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Ide - Carps---Minnows

Also known as Blue Orfe, Golden Orfe, Orfe, Silver Orfe. Found singly, in nutrient rich lakes, rivers, and their tributaries. They feed on aquatic and terrestrial animals, fish, and.. more

Imitator Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Imitator Damselfish. Found singly or in small schools, over outer reef slopes. They feed on algae, benthic invertebrates, and zooplankton. Length - 10cm Depth - 2-15m Widespread Western Central.. more

Imspringer - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Beautiful Rockskipper, Coral Blenny, Dusky Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Rockskipper. Found singly skipping from rockpool to rockpool, over very shallow surge zones of intertidal.. more

Incognito Goby - Gobies

Also known as Anemone Goby, Gudgeon, Reef Goby, Striped Goby. Found over various substrates, in coastal areas, often rich in algae growth. Sometimes found hiding in the arms.. more

Indian Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Indian Damselfish, Indian Demosielle. Found singly or in small schools, over lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 11cm Depth - 1-15m Widespread Western Indian Ocean Damselfish.. more

Indian Damsel (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Indian Damselfish, Indian Demosielle. Found singly or in small schools, over lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 11cm Depth - 1-15m Widespread Western Indian Ocean Damselfish.. more

Indian Doublebar Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Double-barred Goatfish, Indian Doublebar Goatfish, Threebar Goatfish, Twobar Goatfish, Two-barred Goatfish, Two-saddle Goatfish. Found singly or in schools foraging for food over rock and weedy.. more

Indian Glass Barb - Carps---Danios

Also known as Blue Laubuca, Glass Barb, Hatchetfish, Indian Hatchetfish, Winged Danio. Found in schools, in still and fast flowing waters, of ponds, streams, and tanks. They feed on.. more

Indian Glassy Fish - Asiatic Glassfishes

Also known as Disco Fish, Glass Perch, Glass Perchlet, Glassfish, Glassies, Glassy Fish, Indian Glass Perch, Indian Glassy Perch, Indian X-ray Fish, Painted Glassfish, Siamese Glassfish. Found.. more

Indian Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Yellowspot Goatfish. Found singly or in schools foraging for food in shallow, silty waters over sand and seagrass beds of coastal and inner lagoon reefs. They.. more

Indian Goldring Bristletooth - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Goldeye Tang, Goldring Surgeonfish, Kole Tang, Kole Yelloweye Tang, Lancetfish, Silverspot Tang, Slender-toothed Surgeonfish, Spotted Bristletooth, Spotted Surgeonfish, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish,.. more

Indian Goldring Bristletooth (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Bristle-toothed Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Goldeye Tang, Goldring Surgeonfish, Kole Tang, Kole Yelloweye Tang, Lancetfish, Silverspot Tang, Slender-toothed Surgeonfish, Spotted Bristletooth, Spotted Surgeonfish, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish,.. more

Indian Leaf Fish - Scorpionfishes---Waspfishes

Also known as Cockatoo Rougefish, Indian Ocean Waspfish, Redskinfish. Found singly, or in pairs, often rocking back and forth to resemble a leaf, on shallow, soft bottoms, amongst.. more

Indian Lizardfish - Grinners---Lizardfishes

Also known as Sand Lizardfish. Found singly or in pairs, half buried or resting on mud and sandy bottoms, over current swept areas of reefs. They feed on small.. more

Indian Mimic Surgeonfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blackcheek Surgeonfish, Blackcheek Tang, Doctorfish, Eibli Mimic, Eibli Mimic Surgeonfish, Eibli Mimic Tang, Indian Mimic, Indian Mimic Surgeon, Indian Mimic Tang, Indian Ocean.. more

Indian Ocean Humbug - Damselfishes

Also known as Banded Dascyllus, Banded Humbug, Black-and-White Damselfish, Black-and-White Humbug, Common Humbug, Humbug, Humbug Damsel, Humbug Damselfish, Stripe Damsel, Stripe Damselfish, Threestripe Damsel, Threestripe Damselfish, Three-striped.. more

Indian Ocean Mimic Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blackcheek Surgeonfish, Blackcheek Tang, Doctorfish, Eibli Mimic, Eibli Mimic Surgeonfish, Eibli Mimic Tang, Indian Mimic, Indian Mimic Surgeon, Indian Mimic Tang, Indian Mimic.. more

Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Oriental Blubberlips, Oriental Dogfish, Oriental Grunt, Oriental Sweetlip, Oriental Sweetlips, Oriental Thicklip, Sweetlips, Yellow-banded Sweetlips. Found singly or in schools, during the day close.. more

Indian Ocean Oriental Sweetlips (Juvenile) - Grunts

Also known as Oriental Blubberlips, Oriental Dogfish, Oriental Grunt, Oriental Sweetlip, Oriental Sweetlips, Oriental Thicklip, Sweetlips, Yellow-banded Sweetlips. Found singly or in schools, during the day close.. more

Indian Ocean Pinstriped Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Chrysotaenia Rainbow Wrasse, Rainbow Wrasse, Vrolik's Wrasse, Sandreef Wrasse. Found singly in shallow, weedy areas, with sparse coral growth, over rocky shorelines. They feed on fish.. more

Indian Oil Sardine - Herrings-Shads-Sardines-Menhadens

Also known as Baitfish, Oil Sardine, Malay Sprat, Pilchard. Found in schools, often near the surface of coastal waters, migrating for breeding. They feed on crustaceans and phytoplankton. Length -.. more

Indian Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Pink-margined Parrotfish. Found in small schools, often mixed with other species, foraging for food over corals, in clear coastal and inner reefs rich in algae.. more

Indian Pompano - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Moonfish, Oyster Cracker, Oyster Eater, Permit. Found singly or in small schools, over shallow waters of coastal reefs. They feed on hard shell invertebrates and.. more

Indian Sailfin Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Desjardini Tang, Desjardin's Indian Sailfin Tang, Desjardin's Sailfin Surgeonfish, Desjardin's Sailfin Tang, Doctorfish, Indian Ocean Sailfin Tang, Indian Sailfin Tang, Lancetfish, Purple-lined Tang,.. more

Indian Sailfin Surgeonfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Desjardini Tang, Desjardin's Indian Sailfin Tang, Desjardin's Sailfin Surgeonfish, Desjardin's Sailfin Tang, Doctorfish, Indian Ocean Sailfin Tang, Indian Sailfin Tang, Lancetfish, Purple-lined Tang,.. more

Indian Snapper - Snappers

Also known as - Striped Snapper. Found singly, or in small schools, over shallow, and deeper waters, of coral reefs. They feed on benthic crustaceans and fish. Length - 22cm Depth.. more

Indian Threadfish (Juvenile) - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Amberjack, Diamond Trevally, Diamondfish, Highbrow Pennantfish, Horse Mackerel, Indian Mirrorfish, Indian Thread-finned Trevally, Indian Threadfin, Large Threadfin Jackfish, Mirrorfish, Old Maid, Plumed Trevally, Scad,.. more

Indian Toby - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blue-spotted Toby, False-eye Toby, False-eyed Pufferfish, Jewel Pufferfish, Netted Pufferfish, Netted Toby, Pufferfish, Sharp-backed Puffer, Sharp-nosed Puffer, Solander's Toby, Spotted Sharpnose, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer,.. more

Indian Triggerfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Triggerfishes

Also known as Black Triggerfish, Black-finned Triggerfish, Indian Ocean Durgon, Indian Trigger. Found singly, around holes they dig for shelter, below coral bases, over seaward reef slopes,.. more

Indian Vagabond Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Blackened Butterflyfish, Black-finned Butterflyfish, Black-finned Vagabond, Black Vagabond Butterflyfish, Coralfish. Found singly or in pairs amongst rock and rubble areas of coral reefs rich.. more

Indigo Hamlet - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Bad Lucks,Caribbean Indigo Hamlet, Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Indigo Hamlet Rockfish, Mini Grouper, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly and close to cover, over shallow, coral and rocky.. more

Indo-Pacific King Mackerel - Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos

Also known as Indian Spanish Mackerel, Indo-Pacific Spanish Mackerel, Spanish Mackerel, Spotted Mackerel, Spotted Seer, Spotted Seerfish, Spotted Spanish Mackerel. Found in schools, over deep, coastal waters,.. more

Indo-Pacific Sergeant - Damselfishes

Also known as Common Sergeant, Five-banded Damselfish, Five-banded Sergeant Major, Scissortail Sergeant, Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Yellowback Sergeant. Found in schools, either feeding in the water column, or.. more

