusHoneycomb moray eelRange:  Synonyms:

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Gymnothorax mordaxCalifornia moray eelRange: Eastern Pacific: Point Conception in California, USA to southern Baja California in Mexico. Also includes the Gal pagos Islands�  Synonyms:

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Haemulon albumWhite margateRange: Western Atlantic: Florida Keys (USA), Bermuda, and Bahamas to Brazil. Found throughout the West IndiesSynonyms:

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Haemulon flavolineatumFrench gruntRange: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, South Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil; throughout the West Indies and the coasts of Central America Synonyms:

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Halichoeres semicinctusRock wrasseRange: Eastern Pacific: Point Conception in California, USA to Guadalupe Island (off north-central Baja California) and the Gulf of California in MexicoSynonyms:

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Hemilepidotus hemilepidotusRed Irish LordRange:  Synonyms:

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Hemiscyllium ocellatumEpaulette sharkRange:  Synonyms:

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Heniochus acuminatusLongfin pennantfishRange:  Synonyms: long-finned pennant fish

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Hermosilla azureaZebra perchRange: Eastern Central Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Gulf of CaliforniaSynonyms: sea chubb, zebra chubb

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Heterodontus francisciHorn sharkRange: Eastern Pacific: central California, USA to the Gulf of California, and probably Ecuador and PeruSynonyms: horned shark

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Heterostichus rostratusGiant kelpfishRange: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico including Guadalupe IslandSynonyms:

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Hexagrammos decagrammusKelp greenlingRange:  Synonyms:

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Hippocampus abdominalisPot-bellied seahorseRange: Southeastern Australia and New ZealandSynonyms: Pot belly seahorse

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Hippocampus barbouriBarbour's seahorseRange: Philippines and Indonesia.Synonyms:

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Hippocampus erectusLined seahorseRange: Western Atlantic Ocean (Nova Scotia to Venezuela)Synonyms:

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Hippocampus reidiLongsnout seahorseRange: Western Atlantic.Synonyms:

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Hippocampus sp.SeahorseRange:  Synonyms:

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Holacanthus clarionensisClarion angelfishRange: 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 IslandSynonyms: Clarion angel fish, Holocanthus clarionensis

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Holacanthus passerKing angelfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms: passer angelfish, angel real, Holocanthus passer

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Hydrolagus collieiSpotted ratfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Cape Spencer, Alaska to Bah a �Sebastian Vizca no, Baja California (Mexico).�  Synonyms:

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Hypsurus caryiRainbow surfperchRange: Eastern Pacific: Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to northern Baja California, MexicoSynonyms: rainbow seaperch

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Hypsypops rubicundusRange:  Synonyms:

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Johnrandallia nigrirostrisBarberfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama, including the Cocos, Malpelo and Galapagos IslandsSynonyms: barber fish, mariposa barbero, blacknosed butterflyfish

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Katsuwonus pelamisSkipjack tunaRange: Cosmopolitan in tropical and warm-temperate waters. Not found in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Highly migratory speciesSynonyms:

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Kyphosus elegansCortez chubbRange: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms:

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Kyphosus vaigiensisBrassy chubRange: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to South Africa and eastward to the Hawaiian, Tuamotu, and Rapa Islands; throughout MicronesiaSynonyms: brassy chubb, lowfin rudderfish, lowfin drum

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Labidochromis sp.Lions' cove yellow labidoRange: Lake MalawiSynonyms:

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Lactoria cornutaLonghorn cowfishRange: Indo-PacificSynonyms:

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Lepisosteus oculatusSpotted garRange:  Synonyms:

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

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Leporinus affinisHeadstanderRange: South America: Amazon River basinSynonyms: Leporinus fasciatus, black-banded leporinus

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Leuresthes tenuisCalifornia grunionRange: Baja California to Monterey Bay, although most significant spawning events are observed south of Point Conception.Synonyms:

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Liza vaigiensisDiamond scale mulletRange:  Synonyms:

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Lutjanus griseusMangrove snapperRange: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda southward to Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, including West Indies, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Synonyms:

