A to Z

Our A-Z contains a list of all fish/sea creatures that are stored on the site. All listings are by common names and not scientific names.

Dahlia Anemone - Sea Anemones

Also known as Dahlia Sea Anemone, Feline Dahlia Anemone, Hexacoral, Northern Red Anemone. Found singly or in colonies, attached to rocks on the seabed, over coral and rocky.. more

Daisy Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Bullethead Parrot, Bullethead Parrotfish, Bullet-headed Parrotfish, Bullhead Parrotfish, Garnet Red Parrotfish, Green Parrotfish, Greenfin Parrotfish, Green-finned Parrotfish, Shabby Parrotfish. Found singly or in large schools,.. more

Daisy Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Bullethead Parrot, Bullethead Parrotfish, Bullet-headed Parrotfish, Bullhead Parrotfish, Garnet Red Parrotfish, Green Parrotfish, Greenfin Parrotfish, Green-finned Parrotfish, Shabby Parrotfish. Found singly or in large schools,.. more

Danae Crab - Crabs

Also known as Brachyura Crab, Eyes-wide-Apart Swimming Crab, Portunid Crab, Swimmer Crab, Swimming Crab, True Crab. Found on mud and sand substrates, over inter-tidal areas of estuaries, coral.. more

Danielle's Thorunna - Sea Slugs

Also known as Danielle's Nudibranch, Nudibranch. Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on sponges. Length - 2cm Depth - 5-27m Widespread.. more

Danube Sturgeon - Sturgeons---Paddlefishes

Also known as Diamond Sturgeon, Kura Sturgeon, Persian Sturgeon, Russian Sturgeon. Found singly or in schools, on soft substrates, in bays, estuaries, lakes, rivers, and in the open.. more

Dapple Coris - Wrasses

Also known as Batu Rainbow Wrasse, Dapple Coris, Dappled Wrasse, Pallid Wrasse, Sandreef Wrasse, Schroeder's Rainbow Wrasse, Schroeder's Wrasse, Variegated Rainbowfish, Variegated Wrasse, Yellow Wrasse. Found singly or.. more

Dark Damsel (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Dark Damselfish, Somber Damselfish. Found over rocky bottoms, of lagoons and inshore coral reefs, rich in algae growth. They feed on algae and zooplankton. Length - 12cm Depth.. more

Dark Glove Hermit Crab - Crabs---Hermit Crabs

Also known as Anomura Crab, Dark Glove Hermit, Haig's Hermit Crab, Hermit Crab, Majestic Purple Hermit Crab. Found over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on fish, invertebrates.. more

Dark Green Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Black Cucumber, Black Knobby Sea Cucumber, Green Sea Cucumber, Greenfish, Greenfish Cucumber, Spiky Sea Cucumber, Tripang. Found singly or in groups, over sandy areas, of.. more

Dark Red-spined Brittle Star - Sea Stars---Brittle Stars

Also known as Brittle Sea Star, Brittle Star, Purple Brittle Sea Star, Purple Brittle Star, Sea Fan Brittle Star, Serpent Star, Snake Star, Spined Brittle Star, Starfish. Found.. more

Dark-banded Fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Bartail Fusilier, Blue-dash Fusilier, Bluestreak Fusilier, Neon Fusilier. Found in large schools, over coral reefs. Varies in colour from blue to red with night and.. more

Dark-capped Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blue Parrotfish, Darkcap Parrotfish, Egghead Parrotfish, Yellow-barred Parrotfish. Found singly or in schools, foraging for food over lagoons, coastal and outer reefs, rich in algae.. more

Dark-lined Fire Worm - Marine Worms---Bristle Worms

Also known as Fire Worm, Rock Worm, Sea Caterpillar, Sea Mice, Segmented Sea Worm, Segmented Worm, Tubeworm. Found hidden in crevices, under rocks and slabs, amongst rubble, sand.. more

Dark-spotted Flatworm - Marine Worms---Flatworms

Also known as Polyclad Flatworm, Punctuated Flatworm. Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reef tops. They feed on ascidians. Length - 7cm Depth.. more

