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Nagasaki Damsel - Damselfishes

Also know as Blue-scribbled Damsel, Blue-scribbled Damselfish, Nagasaki Damselfish, Ocellate Damsel, Ocellate Damselfish, Ocellated Damsel, Ocellated Damselfish, Sandy Damsel, Speckled-fin Damsel. Found in small schools, over sandy areas,.. more

Naia Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Banded Pipefish, Candy Pipefish, Candycane Pipefish, Flagtail Pipefish, Many-banded Pipefish, Ringed Pipefish. Found singly, or in pairs, close to the bottom, in crevices and.. more

Nalolo - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Combtooth Blenny, Nalolo Blenny. Found nesting in holes, over coral reefs. They feed on benthic algae and weeds. Length - 6.5cm Depth - 1-12m Widespread Western Indian Ocean Combtooth.. more

Nanting River Stone Loach - Carps---River Loaches

Also known as Hillstream Loach, Stone Loach. Found over cobbles, gravel, rock, and boulder bottoms, in clear and swift flowing waters of rivers. They feed on benthic algae. Length -.. more

Napoleon Snake Eel - Eels---Snake Eels

Also known as Bonaparte's Snake Eel, Brown-banded Snake-Eel, Clown Snake Eel, Napoleon Eel, Purple-banded Snake Eel, Saddled Snake Eel. Found singly, buried with just the head showing, in.. more

Narrow-barred Spanish Mackerel - Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos

Also known as Barred Mackerel, Barred Seerfish, Barred Spanish Mackerel, Commerson's Mackerel, Doggie, King Mackerel, King Seer, Kingfish, Macko, Narrow-barred King Mackerel, Narrow-barred Mackerel, Narrow-striped King Mackerel,.. more

Narrow-lined Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Manila Puffer, Manila Pufferfish, Narrow-lined Pufferfish, Narrow-lined Toadfish, Narrow-striped Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Striped Puffer, Striped Pufferfish, Toadfish. Found singly over mud, sand, and in.. more

Narrowstripe Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Eyeshadow Cardinalfish, Oneline Cardinal, Oneline Cardinalfish, One-lined Cardinalfish. Found singly under ledges and around isolated coral heads of silty inner reef areas. They feed nocturnally on.. more

Nassau Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Day Grouper, Hamlet, Hind, Jacob Paper, Rockcod, Rockfish, Sweetlip, Trout, White Grouper. Found singly or in small and large schools in mid waters or.. more

Natal Knifejaw - Basses---Knifejaws

Also known as Beakfish, Cuckoo Bass. Found over coastal, coral and rocky reefs, in moderate to deep waters. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length - 60cm Depth - 20-100m Western Indian.. more

Naude's Rubble Goby - Gobies

Also known as Dwarf Goby, Gudgeon, Naude's Pygmygoby, Naude's Rubble Dwarfgoby, Pygmy Goby, Red Pygmy Goby, Red Rubble Goby, Reef Goby, Rubble Dwarfgoby. Found singly, or in small.. more

Nebulous Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Circle-cheek Rainbowfish, Circle-cheek Wrasse, Cloud Rainbowfish, Cloud Wrasse, Clouded Rainbowfish, Clouded Wrasse, Nebulous Rainbowfish, Picture Rainbowfish, Picture Wrasse, Pinkbelly Rainbowfish, Pinkbelly Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sand-reef.. more

Nebulous Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Circle-cheek Rainbowfish, Circle-cheek Wrasse, Cloud Rainbowfish, Cloud Wrasse, Clouded Rainbowfish, Clouded Wrasse, Nebulous Rainbowfish, Picture Rainbowfish, Picture Wrasse, Pinkbelly Rainbowfish, Pinkbelly Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sand-reef.. more

Neill's Hogfish - Wrasses

Also known as Bay-of-Bengal Hogfish, Hogfish, Split-level Hogfish. Found singly, in murky lagoons and shallow coastal reefs. They feed on hard shell invertebrates. Length - 20cm Depth - 5-30m Indian Ocean -.. more

Neon Damselfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Blue Damsel, Blue Damselfish, Blue-and-Gold Damselfish, Common Blue Damsel, Electric Blue Damselfish, Neon Damsel. Found in small to large schools, over soft bottoms amongst rubble,.. more

Neon Goby - Gobies

Also known as Blue Neon Goby, Bluestripe Neon Goby, Cleaner Goby, Neon Blue Goby, Northern Neon Goby. Found singly, or in pairs, on live coral heads and sponges,.. more

Neon Tetra - Characins---Characins-Tetras

Also known as Neonfish, Tetra. Found in schools, over blackwater or clearwater areas, of channels and tributaries, of rivers and forest streams They feed on crustaceans, small insects, plant.. more

Nesogallica Sweeper - Oceanic Basses---Sweepers

Also known as Bullseye, Hatchet Fish, Vanikoro Sweeper. Found in schools, during the day in caves, under ledges and in shipwrecks, dispersing at night to hunt for food.. more

Network Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Banded Pipefish, Reticulate Pipefish, Reticulated Pipefish, Yellow-banded Pipefish. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over living corals and rocks, close to shorelines of lagoons and.. more

New Guinea Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Blackback Wrasse, Black-backed Wrasse, Black-banded Wrasse, China Wrasse, New Guinea Chiseltooth Wrasse, New Guinea Tamarin, Pearl Anampses, Sandreef Wrasse. Found in harems, over shallow, rubble.. more