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Lutjanus jordaniJordan's snapperRange: Eastern Pacific: from southern Mexico to Peru; also offshore islands including Mapelo, Cocos and the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms:

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Lutjanus kasmiraBluestrip snapperRange: 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

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Lutjanus viridisBlue and gold snapperRange: Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador. Most common at offshore islands including Mapelo, Galapagos, Tres Marias and RevillagigedoSynonyms: blue-gold snapper

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Lythrypnus dalliRange:  Synonyms:

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Malapterurus electricusElectric catfishRange: Africa: Nile and tropical Africa, Lake TanganyikaSynonyms:

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Manta birostrisRange:  Synonyms:

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Medialuna californiensisHalfmoon perchRange: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada to Gulf of California; rare north of Point Conception in California, USASynonyms: half moon perch

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Melanotaenia boesemaniBoeseman's rainbowfishRange: Asia: known only from the Ajamaru Lakes region in Vogelkop Peninsula, Irian Jaya, IndonesiaSynonyms:

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Melanotaenia trifasciataBanded rainbowfishRange: Coasts and rivers of northwestern Pacific (China south to Vietnam)Synonyms: Goyder River rainbowfish

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Metynnis hypsauchenSilver dollar fishRange: South America: Amazon and Paraguay River basinsSynonyms: Metynnis schreitmuelleri

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Mobula sp.Mobula rayRange:  Synonyms: manta ray, mantaraya

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Mola molaOcean sunfishRange: 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

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Myliobatis californicaCalifornia bat rayRange: Eastern Pacific: Oregon, USA to Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms:

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Narcine entemedorLesser electric rayRange: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to PeruSynonyms: lesser torpedo ray, giant electric ray

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Naso brevirostrisSpotted unicornfishRange: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout MicronesiaSynonyms:

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Naso lituratusOrangespine unicornfishRange: 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 IslandSynonyms: orangespined surgeonfish, orange-spined unicornfish

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Naso vlamingiiBig-nosed unicornfishRange: 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. Synonyms:

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

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Negaprion brevirostrisLemon sharkRange: 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 EcuadorSynonyms:

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Neoclinus blanchardiSarcastic fringeheadRange: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to central Baja CaliforniaSynonyms:

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Neolamprologus brichardiLyretail cichlidRange: Africa: Endemic to the northern part of Lake TanganyikaSynonyms: Lamprologus brichardi

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

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Oncorhynchus tshawytschaChinook salmonRange:  Synonyms: King salmon

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Ophioblennius steindachneriPanamic fanged blennyRange: 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

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Ophiodon elongatusLingcodRange: Northeast Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Northern Baja California, MexicoSynonyms: ling cod, ling-cod

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Opistognathus rosenblattiBlue-spotted jawfishRange:  Synonyms:

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Orthopristis forbesiGalapagos gruntRange: Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms:

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Orthopristis sp.Range:  Synonyms:

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Osteoglossum bicirrhosumSilver arowanaRange:  Synonyms:

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Oxycirrhites typusLongnose hawkfishRange: 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

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Oxyjulis californicaRange:  Synonyms:

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Oxylebius pictusPainted greenlingRange: Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Point San Carlos, central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

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Papilloculiceps longicepsIndian Ocean crocodile fishRange: 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

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Paracanthurus hepatusPalette surgeonfishRange: 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

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Paracirrhites arcatusArc eye hawkfishRange: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Mangareva islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and Rapa; throughout MicronesiaSynonyms: arc-eye hawkfish

1

Paracirrhites forsteriBlackside hawkfishRange: 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

2

Paralabrax clathratusRange:  Synonyms:

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Paranthias colonusRange:  Synonyms:

17

Parapeneus margaritatusPearly goatfishRange:  Synonyms:

2

Parophrys vetulusEnglish soleRange: Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea to Bahia San Cristobal, central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms: Pleuronectes vetulus

1

Phanerodon furcatusWhite seaperchRange: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver (Canada) to northern Baja California (Mexico)Synonyms: white surfperch