Dark-tailed Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Blacktail Seaperch, Darktail Snapper, Dark-tailed Seaperch, Duskytail Snapper, Maroon Seaperch, Red Snapper, Sweetlip Snapper, Yellow-streaked Seaperch, Yellow-streaked Snapper. Found singly or in small schools, in.. more

Darkfin Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Darkfin Puller, Dusky Puller, Puller. Found singly or in small schools, close to the bottoms of outer reef passages and slopes, of reefs rich in.. more

Darkfin Eel Catfish - Catfishes---Eeltail Catfishes

Also known as Eel-barbel, Eel Catfish, Eel-tailed Catfish, Indian Eel Catfish. Found singly, along coastlines and in estuaries. They are bottom feeders and use the barbels around their.. more

Darkfin Hind - Groupers

Also known as Banded-tail Coralcod, Blackfin Cod, Brown-finned Rockcod, Chevron Rockcod, Cod, Darkfin Hind Grouper, Dark-finned Coralcod, Duskyfin Hind, Duskyfin Rockcod, Flagtail Cod, Flagtail Grouper, Flagtail Rockcod,.. more

Darkspot Locust Lobster - Lobsters---Slipper Lobsters

Also known as Brown Spot Slipper Lobster, Bulldozer Lobster, Locust Lobster, Rock Lobster. Found singly or in small squads, over hard mixed substrates of coral and rocky reefs. They.. more

Darkstripe Tuskfish - Wrasses

Also known as Blackblotch Tuskfish, Tuskfish, Zoster Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools, over semi-open, sandy substrates, in deep channels of lagoons with strong currents, rich in.. more

Darros Sweeper - Oceanic Basses---Sweepers

Also known as Bullseye, Glass Sweeper, Glassfish, Glassy Sweeper, Pigmy Sweeper, Slender Sweeper. Found in dense schools, often sharing their space with other fish, and moray eels, in.. more

Dash-and-Dot Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Dot-and-Dash Goatfish, Dash-dot Goatfish, Dot-dash Goatfish, Half-and-Half Goatfish, Spotted Golden Goatfish. Found singly or in small schools, foraging for food, over rubble and large.. more

Day Octopus - Octopuses

Also know as the Big Blue Octopus, Big Red Octopus, Common Reef Octopus, Cyane's Octopus, Reef Octopus, Small Common Octopus. Found singly, on rock and sandy bottoms,.. more

De Haan's Sponge Crab - Crabs

Also known as Brachyura Crab, Japanese Sponge Crab, Sponge Crab, True Crab. Found carrying detritus and sponges for camouflage on their rear legs, on mudflats, of coral.. more

Decorated Goby - Gobies

Also known as Decorated Lagoongoby, Decorated Sandgoby, Gudgeon, Sand Goby. Found singly, close to their burrows, over sand, in clear water lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on benthic.. more

Decoy Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Devilfish, Red Decoy Scorpionfish, Stingfish. Found singly, under ledges, and on rubble and sandy areas, of seaward reefs. The dorsal fin mimics a tiny fish,.. more

Deep Lima - Bivalves

Also known as a Cupcake, Fileclam, Oyster. Found singly or in groups, wedged in crevices and holes, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on plankton. Length - 4cm Depth -.. more

Deep-bodied Mojarra - Mojarras

Also known as Deepbody Mojarra, Deepbody Silverbiddy, Deep-bodied Silverbiddy, Pursemouth, Short Silverbelly, Short Silverbiddy, Silverbelly, Silverbiddy. Found in schools, over sandy bottoms of estuaries and coastal lagoons. Pattern.. more

Deepwater Sea Fan - Sea Fans

Also known as Black Sea Fan, Brown Sea Fan, Deepwater Gorgonian Sea Fan, Deepwater Octocoral, Gorgonian Sea Fan, Octocoral, Red Gorgonian Sea Fan. Found in colonies, attached to.. more

Delicate Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Delicate Combtooth Blenny. Found in pairs or small schools, over mixed coral and sandy areas, of clear outer lagoon reefs, and over dead reefs, rich.. more

Delicate Ghostpipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses---Ghostpipefishes

Also known as False Pipefish, Slender Ghostpipefish, Tubemouth Fish. Found singly, pairs, or family groups, floating with head down amongst crinoids, between branches of gorgonians, and floating weeds,.. more