Indo-Pacific Sergeant (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Common Sergeant, Five-banded Damselfish, Five-banded Sergeant Major, Scissortail Sergeant, Sergeant, Sergeant Major, Yellowback Sergeant. Found in schools either feeding in the water column or.. more

Indonesia Weedfish - Blennies---Clinids

Also known as Caledonian Weedfish, Kelp Blenny, Klipfish, Temperate Blenny, Weedfish. Found in weedy areas, matching their surroundings, over cooler areas, of upwelling parts of the reef. They feed.. more

Indonesian Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Indonesian Damselfish, Orangespot Damsel, Yellowtail Electric Blue Damsel. Found in large schools, over shallow, current swept areas, of inshore rubble slopes, and coral reefs. They feed.. more

Indonesian Sawtail (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Chrysurus Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Indonesian Sawtail Tang, Lancetfish, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Yellowtail Sawtail, Yellowtail Surgeonfish. Found singly, pairs, or in loose schools, over rocky outcrops of.. more

Indonesian Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Blackfin Slatey, Blackfin Sweetlips, Blackfoot Sweetlips, Blacktip Sweetlips, Sweetlips. Found singly or in small schools, during the day close to large caves and walls, of.. more

Inexplicable Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Blacknape Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Inexplicable Prawngoby, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby, Watchman Goby, Watchman Inexplicable. Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp,.. more

Inscribed Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Green Wrasse. Found in kelp beds, over shallow, rocky reefs, close to off-shore islands. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 50cm Depth - 1-30m Widespread Southwest Pacific Most reef.. more

Inshore Sand Perch - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Pacific Sand Perch, Sand Sea Bass, Sandfish. Found singly, near to their crevice or hole which they retreat to when threatened, over muddy sandy bottoms. They.. more

Intermediate Flounder - Flatfishes---Lefteye Flounders

Also known as Angler Flatfish, Angler Flounder, Blotched Flounder, Bothid Flounder, Brown Mottled Flounder, Flounder, Large-scale Flounder, Left-eyed Flounder, Rugbody Flounder. Found singly, during the day crawling along.. more

Investigator Gurnard - Scorpionfishes---Armored Searobins-Armoured Gurnards

Also known as Gurnard, Investigator Sea Robin, Sea Robin. Found singly, walking over sandy bottoms, searching for prey, using their fins to forage for food, in very deep.. more

Iridescent Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Kallopterus Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Snyder's Cardinal, Spinyhead Cardinalfish. Found singly over lower clear water surge zones over patch reefs of lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed nocturnally.. more

Iridescent Glassy Perchlet - Asiatic Glassfishes

Also known as Glassfish, Glassies, High-finned Glassy Perchlet. Found over floodplains, lakes, sluggish rivers, and streams. They feed on insects and aquatic invertebrates. Length - 10cm Depth - ?m Widespread Asia Asiatic glass.. more

Island Frillfin - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Island Frillfin Goby, Reef Goby. Found in rocky tide-pools, along the waters edge. They feed on algae and crustaceans. Length - 15cm Depth - 0-3m Widespread Western Atlantic,.. more

Island Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Doublebar Goatfish, Joe Louis, Two-barred Goatfish, Twosaddle Goatfish. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, sometimes mixed with other fish, foraging for food, over rocky.. more

Island Gurnard - Scorpionfishes---Searobins

Also known as Flying Gurnard, Grunt Fish, Gurnard, Mauritius Gurnard. Found singly, sometimes buried in the sand, over shallow bottoms of bays and lagoons, also in deeper waters,.. more

Island Mackerel - Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos

Also known as Blue Mackerel, Faughn's Mackerel, Indian Mackerel. Found in schools, in the sunlit areas of the continental shelf, around islands. Highly commercial and usually caught.. more

Island Major - Damselfishes

Also known as Farmer Damsel, Galapagos Gregory, Yellowlip Damsel, Yellowlip Damselfish, Yellowtail Damsel, Yellowtail Damselfish. Found singly or in pairs, over coral and rocky reefs. Territorial and aggressive... more

Island Trevally - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Blue Trevally, Island Jack, False Bluefin Trevally, Socorro Jack, Thicklip Jack, Thicklip Trevally, Trevally, Yellowspot Trevally, Yellow-spotted Jack, Yellow-spotted Trevally. Found singly, pairs or in.. more

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