Search A-Z Fish - Whats That Fish!

Camouflage Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Camouflage Cod, Camouflage Rockcod, Snout-spots Grouper, Snout-spots Rockcod, Small-toothed Cod and Small-toothed Grouper. Found singly in coral rich lagoons.. more

Canary Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Yellow Wrasse, Golden Wrasse and Golden Rainbowfish. Found in small groups over sand and rubble areas of reef edges. They feed on hard shell.. more

Canarytop Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Lemon Meringue Wrasse, Whitebelly Wrasse and White-bellied Wrasse. Found in small groups along reef edges and slopes over sand and rubble areas, often.. more

Caneva's Blenny - Blennies

Also known as Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies and Combtooth Blennies. Found singly in shallow waters of rocky coastal walls. They feed on crustaceans and invertebrates. Colour varies. Length - 7.5cm Depth -.. more

Cape White Seabream - Porgies

Also known as Diplodus sargus capensis, Seabreams, White Seabream,Sargo, Blacktail, Kolstert and Dassie. Found singly or in small shoals over sandy and rocky areas of intertidal surf zones.. more

Captain parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Scarus capitaneus and Green Parrotfish. Found singly or in groups in shallow waters of lagoons, inner and outer reefs. They feed on filamentous algae. Length - 50cm Depth.. more

Cardinal Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Whitesaddle Goatfish, Diamondscale Goatfish, Diamond-scaled Goatfish, Whiteline Goatfish and White-lined Goatfish. Found singly or in small groups on clear reef crests and slopes hovering above.. more

Carlson's Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Carlson's Damselfish. Found singly in the shadows of caves, ledges and corals of fringing reefs. They feed on crustaceans and algae. Length - 12cm Depth - 1-5m Widespread Western.. more

Carpet Eel Blenny Dottyback - Dottybacks

Also known as Carpet Eel Blenny, Carpet Conger Blenny, Green Wolf Eel, Green Wolf Eel Blenny, Wolf Eel and Eared Eel Blenny. Found singly in caves and rocky.. more

Carpet Sole - Soles

Also known as Flatfish, Blackspotted Sole, Mottled Sole, Dotted Sole and Dappled Sole. Found singly in protected lagoons and around reefs on sandy bottoms. They feed on small fish,.. more

Celebes Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Maori Wrasses, Thicklip Wrasses, Celebes Maori Wrasse, Eared Maori Wrasse, Slender Wrasse, Slender Maori Wrasse, Sulawesi Wrasse and Slender Splendour Wrasse. Found singly over slopes.. more

Chameleon Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

No other name. Found singly or in small groups in coral rich areas of inner and outer lagoons and seaward reefs. Males always much brighter than females. Colour varies with.. more

Charcoal Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Charcoal Damselfish. Found in groups close to reefs usually above in mid-water, in passages and around outer reef slopes. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 10cm Depth -.. more

Checkerboard Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Hortulanus Wrasse, Four-Spot Wrasse, Marble Wrasse, Wall Wrasse and Rock Wrasse. Found singly or in small loose groups, in shallow lagoons, seaward reefs.. more

Checkerboard Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Hortulanus Wrasse, Four-Spot Wrasse, Marble Wrasse and Wall Wrasse. Found singly or in small loose groups, in shallow lagoons, seaward reefs and reef.. more

Checkered Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Checkered Seaperch, Crossbanded Snapper, Crossbanded Seaperch, Lattice Snapper and Lattice Seaperch. Found singly or in schools, on coastal to outer reef crests. Small juveniles found on.. more

Cheekbar Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known Sand Reef Wrasses. Found singly or in pairs on weedy bottoms of coral & rocky reefs. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length - 15cm Depth - 0-20m Widespread Western.. more

Chesnut Blenny - Blennies

Also known as Reef Blennies, Rock Blennies and Chesnut Eyelash Blenny. Found singly, pairs or loose groups on shallow inner harbours and reef crests, amongst rocks and rubble. They.. more