Delicate Sea Whip - Soft Corals

Also known as Octocoral, Sea Whip, Whip Coral, Whip Gorgonian, White Sea Whip, Wire Coral, White Sea Whip. Found in colonies, (sometimes in their thousands) over strong, current.. more

Dendrum Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Acroporid Coral, Branching Coral, Staghorn Coral. Found over exposed upper reef margins and reef slopes, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on plankton. Length - 100cm.. more

Denise's Pygmy Seahorse - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Miniature Seahorse, Plucked Chicken Pygmy Seahorse, Pygmy Seahorse, Yellow Pygmy Seahorse. Found singly, pairs, or in colonies, camouflaged, and anchored by their tails, to their.. more

Denison Barb - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Bleeding Eye Barb, Miss Kerala, Redline Torpedo Barb, Red-lined Torpedo Barb, Red-lined Torpedofish, Roseline Denison Torpedo Barb, Roseline Shark. Found in schools, over rocky pools.. more

Dentex Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Aqaba Blenny, Coral Blenny, Red Sea Combtooth Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny. Found singly, in crevices and holes or resting on rocks, over shallow coastal.. more

Devil Firefish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Cleartail Lionfish, Common Lionfish, Firefish, Indian Turkeyfish, Indian Winged-fish, Indo-Pacific Common Lionfish, Lionfish, Miles Lionfish, Red Lionfish, Red Miles Lionfish, Soldier Lionfish, Turkeyfish. Found singly.. more

Diadem Volute - Sea Snails

Also known as Australian Baler Shell, Baler Shell, Common Baler, Crowned Giant Melo Amphora Shell, Giant Baler, Giant Baler Shell, Melon Shell, Northern Baler, Northern Baler Shell. Found.. more

Diamond Lizardfish - Grinners---Lizardfishes

Also known as Atlantic Lizardfish, Brown Lizardfish, Clouded Lizardfish, Gracile Lizardfish, Red Lizardfish, Red-barred Lizardfish, Rockspear. Found singly, or in pairs, resting on hard substrates, over shallow to.. more

Diamond Squid (Egg Mass) - Squids

Also known as Diamond Squid Eggs, Diamond Squid Mass, Diamondback Squid, Diamondback Squid Eggs, Diamondback Squid Mass, Oceanic Squid Eggs, Rhomboid Squid, Rhomboid Squid Eggs, Squidlings. The photo.. more

Diamondfish - Moonyfishes-Fingerfishes

Also known as Butter Bream, Buttercream, Butterfish, Diamond Moonfish, Kitefish, Mono, Mono Fingerfish, Natal Moony, Sea Kite, Silver-and-Black Butterflyfish, Silver Batfish, Silver Mono, Silver Moonfish, Silver Moony,.. more

Diamondfish (Juvenile) - Moonyfishes-Fingerfishes

Also known as Butter Bream, Buttercream, Butterfish, Diamond Moonfish, Kitefish, Mono, Mono Fingerfish, Natal Moony, Sea Kite, Silver-and-Black Butterflyfish, Silver Batfish, Silver Mono, Silver Moonfish, Silver Moony,.. more

Diamondscale Mullet - Mullets

Also known as Blackfin Mullet, Diamondscale Grey Mullet, Diamond-scaled Grey Mullet, Diamond-scaled Mullet, Grey Mullet, Largescale Finned Mullet, Largescale Mullet, Large-scaled Mullet, Long-scaled Mullet, Squaretail Mullet, Supertail.. more

Diana Nudibranch - Sea Slugs

Also known as Diana's Chromodoris, Diana's Chromodoris Nudibranch, Dorid Nudibranch, Nudibranch. Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on.. more

Diana's Hogfish - Wrasses

Also known as Diana Hogfish, Diana's Hog, Diana's Pigfish, Diana's Wrasse, Fourspot Hogfish, Hogfish, Indian Diana's Hogfish, Polkadot Grouper, Red-and-Gold Hogfish, Red Diana Hog, Red Diana Hogfish,.. more

Diana's Hogfish (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Diana Hogfish, Diana's Hog, Diana's Pigfish, Diana's Wrasse, Fourspot Hogfish, Hogfish, Indian Diana's Hogfish, Polkadot Grouper, Red-and-Gold Hogfish, Red Diana Hog, Red Diana Hogfish,.. more

