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Pacific Barracuda - Barracudas

Also known as California Barracuda, Barracuda. Found in small schools, near the surface, close to shore. They feed on fish. Juveniles found in sheltered bays. Length - 145cm Depth - 0-18m Widespread.. more

Pacific Bird Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Bird Wrasse, Birdfish, Birdmouth Wrasse, Birdnose Wrasse, Blackbird Bird Wrasse, Blue Clubnose Wrasse, Blue Club-nosed Wrasse, Bluebird Wrasse, Bluegreen Bird Wrasse, Brownbird Wrasse, Green.. more

Pacific Bird Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Bird Wrasse, Birdfish, Birdmouth Wrasse, Birdnose Wrasse, Blackbird Bird Wrasse, Blue Clubnose Wrasse, Blue Club-nosed Wrasse, Bluebird Wrasse, Bluegreen Bird Wrasse, Brownbird Wrasse, Green.. more

Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Bullethead Parrot, Bullet-headed Parrotfish, Greenfin Parrotfish, Pacific Daisy Parrotfish, Spectacled Parrotfish. Found singly, or in large schools, foraging for food, over shallow reef flats, lagoons,.. more

Pacific Bullethead Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Bullethead Parrot, Bullet-headed Parrotfish, Greenfin Parrotfish, Pacific Daisy Parrotfish, Spectacled Parrotfish. Found singly, or in large schools, foraging for food, over shallow reef flats, lagoons,.. more

Pacific Creolefish - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Creole Bass, Hind, Red Pacific Creolefish, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly or in small to large schools, high above deep water reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length.. more

Pacific Crown Toby - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Crowned Toby, Pacific Crowned Pufferfish, Toby. Found singly, over open rubble and sandy areas, of sheltered reefs. They feed on benthic algae, crustaceans, and invertebrates. Length -.. more

Pacific Doublesaddle Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Double-barred Butterflyfish, Doublesaddle Butterflyfish, Doublesaddle Pacific Butterflyfish, False Doublesaddle Butterfly, False Doublesaddle Butterflyfish, False Purcula Butterflyfish, Pacific Doublesaddle Butterfly, Pacific Doublesaddle Coralfish, Pacific.. more

Pacific Graysby - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hind, Panama Grasby, Panamic Grasby, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, over rocky shores, of coral reefs. They feed on crustaceans and small fish. Length - 39cm Depth -.. more

Pacific Gregory - Damselfishes

Also known as Dark Damsel, Farmer Damsel, Hawaiian Damselfish, Pacific Damselfish, South Pacific Gregory, Yelloweye Damsel. Found singly or in pairs, amongst boulders, dead coral, and rocks,.. more

Pacific Half-and-Half Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Bicolor Chromis, Bicolor Damselfish, Black-and-White Chromis, Chocolate Dip Chromis, Chocolate Dip Damselfish, Chromis, Half-and-Half Chromis, Half-and-Half Puller, Puller, Twotone Chromis, Twotone Damselfish, Whitetail Chromis. Found.. more

Pacific Halibut - Flatfishes---Righteye Flounders

Also known as Alaska Halibut, Flounder, Halibut. Found partially buried, or out foraging for food, over silty, mud and sand bottoms, of inner reef flats and seaward reefs,.. more

Pacific Leaping Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Leaping Rockskipper, Rock Hopper, Rockskipper. Found singly, in moist shaded pockets of pitted limestone, in the spray zone above the waterline, leaping form hole to.. more

Pacific Longnose Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Longnose Parrotfish, Long-nosed Parrotfish, Pacific Longnose, Pacific Long-nosed Parrotfish, Redstripe Parrotfish. Found in schools, foraging for food, over murky lagoons and outer reefs rich in.. more

Pacific Mutton Hamlet - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hamlet, Hind, Mutton Hamlet, Pacific Hamlet, Rock Bass, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, during the day hiding in crevices or lying in seagrass beds, often.. more