Chevroned Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Chevron Butterflyfish, Acropora Butterfly, Acropora Butterflyfish, Right-angle Butterflyfish, Right-angled Butterflyfish, Triangulate Butterflyfish, V-Lined Butterflyfish and V-Line Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs in shallow.. more

Chimaera - Ratfishes

Also known as Shortnose Chimaeras, Ratfishes, Cuban Chimaera, Caribbean Chimaera, Ghost Shark, Ghost Shark, Caribbean Ghost Shark, Cuban Ratfish and Elephantfish. Found singly in very deep waters. They.. more

Chinamanfish - Snappers

Also known as Threadfin Snapper, Thread-finned Sea Perch and Redfin Snapper. Found singly or in groups over sand and rubble areas of coral rich coastal reefs. They feed on.. more

Chinese Demoiselle - Damselfishes

Also known as Chinese Damsel, Half-moon Damsel, Yellowtail Demoiselle, Orange-tailed Damselfish and Lyretail Damselfish. Found in schools above sand and silty bottoms around coral and rock outcrops of.. more

Chinese Trumpetfish - Trumpetfishes

Also known as Trumpet, Pacific Trumpetfish, Painted Flutemouth and Tahiti Cornet Fish. Found singly on the bottom of reefs sometimes in rocky areas. Quite often they can.. more

Chiseltooth Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Chiseltooth Hogfish. Found singly in clear channels and seaward reefs, sometimes in caves or along deep drop-off's. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length.. more

Chlamydatus Moray - Eels

Also known as Moray Eels and Banded Mud Moray. Found singly in sandy areas of lagoons, harbours and seaward reefs entering the sand tail first so just the.. more

Cigar Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand Wrasses, Cigar Rainbowfish, Sharp-Nosed Wrasse and Sharp-Nosed Rainbowfish. Found singly or with a group of females in lagoons, reef flats and coastal reefs hiding.. more

Cinnabar Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Small-spot Goatfish, Redspot Goatfish, Bighead Goatfish and Spotted Golden Goatfish. Found singly or in pairs on the bottom in silty sand and weedy areas. They feed.. more

Clark's Anemonefish - Anemonefishes

Also known as Clark's Clown, Clarki Clown, Clarki's Clown, Fish Clown, Chocolate Clownfish and Chocolate Anemonefish. Found in pairs or family groups in most reef habitats from lagoons.. more

Cleaning Goby - Gobies

Also known as Cleaner Gobies and Genie's Cleaning Goby. Found in groups perched at cleaning stations on rocks waiting for fish to service. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 3cm Depth.. more

Clearfin Lionfish - Lionfishes

Also known as Scorpionfishes, Radiata Lionfish, Radiata Lion, Radial Firefish, Clearfin Turkeyfish, Scorpion Radiata, White-lined Lionfish, Whitefin Lionfish, Two-bar Lionfish and Tailbar Lionfish. Found singly on shallow flats.. more

Clearfin Lizardfish - Lizardfishes

Also known as Sand Lizardfish, Banded Lizardfish, Bluestripe Lizardfish and Clearfin Lizardfish. Found singly, pairs or small groups resting on sand and rubble bottoms of reefs. They feed on.. more

Clouded Lizardfish - Lizardfishes

Also known as Nebulous Lizardfish, Clouded Saury, Clouded Grinner, Blotched Lizardfish, Blotched Saury and Blotched Grinner. Found singly partly buried in sand in silty and shallow coastal reefs. They.. more

Cloudy Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Cloudy Rock Cod, Spotted Grouper and Spotted Rock Cod. Found singly in murky waters of esturies and harbours on.. more

Clown Anemonefish - Anemonefishes

Also known as "NEMO", Percula Clownfish, True Percula Clownfish, True Clown Anemonefish, Eastern Clown Anemonefish, Orange Clownfish, Black-finned Clownfish, Common Clownfish, Picasso Clown Anemonefish, Semi-picasso Anemonefish, Black.. more