Diazona Sea Squirt - Ascidians

Also known as Brittle Sea Squirt, Colonial Ascidian, Compound Ascidian, Sea Squirt, Tunicate. Found in holes, and on top of the reef, in current swept areas. They feed.. more

Dicrozoster Eartheater - Cichlids

Also known as Eartheater, Eartheater Cichlid, Freshwater Eartheater, Red-striped Eartheater. Found in loose schools, over soft mud and sand bottoms, amongst rubble and tree roots, of rivers and.. more

Disco Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Cateye Blenny, Disco Fangblenny, Fang Blenny, Sabretooth Blenny, Sabretooth Combtooth Blenny, Siamese Blenny, Smith's Blenny, Smith's Disco Blenny, Smith's Fangblenny, Smith's Fanged Blenny, Smith's.. more

Divaricata Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Acroporid Coral, Branching Coral, Bushy Acropora, Small Polyp Stone Coral, Staghorn Coral, Table Coral. Found in colonies over reef slopes and submerged reeds of lagoons.. more

Divided Flatworm - Marine Worms---Flatworms

Also known as Dimidiate Flatworm, Tiger Flatworm, Zebra Flatworm. Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on colonial ascidians. Length.. more

Doctorfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Black Doctorfish, Doctorfish Tang, Lancetfish, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish. Found singly or in loose schools, over shallow areas, of coral and rocky reefs. Can change colour.. more

Doderleins Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Sand-Reef Wrasse. Found singly or in pairs, over protected eel-grass beds. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length - 10cm Depth - 2-40m Widespread Marmara Sea, Mediterranean Most reef.. more

Doederlein's Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also know as Fourline Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish. Found singly, or in pairs, during the day, around ledges and rocky areas, dispersing at night to forage for food over.. more

Dog Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Dog's Tooth Snapper, Dogteeth Snapper, Snuggletooth Snapper. Found singly or in small schools, during the day drifting in the shade of large corals heads and.. more

Dog-toothed Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Dogtooth Cardinal, Nurseryfish, Tailspot Cardinalfish, Toothy Cardinalfish. Found in small schools sheltering in the arms of staghorn corals over lagoon reefs. They feed on small fish. Length.. more

Dog-toothed cardinalfish (Juvenile) - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Dogtooth Cardinal, Nurseryfish, Tailspot Cardinalfish, Toothy Cardinalfish. Found in small schools, sheltering in the arms of staghorn corals, over lagoon reefs. They feed on small fish. Length.. more

Dogtooth Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Coralcod, Hind, Rockcod, Toothed Grouper, Trout. Found singly, or in schools, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, and around shipwrecks, in medium too deep reefs. They.. more

Dogtooth Tuna - Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos

Also known as Dog Tuna, Dogteeth, Dogteeth Tuna, Dogtooth Unicolor, Jackass, Pegtooth Tuna, Ruppel's Bonito, Scaleless Tuna, Tunny, White Tuna, Whiteflesh Tuna. Found singly or in small schools,.. more

Dollfus' Stargrazer - Sand Dwellers---Stargazers

Also known as Popeye Fish, Pop-eyed Fish, Tube-nosed Stargazer. Found singly, buried in gravel, mud, and sandy areas, with just the eyes and mouth showing, waiting for their.. more

Dolphin Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as Dolphin Acara. Found in schools, over silty rocky bottoms of small, slow flowing creeks and streams. They feed on small crustaceans and insect larvae. Length - 12.5cm Depth.. more

Donald Duck Shrimp - Shrimps

Also known as Carid Shrimp, Commensal Shrimp, Crocodile Shrimp, Longnose Shrimp, Longsnout Shrimp, Palaemonid Shrimp, Plumed Rock Shrimp, Plumed Shrimp, Rock Shrimp, Tozeuma Ghostpipe Shrimp. Found over seagrass.. more

Donkey Dung Sea Cucumber - Sea Cucumbers

Also known as Black Sea Cucumber, Dung Sea Cucumber, Lollyfish, Tripang. Found singly or in pairs, over muddy sand, and in seagrass beds, sometimes close to mangroves, of.. more