Pacific Porgy - Porgies

Also known as Porgy Grunt. Found singly or in schools, over mixed rock and sand bottoms of bays and reef flats. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Juveniles in very shallow.. more

Pacific Sailfin Tang - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Doctorfish, Eastern Sailfin Tang, Lancetfish, Pacific Sailfin Surgeonfish, Purple-lined Tang, Ringed Tang, Sailfin Surgeonfish, Sailfin Tang, Sailfish Tang, Striped Sailfin Tang, Striped Zebrasoma, Thorntail,.. more

Pacific Sailfin Tang (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Doctorfish, Eastern Sailfin Tang, Lancetfish, Pacific Sailfin Surgeonfish, Purple-lined Tang, Ringed Tang, Sailfin Surgeonfish, Sailfin Tang, Sailfish Tang, Striped Sailfin Tang, Striped Zebrasoma, Thorntail,.. more

Pacific Sandlance - Sand Dwellers---Sand Lances

Also known as Japanese Sand Eel, Japanese Sand Lance, Pacific Sand Eel, Sand Burrower, Sand Eel, True Eel. Found in large schools, over sandy bottoms, often buried.. more

Pacific Seabream - Porgies

Also known as Black Bream, Goldsilk Seabream, Pikey Bream, Seabream. Found singly, or in small schools, over rocky and sandy areas, of intertidal surf zones, mouths of estuaries,.. more

Pacific Seahorse - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as California Seahorse, Galapagos Seahorse, Giant Seahorse, Ingen's Seahorse, Pacific Giant Seahorse. Found singly or in pairs, anchored with their tails, camouflaged in the branches of.. more

Pacific Sleeper - Gobies---Bully Sleepers

Also known as Pacific Fat Sleeper, Sleeper Goby. Found over brackish, and freshwater creeks, lakes, rivers, and swamps. They feed on crustaceans and fish. Juveniles found close to coastlines. Length.. more

Pacific Spiny Lumpsucker - Sculpins---Lumpfishes

Also known as Balloon Lumpfish, Lumpsucker, Spiny Lumpsucker, Spiny Pimpled Lumpsucker. Found singly, attached to rocks or solid objects at low tide, but can be found at.. more

Pacific Viperfish - Lightfishes-Dragonfishes---Barbled Dragonfishes

Also known as Fanged Viperfish, Viperfish. Found in very deep waters of the ocean, migrating upwards at night too feed. These fish have light sensitive organs in their.. more

Paeony Bulleye - Bigeyes-Catalufas

Also known as Blotched Bigeye, Bloch's Bigeye, Glasseye, Goggle Eye, Paeony Bullseye, Shortfin Bigeye, Silver Bigeye. Found singly or in small schools, during the day in caves.. more

Paine's Flasher Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Filament Wrasse, Filamented Fairy Wrasse, Filamented Flasher Fairy Wrasse, Filamented Flasher Wrasse, Filamentfin Wrasse, Filamentous Wrasse, Flasher Wrasse, Purple Fin Fairy, Red Filamented Flasher.. more

Painted Comber - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Cod, Hind, Lettered Perch, Pointed Comber, Redfish, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, over rocky bottoms and in seagrass beds, of coral and rocky reefs. Colour varies. They.. more

Painted Frogfish - Anglerfishes---Frogfishes

Also known as Black Angler, Devil Fish, Painted Angler, Painted Anglerfish, Spotted Frogfish. Found singly, pairs or in trios, sitting amongst corals, jetties, pylons, ropes, sponges, etc, camouflaged.. more

Painted Frogfish (Juvenile) - Anglerfishes---Frogfishes

Also known as Black Angler, Devil Fish, Painted Angler, Painted Anglerfish, Spotted Frogfish. Found singly, pairs or in trios, sitting amongst corals, jetties, pylons, ropes, sponges, etc, camouflaged.. more

Painted Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Marbled Coralcod, Northern Scorpionfish, Painted Stingfish, Stingfish. Found singly and well camouflaged, over shallow, murky, rock and sandy bottoms, in crevices and around inshore rock.. more