3

Phycodurus equesLeafy SeadragonRange: Southern coastline of Australia extending from Kangaroo Island, South Australia to Rottnest Island, Western Australia.Synonyms: leafy sea dragon

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Platyrhinoidis triseriataThornback rayRange: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, USA to Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

2

Plectropomus areolatusSquaretail coralgrouperRange: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Phoenix Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to AustraliaSynonyms: square-tail coral grouper

7

Plectropomus laevisSaddleback grouperRange: 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 PacificSynonyms: Plectropomus maculatus, saddle grouper, Blacksaddled coralgrouper

4

Plectropomus maculatusSpotted coralgrouperRange: Western Pacific: Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, Solomon Islands, and Western Australia Synonyms: spotted coral grouper

2

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

7

Polypterus sp.BichirRange: African rivers and lakes.Synonyms:

5

Pomacanthus asfurArabian angelfishRange: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Synonyms: Red Sea angelfish

6

Pomacanthus imperatorRange:  Synonyms:

4

Pomacanthus paruFrench angelfishRange: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bahamas to Brazil. Also Gulf of Mexico and CaribbeanSynonyms: French angel fish

1

Pomacanthus semicirculatusSemicircle angelfishRange: Indo-Pacific.Synonyms: koran angelfish, koran angel, half-circled angelfish

6

Pomacanthus xanthometoponBlueface angelfishRange: Indo-Pacific.Synonyms: yellowface angelfish, blue face angel, blue-faced angelfish, yellow-faced angelfish, yellow face angel, yellowmask angelfish

9

Potomotrygon motoroFreshwater stingrayRange:  Synonyms:

1

Premnas biaculeatusSpinecheek clownfishRange:  Synonyms: maroon clownfish

2

Prionace glaucaBlue sharkRange: 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

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Prionurus laticlaviusYellow-tailed surgeonfishRange: Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos islandsSynonyms: yellowtailed surgeonfish, yellow tail surgeon fish

5

Pristigenys serrulaPopeye catalufaRange: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, along continental shelf to Peru, including Revillagigedo, Cocos and the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms:

4

Prognathodes falciferScythe-mark butterflyfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Santa Catalina Island, southern California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms: Scythe butterfly, scythe-marked butterfly fish, Chaetodon falcifer

12

Protopterus annectensAfrican lungfishRange:  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.Synonyms:

7

Pseudanthias disparRange:  Synonyms:

2

Pseudanthias hypselosomaStocky anthiasRange: Indo-Pacific: Maldives to Samoa, north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef Synonyms:

2

Pseudanthias pascalusPurple Queen anthiasRange: Pacific Ocean: Bali and the Ryukyu Islands to the Tuomoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia; throughout MicronesiaSynonyms: amethyst anthias

1

Pseudanthias pleurotaeniaSquare-spot fairy bassletRange: Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia. Throughout MicronesiaSynonyms: squarespot anthias, square spotted anthias

22

Pseudanthias squamipinnisJewel fairy bassletRange: 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

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Pseudochromis sankeyiStriped dottybackRange: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and the southwestern part of the Red SeaSynonyms:

4

Pseudotropheus estheraeRed zebra mbunaRange: Lake MalawiSynonyms: Metriaclima estherae, Maylandia estherae

1

Pseudotropheus zebraPiebald zebra mbunaRange: Lake MalawiSynonyms:

6

Pterapogon kauderniBanggai cardinalfishRange: Western Central Pacific: Restricted to Banggai Islands and Lembeh Strait, IndonesiaSynonyms: Banggai cardinal fish

8

Ptereleotris zebraZebra dartfishRange: 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 MicronesiaSynonyms: chinese zebra goby

2

Pterois milesLionfishRange: 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

14

Pterois volitansLionfishRange:  Synonyms:

13

Pterophyllum altumAltum angelfishRange: South America: Amazon and Oronoco River basinsSynonyms:

3

Pteroplatytrygon violaceaRange:  Synonyms:

8

Pygocentrus nattereriRed piranhaRange: South America: Amazon River basin, Paraguay-Paran River basin, Brazilian coastal rivers�Synonyms: red-bellied piranha