Doto.sp - Sea Slugs

Also known as Nudibranch. Found singly or in pairs, living amongst the branches of sea fans, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on Hydroids, by sucking out the.. more

Dotted Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Decorated Butterflyfish, Dotted Coralfish, Golden Butterflyfish, Semeion Butterflyfish. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over clear water lagoons and protected reefs, rich in.. more

Dotted Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Spinytooth Parrotfish, Viridescent Parrotfish. Found singly or in small schools, over coral, rocks and seagrass beds of rocky reefs, rich in algae growth. They feed on.. more

Dotted Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Black-and-White Sweetlips, Black Picus Dogfish, Black Picus Sweetlips, Black-spotted Sweetlips, Dogface Sweetlips, Dotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Maple Sweetlips, Oriental Sweetlips, Painted Sweetlips, Spotted Clown.. more

Dotted Sweetlips (Juvenile) - Grunts

Also known as Black-and-White Sweetlips, Black Picus Dogfish, Black Picus Sweetlips, Black-spotted Sweetlips, Dogface Sweetlips, Dotted Sweetlip, Magpie Sweetlips, Maple Sweetlips, Oriental Sweetlips, Painted Sweetlips, Spotted Clown.. more

Dotted Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Black-finned Wrasse, Fairy Wrasse, Finespot Wrasse, Fine-spotted Fairy Wrasse, Fine-spotted Wrasse, Reef Wrasse, Rosebelly Fairy Wrasse, Small-mouthed Wrasse, Small-spotted Wrasse, Vila Fairy Wrasse. Found singly.. more

Dotterel Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket. Found singly or in pairs, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on benthic algae and weeds. Length - 45cm Depth - 3-2000m Widespread Eastern Atlantic, Western Atlantic Filefish.. more

Double Star Coral - Stony Corals

Also known as Brain Coral, Diploastrea Brain Coral, Honeycomb Coral, Moon Coral, Moon Brain Coral. Found in colonies, over silty areas with strong wave actions, in back reef.. more

Double Whiptail - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Blue Whiptail, Coral Bream, Double Whiptail Bream, Purple Threadfin Bream, Spinecheek, Threadtail Bream, Whiptail, Whip-tailed Threadfin Bream. Found singly or in small schools, over.. more

Double Whiptail (juvenile) - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Blue Whiptail, Coral Bream, Double Whiptail Bream, Purple Threadfin Bream, Spinecheek, Threadtail Bream, Whiptail, Whip-tailed Threadfin Bream. Found singly or in small schools, over.. more

Double-ended Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Bent Pipefish, Bentstick Pipefish, Chocolate Pipefish, Longsnout Stickpipefish, Ringed Pipefish, Short-tailed Pipefish, Stickpipefish. Found singly or in pairs, on soft mud and sand bottoms, over.. more

Double-lined Fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Blacktip Fusilier, Black-tipped Fusilier, Dark-banded Fusilier, Doubleline Fusilier, Doublestripe Fusilier, Twostripe Fusilier, Yellow-striped Fusilier. Found in schools, over coastal coral reefs. Varies in colour, from.. more

Double-ringed Flabellina - Sea Slugs

Also known as Aeolid Nudibranch, Decorated Flabellina, Marine Heterobranch Mollusc, Nudibranch, Ringed Flabellina. Found singly or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs. They.. more

Double-spined Urchin - Sea Urchins

Also known as Banded Sea Urchin, Banded Urchin, Black-banded Sea Urchin, Double-spined Sea Urchin, False Fire Urchin, Fire Urchin, Hatpin Urchin, Longspine Banded Sea Urchin, Long-spined Sea.. more

Double-spotted Queenfish - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Blacktip Leatherskin, Blacktip Queenfish, Double-dotted Queenfish, Giant Dart, Large-mouthed Leatherskin, Leatherback, Leatherback Jack, Leatherjacket, Leatherskin, Lesser Queenfish, Porthole Fish, Queenfish, Queenie, Skinnyfish, St.Peter's.. more

Doublebar Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also know as Nurseryfish, Red Sea Cardinalfish, Two-banded Cardinalfish, Twobelt Cardinalfish. Found sheltering during the day, over shallow silty inner reefs, dispersing at night to feed. They feed nocturnally.. more