Painted Stingfish - Scorpionfishes---Stonefishes

Also known as Painted Stinger. Found singly, during the day, buried or resting on mud and sandy bottoms, over estuaries, lagoons, and coastal reefs. They feed nocturnally on.. more

Painted Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Australian Slatey, Blacktail, Bluey, Grey Sweetlip, Moke, Morwong, Mother-in-law Fish, Painted Blubberlip, Painted Thicklip, Painted Thick-lipped Grunt, Sailfin Rubberlip, Silver Sweetlips, Slate Bream, Slate.. more

Painted Sweetlips (Juvenile) - Grunts

Also known as Australian Slatey, Blacktail, Bluey, Grey Sweetlip, Moke, Morwong, Mother-in-law Fish, Painted Blubberlip, Painted Thicklip, Painted Thick-lipped Grunt, Sailfin Rubberlip, Silver Sweetlips, Slate Bream, Slate.. more

Pajama Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Coral Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish, Polkadot Cardinalfish, Pyjama Cardinal, Pyjama-spotted Cardinalfish, Spotted Cardinalfish. Found in small schools, during the day sheltering in branching thickets of Porites cylindrica,.. more

Pale Sandgoby - Gobies

Also known as Common Fusegoby, Gudgeon, Sand Goby, Transparent Cave Goby. Found singly, close to their burrows, over rubble and sand bottoms of reefs. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length.. more

Pale Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Babi Wrasse, Powder Pink Wrasse. Found singly or in small harems, around caves, over steep outer reef slopes, rich with invertebrate growth. Looks white.. more

Pale-lipped Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Pale-lipped Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Whitespine Surgeonfish, Whitespine Tang, White-spined Surgeonfish. Found singly or in small schools, close to drop-offs, over clear seaward.. more

Pale-tailed Bristletooth - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Bristlemouth Tang, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Pale-tailed Bristletooth, Red-spotted Surgeonfish, Red-spotted Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, Whitetail Bristletooth, Whitetail Bristletooth Tang, Whitetail Kole Tang, Whitetail Yelloweye Tang. Found.. more

Palecheek Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Japanese Parrotfish, Pale Bullethead Parrotfish, Redtail Parrotfish, Red-tailed Parrotfish, Yellow-blotched Parrotfish. Found singly or in small schools, foraging for food, over seaward reefs, rich in.. more

Palechin Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Herre's Moray, Lichen Moray. Found singly or in small groups, often in tide pools, and shallow, coastal, coral and rocky reefs. They feed nocturnally on crustaceans.. more

Palefin Batfish - Anglerfishes---Batfishes

Also known as Deepsea Batfish, Handfish, Sea Bat, Walking Batfish. Found singly, resting on the substrate of hard and soft bottoms, or partially covered in mud and sand,.. more

Palehead Goby - Blennies---Labrisomids

Also known as Google-eye Blenny, Scaly Blenny. Found singly, resting on Pectoral and Dorsal Fins, blending in with the background, over coral, rock, rubble, and seagrass areas, of.. more

Palenose Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Batavian Parrotfish, Common Parrotfish, Pale-nosed Parrot, Rosycheek Parrotfish. Found in small schools, foraging for food, over corals, on reef flats, in lagoons and seaward reefs,.. more

Palenose Parrotfish (Juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Batavian Parrotfish, Common Parrotfish, Pale-nosed Parrot, Rosycheek Parrotfish. Found in small schools, foraging for food, over corals on reef flats, in lagoons and seaward reefs.. more

Paletail Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Black Chromis, Chromis, Longtail Puller, Paletail Puller, Pale-tailed Damsel, Puller, Whitetail Chromis. Found in large schools, over coastal reef flats, and steep outer reef.. more

Palette Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blue Hippo Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, Blue Tang, Blue-and-Yellow Hippo Tang, Doctorfish, Flagtail Surgeonfish, Hepatus Tang, Hippo Tang, Indo-Pacific Blue Tang, Indo-Pacific Tang, Lancetfish, Pacific.. more