15

Rathbunella hypoplectaStripedfin ronquilRange: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to northern Baja CaliforniaSynonyms:

1

Rhamphocottus richardsoniGrunt sculpinRange:  Synonyms:

8

Rhincodon typusRange:  Synonyms:

17

Rhinobatos productusShovelnose guitarfishRange: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, USA to the Gulf of CaliforniaSynonyms: shovelnose guitar fish

2

Rhinogobiops nicholsiiBlackeye gobyRange: Eastern Pacific: Wales Island, northern British Columbia, Canada to Punta Rompiente, central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms: black-eyed goby, Coryphopterus nicholsi

11

Rhinopias frondossaWeedy scorpionfishRange:  Synonyms:

2

Rhinopias sp.ScorpionfishRange:  Synonyms:

2

Ronquilus jordaniNorthern ronquilRange:  Synonyms:

1

Scomber japonicusPacific mackerelRange:  Synonyms:

15

Scorpaena mystesPacific spotted scorpionfishRange: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to northern Chile, including the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms: stone scorpion fish, lapon, peces escorpion, spotted scorpionfish

5

Scorpaenichthys marmoratusCabezonRange: Eastern Pacific: Southeastern Alaska to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

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Scorpaenodes xyrisRainbow scorpionfishRange: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Peru and the Galapagos IslandsSynonyms: rainbow scorpion fish

2

Scorpaenopsis oxycephalaFlathead scorpionfishRange: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Sodwana Bay, South Africa to the Mariana Islands, north to Taiwan; Palau and Guam in MicronesiaSynonyms: flathead scorpion fish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus

6

Scorpaenpsis sp.Range:  Synonyms:

1

Sebastes atrovirensKelp rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Central California, USA to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

6

Sebastes carnatusGopher rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Eureka in northern California, USA to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

2

Sebastes caurinusCopper rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Kenai Peninsula, Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California, Mexico.Synonyms:

6

Sebastes chrysomelasBlack-and-yellow rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Northern California, USA to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

2

Sebastes constellatusStarry rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to southern Baja CaliforniaSynonyms:

3

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

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Sebastes flavidusRange:  Synonyms:

2

Sebastes miniatusVermillion rockfishRange: 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

14

Sebastes mystinusBlue rockfishRange:  Synonyms:

2

Sebastes nebulosusChina rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: southeast Alaska to Redondo Beach and San Miguel Island, southern California, USASynonyms:

8

Sebastes nigrocinctusTiger rockfishRange:  Synonyms:

3

Sebastes paucispinisBocaccioRange: Eastern Pacific: Stepovak Bay, Alaskan Peninsula to Punta Blanca, Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

2

Sebastes pinnigerCanary rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: south of the Shelikof Strait in the Gulf of Alaska to Cape Colnett, Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

8

Sebastes rastrelligerGrass rockfishRange:  Synonyms:

1

Sebastes rosaceusRosy rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Puget Sound, Washington, USA to central Baja California, Mexico; but doubtful north of CaliforniaSynonyms: sebastes rosaceous

1

Sebastes ruberrimusYelloweye rockfishRange:  Synonyms:

3

Sebastes rubrivinctusFlag rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, California, USA to Cape San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico.Synonyms: rocote bandera

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Sebastes serranoidesOlive rockfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Redding Rock in northern California, USA to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

2

Sebastes serricepsTreefishRange: Eastern Central Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms: tree fish

3

Sebastes sp.Range:  Synonyms:

13

Sebastes umbrosusHoneycomb rockfishRange:  Synonyms:

1

Sectator ocyurusRainbow chubbRange: 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

1

Selar crumenophthalmusBig eye scadRange: 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 AngolaSynonyms: bigeye scad, big-eye scad, atulai, purse-eyed scad, akule, silver scad, steenbrass, selar crumenopthalmus

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

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Seriola lalandiNorth Pacific YellowtailRange: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Chile Synonyms: Seriola lalandei dorsalis, yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail jack, California yellowtail, mossback