Doublebar Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Double Puller, Doublebar Lightning Chromis, Doublebar Puller, Double-barred Chromis, Lightning Chromis, Lightning Doublebar Chromis, Puller. Found in small to medium schools, over reef crests, in.. more

Doublebar Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Double-banded Goatfish, Double-barred Goatfish, Thick-lipped Goatfish, Two-banded Goatfish, Twobar Goatfish, Two-barred Goatfish, Yellowstripe Goatfish. Found singly, or in small schools, foraging for food, over sandy.. more

Doubleheader - Wrasses

Also known as Clarisse Clown, Clown Coris, Double-headed Wrasse, Doubleheader Wrasse, Sand Wrasse. Found in harems, over shallow waters of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on bivalves, crabs.. more

Doubleheader (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Clarisse Clown, Clown Coris, Double-headed Wrasse, Doubleheader Wrasse, Sand Wrasse. Found in harems, over shallow waters, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on bivalves, crabs,.. more

Doubletooth Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Blacktip Soldierfish, Doubletooth Soldier, Largescale Soldierfish, Pale Soldierfish, Redfin Soldierfish. Found in loose schools, during the day in caves, foraging for food at night, over.. more

Downy Blenny - Blennies---Labrisomids

Also known as Scaly Blenny. Found singly, resting on Pectoral and Dorsal Fins, blending in with the background, or in holes and crevices, over rock and rubble shores,.. more

Dragon Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Dragon Eel, Dragon Moray Eel, Hawaiian Dragon Eel, Japanese Dragon Eel, Leopard Moray, Leopard Moray Eel. Found singly, with head poking out from crevices,.. more

Dragon Shrimp - Shrimps

Also known as Black Coral Shrimp, Commensal Pandalid Shrimp, Commensal Shrimp, Gorgonian Horned Shrimp, Gorgonian Pandalid Shrimp, Pandalid Shrimp, Rhino Shrimp. Found only on the Black Coral -.. more

Dragons Breath - Algae

Also known as Branched Halymenia, Dragon's Tongue, Flame Algae, Leaf Algae, Lettuce Algae, Red Algae, Red Seaweed, Seaweed. Found attached to rocks in large groves, over lower inter-tidal.. more

Driftwood Catfish - Catfishes---Driftwood Catfishes

Also known as Bottlenose Catfish, Colombian Wood Cat, Colombian Wood Catfish, Fisher's Catfish, Fisher's Woodcat, Woodcat, Woodcats Catfish. Found hiding, amongst driftwood, logs, rocks, and vegetation, or on.. more

Dumbo Octopus - Octopuses---Umbrella Octopuses

Also know as the Deepsea Umbrella Octopus, Flapjack Octopus. Found singly living at extreme depths on the sea floor. They feed on pelagic invertebrates which they suck up.. more

Durban Hingebeak Shrimp - Shrimps

Also known as Camel Shrimp, Camelback Shrimp, Candy Shrimp, Carid Shrimp, Dancing Shrimp, Durban Dancing Shrimp, Durban Hingebeak Prawn, Durban Shrimp, Hingeback Shrimp, Hingebeak Prawn, Hingebeak Shrimp,.. more

Dusky Nembrotha - Sea Slugs

Also known as Kubaryana's Nembrotha, Nembrotha Sea Slug, Nudibranch, Variable Neon Slug. Found singly, or in pairs, amongst rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed.. more

Dusky Angelfish - Surgeonfishes---Angelfishes

Also known as Bluefin Angel, Bluefin Angelfish, Bluefin Dwarf, Brown Pygmy Angelfish, Dusky Angel, Dusky Cherub, Manyspine Angelfish, Manyspine Cherubfish, Many-spined Angelfish, Multi-spined Angelfish, Multi-spined Dwarf Angel,.. more

Dusky Batfish - Surgeonfishes---Spadefishes-Batfishes-Scats

Also know as Longfin Batfish, Long-finned Batfish, Pinnate Batfish, Red-faced Batfish, Red-faced Orbic Batfish, Pinnate Spadefish, Red-finned Batfish, Red-rimmed Batfish, Redstripe Batfish, Shaded Batfish. Found singly or.. more