Palette Surgeonfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blue Hippo Tang, Blue Surgeonfish, Blue Tang, Blue-and-Yellow Hippo Tang, Doctorfish, Flagtail Surgeonfish, Hepatus Tang, Hippo Tang, Indo-Pacific Blue Tang, Indo-Pacific Tang, Lancetfish, Pacific.. more

Pallid Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Reef Goby, Seawhip Goby, Whip Coral Goby, Whip Goby, Yong's Coral Goby, Yong's Wire Coral Goby. Found over fine, white coral sandy areas, of.. more

Palometa - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Banner Pompano, Camade Fish, Cobbler, Gaff-topsail, Gamefish, Great Pompano, Joefish, Longfin Pompano, Old Wife, Palometa, Palometa Jack, Permit, Sand Mackerel, Streamers Jack, Wireback. Found.. more

Panama Porkfish - Grunts

Also known as Dogfish, Pacific Porkfish, Panamic Porkfish, Sweetlips. Found during the day, close to shelter in stationary schools, dispersing at night, hunting for food, over shallow, hard.. more

Panamic Green Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Chestnut Moray, Green Moray,Green Moray Eel, Panamic Green Moray Eel. Found singly, during the day lurking in dark crevices, holes, and recesses of the.. more

Panamic Sergeant Major - Damselfishes

Also known as Pacific Sergeant Major, Panama Sergeant Major, Panamanian Sergeant, Sergeant Major. Found in large schools, swimming above coral and rocky reefs. They feed during the day,.. more

Panamic Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Crimson Soldierfish, Pacific Soldierfish Found singly, hiding during the day in small caves or under rocks, dispersing at night, forming small schools, over rock.. more

Panda Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Bantayan Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Eyepatch Butterflyfish, Philippine Butterflyfish. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, close to soft corals, over shallow protected, estuaries and reefs. They feed on.. more

Panda Garra - Carps---Minnows-Carps

Also known as Bignose, Burmese Banded Algae Eater, Rainbow Garra, Rhinohorn Fish, Suckermouth Barb. Found in schools, over mixed gravel, pebble and rock substrates, in canals, ditches,.. more

Pantanal Eartheater - Cichlids

Also known as Eartheater, Paraguay River Eartheater. Found in schools, over mud and sandy bottoms, of lagoons and streams. They feed on crustaceans, plant debris, and loose scales. Length -.. more

Papuan Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Devilfish, Papuan Devilfish, Papuan Goblinfish, Papua Scorpionfish, Stingfish. Found singly and well camouflaged, over coral and rocky areas of coastal slopes, estuaries and lagoons, rich.. more

Papuan Scorpionfish (Juvenile) - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Devilfish, Papuan Devilfish, Papuan Goblinfish, Papua Scorpionfish, Stingfish. Found singly and well camouflaged, over coral and rocky areas of coastal slopes, estuaries and lagoons, rich.. more

Papuan Toby - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as False-eye Puffer, False-eyed Pufferfish, Orangenose Pufferfish, Papuan Toby Puffer, Pufferfish, Sharp-nosed Puffer, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer, Toby. Found singly or in pairs, over both pristine, and.. more

Paradise Whiptail - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Blue-banded Whiptail, Blue-faced Whiptail, Butterfly Bream, China Fish, Coral Bream, Longtail Perch, Paddy, Paradise Butterfish, Paradise Threadfin Bream, Paradisefish, Rainbow, Rainbow Paradisefish, Spinecheek, Whiptail,.. more

Paradise Whiptail (Juvenile) - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Blue-banded Whiptail, Blue-faced Whiptail, Butterfly Bream, China Fish, Coral Bream, Longtail Perch, Paddy, Paradise Butterfish, Paradise Threadfin Bream, Paradisefish, Rainbow, Rainbow Paradisefish, Spinecheek, Whiptail,.. more

Paradisefish - Gouramies

Also known as Chinese Fightingfish, Forktail Fightingfish, Fork-tailed Paradisefish, Paradise Gourami, Roundtail Paradisefish. Found over stagnant waters of lowland channels, farmland, and backwaters, of rivers and streams. They feed.. more