Clown Coris - Wrasses

Also known as Sand Wrasses, Clown Sand Wrasse, Clown Wrasse, Clown Coris Wrasse, Twin-spot Wrasse, Eye-spot Wrasse and Red-blotched Wrasse. Found singly in sand and rubble areas close.. more

Clown Coris (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand Wrasses, Clown Sand Wrasse, Clown Wrasse, Clown Coris Wrasse, Twin-spot Wrasse, Eye-spot Wrasse and Red-blotched Wrasse. Found singly in sand and rubble areas close.. more

Clown Triggerfish - Triggerfishes

Also known as Clown Trigger, Big-spotted Triggerfish and Crossbow Clownfish. Found singly on coral reefs in clear coastal to outer reef habitats and seaward reefs near steep drop-off's. Juveniles.. more

Clown Triggerfish (Juvenile) - Triggerfishes

Also known as Clown Trigger, Big-spotted Triggerfish and Crossbow Clownfish. Found singly on coral reefs in clear coastal to outer reef habitats and seaward reefs near steep drop-off's. Juveniles.. more

Clown Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Slippery Okra. Found singly or in pairs or in groups constantly circling around reefs and sandy areas. Colours highly variable especially between juvenile.. more

Cockatoo Waspfish - Waspfishes

Also known as Cockatoo Leaf Fish, Leaf Fish, Australian Red Cockatoo Waspfish and Cockatoo Rouge Fish. Found singly or in pairs on coral reefs and in sheltered estuaries.. more

Cocoa Damselfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Chromis, Pullers and Cocoa Damsel. Found at the front of reefs rich in coral growth. Sometimes aggressive when guarding their eggs. Colour varies usually with a dark.. more

Comet - Devilfishes

Also known as Longfins, Marine Betta, Marine Betta Grouper and Marine Betta Comet. Found singly on coral and rocky reefs in the back of holes and caves. They feed.. more

Common Ghost Goby - Gobies

Also known as Reef Gobies, Many-host Goby, Many-host Cling-Goby and Toothy Goby. Found singly on sheltered inner reefs, bays and slopes among soft corals, sponges, plants and.. more

Common Lionfish - Lionfishes

Also known as Scorpion Volitans, Scorpionfishes, Black Volitans Lionfish, Black Lionfish, Butterfly Cod, Ornate Butterfly Cod, Peacock Lionfish, Firefish, Red Firefish, Red Lionfish, Turkeyfish and Zebrafish. Found singly.. more

Common Lionfish (Juvenile) - Lionfishes

Also known as Scorpion Volitans, Scorpionfishes, Black Volitans Lionfish, Black Lionfish, Butterfly Cod, Ornate Butterfly Cod, Peacock Lionfish, Firefish, Red Firefish, Red Lionfish, Turkeyfish and Zebrafish. Found singly.. more

Common Seahorse - Seahorses

Also known as Oceanic Seahorse and Spotted Seahorse. Found singly or in pairs within estuary's and harbours in silty water as well as seagrass beds and mangroves. They attach.. more

Common Two-banded Seabream - Porgies

Also known as Seabreams, Mojarra and Two-band Bream. Found singly or in small shoals over sandy and rocky areas with rich algae growth. Juveniles found in sea grass beds. They.. more

Coney - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts and Coney Grouper. Found singly in shallow waters of protected reefs often just drifting above the bottom. Colour varies greatly. They.. more

Convict Blenny - Blennies

Also known as Convictfish, Convict Goby, Engineer Goby, Zebra Blenny, Worm Blenny, Convict Worm Blenny and False Catfish. Found singly or in large schools feeding over shallow sand.. more

Convict Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as Amelanistic Convict Cichlid, Albino Convict Cichlid, Zebra Cichlid, Black Convict Cichlid and Pink Convict Cichlid. Found in canals, lakes and sometimes slow flowing rivers. Adult males.. more