Dusky Batfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes---Spadefishes-Batfishes-Scats

Also know as Longfin Batfish, Long-finned Batfish, Pinnate Batfish, Red-faced Batfish, Red-faced Orbic Batfish, Pinnate Spadefish, Red-finned Batfish, Red-rimmed Batfish, Redstripe Batfish, Shaded Batfish. Found singly or.. more

Dusky Damselfish (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Dusky Damsel, Farmer Damsel, Orangeback Damselfish, Scarlet-backed Demoiselle. Found in shallow surge zones, over coral and rocky reefs and in tide pools. Very aggressive and.. more

Dusky Dolphin - Dolphins

Also known as Beakless Dolphin, Notched-fin Dolphin. Found in pairs to large pods, over coastal and inshore waters, of the continental shelf and slope. They feed on fish and.. more

Dusky Dottyback - Dottybacks

Also known as Brown Dottyback, Brown Pygmy Grouper, Golden Dottyback, Orchid Dottyback, Queensland Dottyback, Yellow Dottyback, Yellow Pseudochromis. Found singly in the arms of branching corals, crevices, holes.. more

Dusky Farmerfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Black Damsel, Dusky Damselfish, Dusky Gregory, Farmer Damsel. Found in the arms of dead and live staghorn corals, over shallow reef flats and lagoon reefs... more

Dusky Flathead - Scorpionfishes---Flatheads

Also known as Black Flathead, Dusky, Estuary Flathead, Flattie, Frog, Lizard, Mud Flathead, River Flathead. Found singly, or in loose schools, lying on gravel, mud, sand, silt, and.. more

Dusky Frillgoby - Gobies

Also known as Brown Frillfin, Brown Goby, Common Frillfin Goby, Common Goby, Frill Goby, Frillfin Goby, Gudgeon, Reef Goby. Found over very shallow, rocky estuaries, pools, and coastal.. more

Dusky Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Dusky Perch, Dusky Seaperch, Hind, Rockcod, Trout, Yellowbelly Grouper, Yellowbelly Rockcod. Found singly and territorial in over rocky bottoms of coral and reefs. They feed.. more

Dusky Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Black Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish. Found singly, or in harems,, foraging for food, over clear water channels, lagoons, and outer reef slopes, rich in algae growth. They.. more

Dusky Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Black Parrotfish, Swarthy Parrotfish. Found singly, or in harems, foraging for food, over clear water channels, lagoons, and outer reef slopes, rich in algae growth. They.. more

Dusky Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Florida Pipefish. Found singly or in pairs, in seagrass beds of shallow coastlines. They feed on small crustaceans and grass shrimps which they suck whole.. more

Dusky Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also know as Black Rabbitfish, Black Spinefoot, Doctorfish, Dusky Spinefoot, Fuscescens Rabbitfish, Fuscescens Spinefoot, Little Spinefoot, Marbled Spinefoot, Mottled Rabbitfish, Mottled Spinefoot, Pearly-spotted Rabbitfish, Pearly-spotted Spinefoot, Pinspot.. more

Dusky Rubberlip - Grunts

Also known as Dusky Sweetlip, Sweetlips. Found singly, or in pairs, close to shelter during the day, out hunting for food at night, in coastal waters over reefs. They.. more

Dusky Sleeper - Gobies---Bully Sleepers

Also known as Bicolor Sleeper Goby, Broadhead Sleeper, Brown Gudgeon, Brown Sleeper, Brown Spine-cheek Gudgeon, Dusky Sleeper Goby, Freshwater Gudgeon, Gudgeon, Sleeper Goby, Sleepers, Spiny-cheek Sleepers. Found over.. more

Dusky Smooth-hound - Sharks---Houndsharks

Also known as American Smooth Dogfish, Atlantic Smooth Dogfish, Dogfish, Dog Shark, Grayfish, Ground Shark, Nurse Shark, Smooth Dog, Smooth Dogfish, Smooth Hound, Smooth Hound Shark. Found in.. more

Dusky Squirrelfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Black-barred Squirrelfish, Miss Darlington, Welchman. Found singly, during the day, sheltering in small crevices, and holes in the reef, out at night foraging for.. more