New Guinea Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Blackback Wrasse, Black-backed Wrasse, Black-banded Wrasse, China Wrasse, New Guinea Chiseltooth Wrasse, New Guinea Tamarin, Pearl Anampses, Sandreef Wrasse. Found in harems, over shallow rubble.. more

Night Sergeant - Damselfishes

Also known as Dovetail, Pilotfish, Rock Sergeant, Sergeant, Sergeant Major. Found under rocky ledges, in tide-pools, over very shallow, wave swept areas, of rocky, inshore reefs. Very shy. They.. more

Night Sergeant (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Dovetail, Pilotfish, Rock Sergeant, Sergeant, Sergeant Major. Found under rocky ledges, in tide-pools, over very shallow, wave swept areas, of rocky, inshore reefs. Very shy. They.. more

Nile Tilapia - Cichlids

Also known as African Cichlid, Edward Tilapia, Mango Fish, Mozambique Tilapia, Petite Lapia, Tilapia. Found in schools, over sewage canals, freshwater irrigation channels, lakes and rivers. They feed on.. more

Nineline Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Nine-lined Goby, Reef Goby. Found singly, close to coral formations, over shallow clear water reefs. They are often in a symbiotic relationship with the.. more

Nkhomo-benga Peacock - Cichlids

Also known as African Cichlid, Aulonocara Benga, Baensch's Peacock, Benga Peacock, Benga Sunshine Peacock, Blue Neon, Blue Neon Peacock, Dragon Blood Peacock, Dragon Blood Peacock Cichlid, Electric.. more

Noline Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Deepwater Scorpionfish, Megalops Scorpionfish. Found over coral, and rubble bottoms, in very deep waters. Usually caught when trawling for other fish. They feed on crustaceans and.. more

North African Catfish - Catfishes---Airbreathing Catfishes

Also known as African Mud Catfish, African Mudfish, African Sharptooth Catfish, Barbel, Barbel Catfish, Common Catfish, Mudfish, Sharptooth Catfish, Sharp-toothed Catfish, Walking Catfish. Found in shallow, muddy, swampy.. more

North African catfish - Catfishes---Airbreathing Catfishes

Also known as African Mud Catfish, African Mudfish, African Sharptooth Catfish, Barbel Catfish, Common Catfish, Sharptooth Catfish, Sharp-toothed Catfish, Walking Catfish. Found in shallow, muddy, swampy areas, of.. more

Northern Kingfish - Drums-Croakers

Also known as King Whiting, Kingfish, Minkfish, Northern King Croaker, Northern King Whiting, Northern Whiting, Roundhead, Sea Mullet, Whiting. Found in schools, over mud and sandy bottoms, in.. more

Northern Mud Gudgeon - Gobies---Marine Gudgeons

Also known as Flathead Sleeper, Gudgeon, Mud Cod, Sleeper Goby, Spangled Gudgeon, Spangled Sleeper. Found over mud bottoms, of freshwater creeks, as well as brackish estuaries, mangroves,.. more

Northern Pike - Pikes-Mudminnows

Also known as American Pike, Common Pike, Great Lakes Pike, Great Northern Pike, Great Northern Pickerel, Jack, Jackfish, Pickerel, Snake, Wolf. Found singly, usually in shallow clearwater basins,.. more

Northern Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Chicken-of-the-Sea, Green-eye, Northern Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Swellfish, Swelling Toad, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found over rubble, sand, and seagrass beds, hiding, by burying in the sand when.. more

Northern Red Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Bream, Caribbean Red Snapper, Mexican Red Snapper, Mutton Snapper, Pensacola Red Snapper, Red Snapper. Found over rocky bottoms, in off-shore, deep reefs. They feed on cephalopods,.. more

Northern Searobin - Scorpionfishes---Searobins

Also known as Carolina Searobin, Common Searobin, Grunt Fish, Gurnard, Flying Gurnard, Mother-in-law Fish, North American Searobin, Northern Gurnard, Sea Goblin, Web-fingered Gurnard. Found singly, sometimes buried in.. more

Northern Snakehead - Gouramies---Snakeheads

Also known as Amur Snakehead, Snakehead Fish. Found lying on the bottom of rivers morning and evening, where they can ambush their prey. Air breathing fish that can.. more

Northern Stargazer - 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

Northern Toadfish - Toadfishes

Also known as Australian Frogfish, Banded Frogfish, Banded Toadfish, Barbells, Bastard Stonefish, Devilfish, Frogfish, Northern Frogfish, Stonefish. Found singly, in caves and crevices, over sheltered muddy waters,.. more

Northern Whitefin Gudgeon - Carps---Gudgeons

Also known as Whitefin Gudgeon, White-finned Gudgeon. Found over sandy bottoms, of moderately flowing, lowland rivers. They feed nocturnally, on insect larvae and larger benthic invertebrates. Length - 11.5cm Depth -.. more

Northern Yellow-spotted Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Japanese Chromis, Japanese Damselfish. Found singly, in pairs, or small schools, around caves and walls, over sandy areas with rocky outcrops, on outer reef.. more

Nosestripe Sandperch - Sand Dwellers---Sandperches

Also known as Grubfish, Noseline Grubfish, Noseline Sandperch, Nosestripe Grubfish, Sandsmelt, Weever, Weeverfish, Y-barred Grubfish, Y-barred Sandperch. Found singly or in small schools, resting on rubble and sandy.. more

Notch-headed Marblefish - Basses---Marblefishes

Also known as Marblehead, Notchhead Marblefish, Sea Carp. Found over kelp beds, and rocky areas, of coastal reefs. They feed on seaweed. Length - 45cm Depth - 6-20m Southwest Pacific.. more

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