Convict Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Thorntails, Thorntail Fish, Convict Surgeon, Surgeon Convict, Convict Tang, Convictfish, Prison Surgeonfish, Prison Tang and Fiveband Surgeonfish. Found in large schools In shallow.. more

Convict Surgeonfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes

Also known as Doctorfishes, Lancetfishes, Convict Surgeon, Surgeon Convict, Convict Tang, Convictfish, Prison Surgeonfish, Prison Tang and Fiveband Surgeonfish. Found in large schools In shallow protected lagoons and.. more

Coral Anemone - Corallimorphs

Also known as Zoantharia, Mushroom Corals, Mushroom Rock, Pimpled Rock, Stubby Anemone, Rainbow Polyp and Berry Coral. Found in colonies in shallow waters but in deeper waters can.. more

Coral Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also know as Apogon properuptus and Southern Orange-lined Cardinalfish. Found in pairs or small groups on sheltered reef slopes, near coral and rocky areas, sheltering during the day.. more

Coral Demoiselle - Damselfishes

Also known as Coral Damsel, Coral Damselfish and Yellow-tipped Damselfish. Found singly or in groups on silty inshore lagoons, harbours and reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 8cm Depth -.. more

Coral Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Miniata Grouper, Coral Rock Cod, Coral Cod, Coral Hind, Coral Trout, Vermilion Grouper, Vermilion Rock Cod, Vermilion Sea.. more

Coral Grouper (Juvenile) - Groupers

Also called Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Miniata Grouper, Coral Rock Cod, Coral Cod, Coral Hind, Coral Trout, Vermilion Grouper, Vermilion Rock Cod, Vermilion Sea Bass,.. more

Coral Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also known as Siganus tetrazonus, Spinefoots, Coral Spinefoot, Yellow Rabbitfish, Yellow Foxface Rabbitfish, Spotted Rabbitfish, Spotted Spinefoot, Blue-Spotted Fox-Face Rabbitfish, Blue-Spotted Spinefoot and Ocellated Orange Spinefoot. Found in.. more

Coral Whiptail - Coral Breams

Also known as Scaevius nicanor, Spinecheeks, Whiptails, Coral Monocle Bream, Green-striped Coral Bream and Jurgen. Found singly or in groups over sand and mud bottoms of lagoons, harbours,.. more

Cornetfish - Cornetfishes

Also known as Commerson's Cornetfish, Cornetfish Smooth Flutemouth, Smooth Flutemouth, Flutemouth, Flutefish, Smooth Cornetfish, Reef Cornetfish, Bluespotted Cornetfish, Coronet and Arrowshaft. Found singly or in small groups in.. more

Cosmetic Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-Reef Wrasses, Adorned Wrasse and Orange Striped Wrasse. Found swimming in small loose groups, amongst rubble reef patches on flats and slopes. They feed on.. more

Cosmetic Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses, Adorned Wrasse and Orange Striped Wrasse. Found swimming in small loose groups, amongst rubble reef patches on flats and slopes. They feed on hard.. more

Cottonwick - Sweetlips

Also known as Grunts, Dogfish, Cottonwick Grunt, Blacktail Grunt, Caesar Grunt and French Margate Fish. Found singly or in small groups drifting near the bottom of clear water.. more

Creole Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Creole Reef Wrasse. Found singly or in large schools, in deep outer reef slopes and drop off's Colour varies. They feed on hard shell.. more

Creole Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-reef Wrasses and Creole Reef Wrasse. Found singly or in large schools, in deep outer reef slopes and drop off's Colour varies. They feed on hard shell.. more

Creolefish - Groupers

Also known as Sea Bass, Rockcods, Cods, Hinds, Trouts, Creole Bass, Atlantic Creolefish and Ruby Anthias. Found singly or in small to large schools over deep water reefs. They.. more

Crescent Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Moon Wrasse, Lunare Wrasse, Moon Wrasse, Lyretail Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse, Green Parrot Wrasse and Green-and-Blue Labride. Found singly or in small groups.. more