Dusky Sweeper - Oceanic Basses---Sweepers

Also known as Bullseye, Curved Bullseye, Hatchet Fish, Silver Sweeper, Vanikoro Sweeper. Found in schools, during the day in caves, crevices and under ledges, dispersing at night to.. more

Dusky Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Orange-tipped Rainbowfish, Saddled Rainbowfish, Sandreef Wrasse, Speckled Rainbowfish, Splendid Rainbow Wrasse, Two-eyed Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools along upper edges of reefs, over.. more

Dusky Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Orange-tipped Rainbowfish, Saddled Rainbowfish, Sand-reef Wrasses, Speckled Rainbowfish, Splendid Rainbow Wrasse, Two-eyed Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools along upper edges of reefs over.. more

Dussumier's Halfbeak - Needlefishes---Halfbeaks

Also known as Dussumier's Garfish, Garfish, Slender Garfish. Found in schools, close to the surface of lagoons and seaward reefs, around islands and coral reefs. They feed on crustaceans,.. more

Dwarf Catshark (Juvenile) - Sharks---Ground-Cat Sharks

Also known as Cuban Catshark, Dogfish, Torre's Catshark, White-spotted Catshark. Found in very deep waters, over the upper continental shelf and insular slopes. They feed on small fish and.. more

Dwarf Cuttlefish - Squids

Also known as Cuttlefish, Pygmy Cuttlefish, Pygmy Squid, Stumpy Cuttlefish, Stumpy-spined Cuttlefish. Found walking, rather than swimming, over sandy areas, often in association with sea cucumbers and sea.. more

Dwarf Gourami - Gouramies

Also known as Flame Dwarf Gourami, Neon Blue Dwarf Gourami, Powder Blue Gourami, Red Dwarf Gourami, Red Fire Dwarf Gourami, Red Flame Gourami, Red Lalia, Sky Blue.. more

Dwarf Hawkfish - Basses---Hawkfishes

Also known as Coral Hawkfish, Falco Hawkfish, Falcon Hawkfish, Falco's Hawkfish. Found singly, pairs, or in harems, perched on corals and rocks, over shallow, coastal and outer reef.. more

Dwarf Lionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Dwarf Fuzzy Lionfish, Dwarf Lion, Featherfish, Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish, Lionfish, Shortfin Firefish, Shortfin Turkeyfish, Short-finned Lionfish, Short-spined Butterfly Cod, Shortfin Lionfish, Short-spined Scorpionfish, Turkeyfish,.. more

Dwarf Lionfish (juvenile) - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Dwarf Fuzzy Lionfish, Dwarf Lion, Featherfish, Fuzzy Dwarf Lionfish, Lionfish, Shortfin Firefish, Shortfin Turkeyfish, Short-finned Lionfish, Short-spined Butterfly Cod, Shortfin Lionfish, Short-spined Scorpionfish, Turkeyfish,.. more

Dwarf Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Blackspot Moray, Dirty Yellow Moray, Golden Dwarf Moray, Golden Dwarf Moray Eel, Golden Moray. Found singly and secretive, in crevices and holes of corals and.. more

Dwarf Rainbowfish - Silversides---Rainbowfishes-Blue Eyes

Also known as Diamond Rainbow, Dwarf Neon Praecox Rainbowfish, Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish, Neon Rainbowfish, Praecox Neon Rainbowfish, Praecox Rainbow, Praecox Rainbowfish. Found in schools, close to submerged logs,.. more

Dwarf Sand Perch - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Blue-striped Sand Perch, Sand Sea Bass, Sandfish. Found singly, over soft mud, and silt bottoms, close to coral, rocks, and jetties, in bays, lagoons, and.. more

Dwarf Sand Perch (Juvenile) - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Blue-striped Sand Perch, Sand Sea Bass, Sandfish. Found singly, over soft mud, and silt bottoms, close to coral, rocks, and jetties, in bays, lagoons, and.. more

Dwarf Suckermouth - Catfishes---Armored Catfishes

Also known as Algae Eater, Algae Scraper, Common Oto, Common Otocinclus, Dwarf Sucker, Dwarf Sucking Catfish, Janitor Fish, Midget Sucker Fish, Oto Cat, Oto Dwarf Suckermouth, Otocinclus.. more

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