Parkinson's Rainbowfish - Silversides---Rainbowfishes-Blue Eyes

Also known as Orange Rainbowfish, Parkinson's Rainbow, Ramuensis. Found in pairs, or schools, over lowland areas, and rainforest streams. They feed on filamentous algae and insects. Length - 11cm Depth -.. more

Parnaibae Plecostomus - Catfishes---Armored Catfishes

Also known as Janitor Fish, Plecostomus, South American Suckermouth Armored Catfish, Suckerfish, Sucker-mouthed Catfish, Sucking Catfish. Found in flood plains, lakes and swamps, in and around River Basins. They.. more

Parva Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Ladder Goby, Little Glidergoby, Little Sleeper, Little Sleepergoby, Sand Goby, Sleeper Goby. Found in pairs, or small schools, sometimes sharing their burrows with other.. more

Pastel Ring Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Candycane, Candycane Wrasse, Longface Wrasse, Narrow-banded Wrasse, Pastel Slender Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Red-lined Slender Wrasse, Ringed Rainbowfish, Ringed Wrasse, Sand Wrasse. Found singly, high above the.. more

Pastel-green Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Black-blotched Rainbowfish, Black-blotched Wrasse, Darkblotch Wrasse, Green Coris, Green Coris Wrasse, Green Wrasse, Green-spotted Wrasse, Jade Wrasse, Java Wrasse, Sand-Reef Wrasse. Found singly, over silty.. more

Pastel-green Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Black-blotched Rainbowfish, Black-blotched Wrasse, Darkblotch Wrasse, Green Coris, Green Coris Wrasse, Green Wrasse, Green-spotted Wrasse, Jade Wrasse, Java Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sand-Reef Wrasse. Found singly, over.. more

Patch-reef Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Sand Goby. Found in clear, shallow waters, with low current, over patch reefs of sandy bays. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 4.1cm Depth - 5-30m Widespread.. more

Patrick's Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as Acara, Bujurqui, Patrick's Acara. Found in schools over gravel, rock and sandy bottoms in clear and white waters of slow to moderate streams. They feed on.. more

Peach Fairy Basslet - Groupers---Fairy Basslets-Streamer Basses

Also known as Anthias, Basslet, Dispar Anthias, Fairy Basslet, Longfin Wreckfish, Madder Seaperch, Madder Seaperch Anthias, Orange Anthias, Peach Anthias, Redfin Anthias, Sea Perch. Found in large schools,.. more

Peacock Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny. Found singly hiding in crevices and holes, over pebble, rock, sand and weedy bottoms in brackish waters of shallow.. more

Peacock Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as Amazon Peacock Bass, Butterfly Peacock, Butterfly Peacock Bass, Eyespot Cichlid, Ocellaris Peacock Bass, Peacock Bass. Found in schools, over rocky substrates, at medium depths, in.. more

Peacock Flounder - Flatfishes---Lefteye Flounders

Also known as Flower Flounder, Flowery Flounder, Platefish, Solefish. Found singly on hard bottoms, or partially buried in the sandy substrate, over clear coral, rubble, sand, seagrass beds,.. more

Peacock Gudgeon - Gobies---Bully Sleepers

Also known as Eyespot Sleeper, Gudgeon, Peacock Goby, Peacock-eye Goby, Peacock-eye Gudgeon, Rainbow Gudgeon, Sleeper Goby. Found in loose schools, hovering over the bottoms, of ponds, rivers, and.. more

Peacock Hind - Groupers

Also known as Argus Grouper, Argus Hind, Black Rockcod, Bluedot Grouper, Bluespot Grouper, Blue-spotted Grouper, Celestial Grouper, Cod, Hind, Peacock Cod, Peacock Coralcod, Peacock Grouper, Peacock Rockcod,.. more