Crescent Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Lunate-tailed Wrasses, Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse, Green Parrot Wrasse and Green and Blue Labride. Found singly or in small groups in shallow.. more

Crescent-banded Grunter - Grunters

Also known as Crescent-banded Perch, Crescent-Banded Tigerfish, Crescent Perch, Crescent Bass, Tiger Grunt, Tiger Perch, Tiger Bass, Three-stripe Grunter, Three-stripe Perch, Three-stripe Tigerfish, Three-striped Grunter, Three-striped.. more

Crescent-tail Bigeye - Bigeyes

Also known as Bigeye, Red Bigeye, Common Bigeye, Moontail Bigeye, Moontail Bullseye, Lunar-tail Bigeye, Lunar Tailed Bigeye, Duskyfin Bullseye, Red Bullseye and Goggle Eye. Found singly on sheltered.. more

Crested Morwong - Morwongs

Also known as Eastern Crested Morwong and Eastern Magpie Morwong. Found singly, pairs or in small groups in clear water coastal and estuarine reefs over sand patches rich.. more

Crevalle Jack - Jacks

Also known as Trevallies, Jackfish, Crevally Jack, Common Jack, Black-tailed Trevally, Couvalli, Jack, Black Cavalli and Yellow Cavalli Found singly (adults) or in small to large schools (Juveniles).. more

Criniod Clingfish - Clingfish

Also known as Discotrema crinophilum, Striped Clingfish, Urchin Clingfish, Sea-lily Clingfish and Three-stripe Featherstar Clingfish. Found singly or in pairs on coastal and inner protected reefs hiding in.. more

Crocodile Flathead - Flatheads

Also known as Crocodilefish, De Beaufort's Flathead and Beaufort's Crocodilefish. Found singly on coarse sand and rubble areas of fringing coral reefs, in seagrass beds and near.. more

Crocodile Needlefish - Needlefishes

Also known as Hound Needlefish, Houndfish, Longtoms, Crocodile Longtom, Giant Longtom, Seagars, Gar, Alligator Gar, Garfish and Ocean Piper. Found singly or in small groups close to shore.. more

Crocodile Snake Eel - Eels

Also known as Snake Eels. Found singly buried in the sand or rubble near coral reefs, with just the head showing. Rarely in open during the day. They feed.. more

Crosshatch Goby - Gobies

Also known as Sleeper Gobies, Orangemarked Goby and Orange-Striped Goby. Found in sheltered lagoons and bays amongst silt and mud or fine sand bottoms. They feed on tiny invertebrates. Length.. more

Crown Butterflyfish - Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfishes, Crown Butterfly, Crown Bannerfish, Red Tailed Butterflyfish, Red Tailed Bannerfish, Eritrean Butterflyfish, Eritrean Bannerfish, Red Sea Chevron Butterflyfish, Redback Butterflyfish, Redback butterfly, Red-backed.. more

Crown Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes & Soldierfishes

Also known as Crowned Squirrelfish, Barred Squirrelfish, Red Squirrelfish and Crowned Soldierfish. Found in schools over shallow reef crests to deep along walls, in large caves, swimming close.. more

Crown Toby - Pufferfishes

Also known as Crowned Pufferfish, Crowned Puffer, Crowned Sharpnose Puffer, Crowned Toby, Three-barred Puffer, Four-bar Pufferfish. Found singly, in lagoons and seaward reefs with rubble areas. They feed on.. more

Cubera Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Cuban Snapper. Found singly or occasionally in large schools in secluded areas on rocky ledges and overhangs, often in deeper waters. They feed on fish and.. more

Cylindrical Sandperch - Sandperches

Also known as Parapercis sp., Grubfish, Sandsmelts, Weevers, Cylindrical Grubfish, Cylindrical Weever, Yellowtail Grubfish, Yellowtail Sandperch, Yellowtail Weever, Sharpnose Grubfish, Sharpnose Sandperch, Sharpnose Weever, Sharp-nosed Grubfish, Sharp-nosed.. more

A to Z - Fish