3

Serranocirrhitus latusSunburst anthiasRange: Western Pacific: Japan and Taiwan south to New Caledonia, Fiji, and the Great Barrier Reef; Palau in MicronesiaSynonyms: fathead anthias, hawk anthias

3

Siganus doliatusBarred spinefoot rabbitfishRange:  Synonyms: barred rabbitfish, barred spinefoot

3

Siganus punctatusGoldspotted spinefoot rabbitfishRange:  Synonyms: goldspotted rabbitfish, goldspotted spinefoot, gold-spotted rabbitfish

1

Siganus unimaculatusOnespot rabbitfishRange:  Synonyms:

3

Sparisoma virideStoplight parrotfishRange: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to BrazilSynonyms:

2

Sphaeramia nematopteraPajama cardinalfishRange:  Synonyms:

1

Sphyraena barracudaGreat barracudaRange: 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

2

Sphyraena idiastesRange:  Synonyms:

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Sphyrna lewiniRange:  Synonyms:

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Squatina californicaRange:  Synonyms:

8

Stegastes leucorus leucorusWhitetail gregoryRange: Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Revillagigedo and Guadalupe islandsSynonyms: white-tail gregory, white-tailed gregory

1

Stegostoma fasciatumZebra sharkRange: Southeast asiaSynonyms: leopard shark

11

Stenotomus chrysopsScupRange: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia in Canada to Florida in USASynonyms:

1

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

3

Symphysodon discusWild discusRange: Rio Negro River, Amazon Basin, South AmericaSynonyms:

3

Synodontis multipunctatusClownfish or squeekerRange: Africa: Lake TanganyikaSynonyms:

6

Taeniura lymmaBlue-spotted stingrayRange:  Synonyms:

2

Taeniura meyeniMarbled stingrayRange: 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

4

Thalassoma grammaticumIsland wrasseRange:  Synonyms:

2

Thalassoma hardwickeSixbar wrasseRange:  Synonyms:

3

Thalassoma lutescensRange:  Synonyms:

3

Thalassoma rueppelliiKlunzinger's wrasseRange: Western Indian Ocean: Red SeaSynonyms: Thalassoma klunzingeri

4

Thunnus albacaresYellowfin tunaRange: Worldwide in tropical and subtropical seas, but absent from the Mediterranean Sea. Highly migratory speciesSynonyms: yellow-fin tuna, ahi tuna, yellow fin tuna

8

Torpedo californicaPacific torpedo rayRange: Eastern Pacific: Dixon Entrance, British Columbia, Canada to Sebastian Vizcaino Bay, Baja California, MexicoSynonyms: pacific electric ray, electric torpedo ray

14

Toxotes jaculatrixBanded archerfishRange:  Synonyms:

3

Trachinotus stilbeSteel pompanoRange: Eastern Pacific: Ecuador and Peru, including Revillagigedo and Galapagos IslandsSynonyms:

9

Trachurus symmetricusRange:  Synonyms:

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Triaenodon obesusRange:  Synonyms:

9

Triakis semifasciataLeopard sharkRange:  Synonyms:

8

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

4

Variola loutiRange:  Synonyms:

4

Xanthichthys mentoRedtail trigger fishRange: Eastern PacificSynonyms: red-tail trigger fish, red-tailed triggerfish

2

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

9

Xenocys jessiaeBlack-striped salemaRange: Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Is.Synonyms: black striped salema

2

Xenomystus nigriAfrican knifefishRange: West African rivers and coastal river basinsSynonyms:

1

Zanclus cornutusMoorish idolRange: 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 PeruSynonyms: moor idol, moorfish

1

Zaniolepis latipinnisLongspine combfishRange: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, MexicoSynonyms:

1

Zebrasoma desjardiniiDesjardin's Indian sailfin tangRange: Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the MaldivesSynonyms:

3

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

11

Zebrasoma veliferumSailfin tangRange: 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 Synonyms:

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Zebrasoma xanthurumYellowtail tangRange: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian GulfSynonyms:

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Updated: September 26, 2010