Peacock Hind (Juvenile) - Groupers

Also known as Argus Grouper, Argus Hind, Black Rockcod, Bluedot Grouper, Bluespot Grouper, Blue-spotted Grouper, Celestial Grouper, Cod, Hind, Peacock Cod, Peacock Coralcod, Peacock Grouper, Peacock Rockcod,.. more

Peacock Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Black-finned Shrimpgoby, Bluespot Goby, Bluespot Watchman Goby, Blue-spotted Watchman Goby, Blue-spotted Watchman Prawngoby, Peacock Watchman Goby, Spot Goby, Sulphur Goby, Yellow-barred Shrimpgoby. Found in small.. more

Peacock Sole - Flatfishes---Soles

Also known as Ocellated Sole, Pacific Sole. Found singly, sometimes buried in the substrate, over mud and sandy bottoms, of lagoons and seaward reefs. This sole has toxic.. more

Peacock Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Black Razorfish, Black-barred Razorfish, Blue Razorfish, Indian Blue Razorfish, Indianfish, Leaf Wrasse, Pavo Razorfish, Peacock Leaf Fish, Peacock Razorfish, Razor Wrasse, Redbelly Razor Wrasse,.. more

Peacock Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Black Razorfish, Black-barred Razorfish, Blue Razorfish, Indian Blue Razorfish, Indianfish, Leaf Wrasse, Pavo Razorfish, Peacock Leaf Fish, Peacock Razorfish, Razor Wrasse, Redbelly Razor Wrasse,.. more

Pearl Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Bonaire Blenny, Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny. Found skipping back and forth over boulders, in rock pools, and over rocky slopes, of shallow, coastal.. more

Pearl Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as Brazilian Cichlid, Eartheater, Mother-of-Pearl, Pearl Eartheater, Pearl Horseface, Pearlscale, Pearlscale Eartheater. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over fresh and brackish waters, on sandy substrate,.. more

Pearl Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Reticulate Sandgoby, Reticulated Goby, Sand Goby, Twin-spots Sandgoby. Found singly, over rubble and sandy areas, in murky waters of estuaries and coastal reefs. They feed.. more

Pearl gourami - Gouramies

Also known as Diamond Gourami, Lace Gourami, Leeri Gourami, Mosaic Gourami. Found amongst dense vegetation over lowland streams and swamps. They feed on crustaceans, insects larvae and zooplankton. Length.. more

Pearl of Likoma - Cichlids

Also known as African Cichlid, Malawi Cichlid, Mbuna Cichlid, Victoria Cichlid. Found in large schools, over shallow, rocky substrates, of Lake Malawi. They feed on algae, crustaceans, insects, and.. more

Pearl Toby - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Pufferfish, Margaritata Pufferfish, Red Sea Pufferfish, Sharp-nosed Puffer, Spotted Sharpnose Puffer. Found singly or in pairs, in shallow protected channels, lagoons, reef flats and in.. more

Pearl Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Curvier's Tamarin, Cuvier's Tamarin Wrasse, Cuvier's Wrasse, Sand-reef Wrasse, Spotted Wrasse, Tamarin Wrasse. Found singly, or in pairs, over rocky bottoms, of inshore reefs,.. more

Pearl-scale Angelfish - Surgeonfishes---Angelfishes

Also known as Halfblack Angelfish, Halfblack Dwarf Angelfish, Halfblack Pygmy Angel, Pearl-scaled Angelfish, Pearly-scale Pygmy Angelfish, Pearly-scaled Angelfish. Found singly or in pairs, over lagoons and seaward reefs,.. more

Pearl-spot Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Puller, Spotted-fin Puller, White-saddled Reeffish. Found singly or in pairs, both inshore and offshore, over coral and rocky reefs. They feed on zooplankton. Length - 17cm Depth -.. more

Pearl-streaked Monocle Bream - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Bluestripe Coral Bream, Bluestripe Monocle Bream, Bluestripe Spinecheek, Coral Bream, Monocle Bream, Oblique-bar Monocle Bream, Oblique-barred Monocle Bream, Oblique-barred Spinecheek, Olive-spotted Monocle Bream, Olive-spotted.. more

Pearly Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Sultan Goatfish. Found foraging for food, over rocky outcrops, rubble, and sandy bottoms, of silty reefs. They feed on crustaceans, small fish, and invertebrates. Length - 23cm Depth.. more

Pearly Monocle Bream - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Bared-face Spinecheek, Blue-and-Yellow Monocle Bream, Coral Bream, Margarite's Spinecheek, Monocle Bream, Pearly Spinecheek, Rainbow Bream, Spinecheek, Whiptail. Found singly or in small schools, over.. more

Pearly Razorfish - Wrasses

Also known as Cleaver Wrasse, Razor Wrasse, Razorfish, Sand Wrasse. Found singly or in loose schools, hovering over coral rubble and seagrass beds, of clear inshore reefs. When.. more

Pearly Sergeant - Damselfishes

Also known as Pearl Sergeant, Sergeant, Sergeant Major. Found in schools, over moderate surge zones, of coastal coral reefs. They feed on benthic algae and invertebrates. Length - 16cm Depth -.. more

Pearly-spotted Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Brown-stripe Wrasse, Ear-muff Wrasse, Sand-reef Wrasse. Found singly, or in small schools, over inshore silty mud, sand, and seagrass beds, of reefs. They feed on hard.. more

Pelagic Porcupinefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Porcupinefishes-Burrfishes

Also known as Balloonfish, Big Blue Diodon, Globefish, Hedgehogfish, Pelagic Porcupine Puffer, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found in schools over the oceans. They feed on pelagic crustaceans, fish, fish larvae,.. more

Penang Betta - Gouramies

Also known as Betta, Forest Betta, Malayan Betta, Malayan Forest Betta, Mouth-brooding Betta, Penang Mouth-brooding Fighting Fish. Found singly or in pairs, close to overhanging vegetation, in fast.. more

Pencil Weed Whiting - Cales-Weed Whitings

Also known as Beddome's Rock Whiting, Longnose Weed Whiting, Pygmy Rock Whiting, Pygmy Whiting, Slender Weed Whiting. Found singly or in schools, hiding in kelp beds or amongst.. more

Penquinfish - Characins---Characins-Tetras

Also known as Blackline Penquinfish, Hockey Stick Characin, Hockey Stickfish, Obliqua Penguin Tetra, Penguin Tetra, Short-striped Hockey Stick Tetra, Short-striped Penquinfish. Found in schools, around dense vegetation,.. more

Peppered Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Gorgeous Gussy, Many-banded Butterflyfish, Multi-banded Butterflyfish, Pebble Butterflyfish, Pebbled Butterflyfish, Spotted Butterflyfish, Spotted Coralfish, Spotted Guttatissimus, Spotty Butterflyfish. Found singly, pairs, or.. more

Peppered Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Bar-cheeked Eel, Black-specked Reef Eel, Giant Moray, Ocellate Moray, Painted Moray, Painted Reef Eel, Paint-spotted Moray, Peppered Eel, Sidereal Moray, Speckled Sidereal Moray. Found singly,.. more

Peppered Spinefoot - Rabbitfishes

Also known as Fine-spotted Rabbitfish, Fine-spotted Spinefoot, Peppered Rabbitfish, Shoemaker Spinefoot, Spinefoot. Found in pairs, over steep slopes, channel reefs, harbours, and in lagoons. They feed on benthic seaweeds. Length.. more

Pepperfin Pygmygoby - Gobies

Also known as Greenbubble Dwarfgoby, Greenbubble Goby, Gudgeon, Midget Goby, Red-spotted Dwarfgoby, Reef Goby, Rubble Eviota. Found usually in shallow waters, over dead reef and rubble areas.. more

Peppermint Goby - Gobies

Also known as Bluenose Goby, Coral Goby, Gudgeon, Reef Goby. Found singly, or in small schools, around coral heads, close to reefs. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 3cm Depth.. more

Permit - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Cobbler, Permit Fish, Permit Jack, Yellow-wax Pompano, Trevally. Found singly or in small schools over mud bottoms in channels and holes over sand flats and.. more

Permit (Juvenile) - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Cobbler, Permit Fish, Permit Jack, Yellow-wax Pompano, Trevally. Found singly, or in small schools, over mud bottoms, in channels and holes, over sand flats and.. more

Persian Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Gold Midas Blenny, Golden Blenny, Golden Midas Blenny, Lyretail Blenny, Lyretail Combtooth, Lyretail Combtooth Blenny, Midas Blenny, Midas Coral Blenny, Midas Midas,.. more

Peruvian Grunt - Grunts

Also known as Dogfish, Sargo, Sweetlips. Found in dense schools in open waters, above boulder strewn rocky reefs and slopes. They feed on benthic invertebrates and floating organic matter. Length.. more

Peruvian Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Common Puffer, Least Puffer, Pufferfish, Swellfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found blending in with the background, over shallow, soft bottoms, of bays, estuaries, and mangroves. They feed.. more

Peter's Toby - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Fingerprint Toby, Indian Toby, Peter's Puffer, Peter's Pufferfish, Toby. Found singly or in pairs, amongst branches of corals, under ledges, or out in the open,.. more

Peters' Monocle Bream - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Coral Bream, Large-eyed Spinecheek, Monocle Bream, Pale Monocle Bream, Pale Spinecheek, Spinecheek, Whiptail, Yellowtail Spinecheek. Found singly or in small schools, over mud and sandy.. more

Peters' Monocle Bream (Juvenile) - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Coral Bream, Large-eyed Spinecheek, Monocle Bream, Pale Monocle Bream, Pale Spinecheek, Spinecheek, Whiptail, Yellowtail Spinecheek. Found singly or in small schools, over mud and sand.. more

Phantom Bannerfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Bannerfish, Coralfish, Indian Bannerfish, Indian Ocean Bannerfish, Pennantfish. Found singly, pairs, or in schools, over shallow reef crests and surge zones, of lagoons and seaward.. more

Pharaoh Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Bullseye Cardinalfish, Nurseryfish. Found hiding in caves, crevices, and in seagrass beds, of silt reefs, dispersing at night foraging for food, in mangroves and seagrass.. more

Philippine Catfish - Catfishes---Airbreathing Catfishes

Also known as Albino Clarias, Asian Catfish, Clarias Catfish, Clarid Catfish, Climbing Perch, Common Walking Catfish, Freshwater Catfish, Invasive Walking Catfish, Southeast Asian Catfish, Thailand Catfish, Toyman's.. more

Philippine Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Philippine Damselfish, Philippines Damselfish, Yellowtail Philippine Damselfish. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, in the shadow of cliffs and vertical drop-offs, under overhangs and.. more

Philippine Dartfish - Gobies---Wormfishes

Also known as Blacktail Dartfish, Dartfish, Dart Goby, Gudgeon, Hover Goby, Philippine Dartgoby, Tailspot Dartfish, Worm Goby. Found in pairs, or family groups, hovering just above the bottom,.. more

Philippines Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Puller, Schooling Chromis, Scissors-tail Puller. Found in loose schools, sheltering in caves, crevices and under ledges, When feeding they can be found above reefs and.. more

Piano Fangblenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Fang Blenny, Hit-and-Run Blenny, Hit-and-Run Fangblenny, Mimic Blenny, Piano Blenny, Sabretooth Blenny, Sabre-toothed Blenny, Scale-eating Blenny, Scale-eating Fangblenny, Scale-eating Sabretooth Fangblenny, Slender Blenny, Violet-banded.. more

Pickhandle Barracuda - Barracudas

Also known as Banded Barracuda, Barracuda Jello, Blackfin Barracuda, Dingo Fish, Giant Seapike, Guinean Barracuda, Indian Barracuda, Jello Barracuda, Pickhandle Sea Pike, Sea Pike, Slender Barracuda, Slender.. more

Picture Rockskipper - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Bigbrow Blenniella, Bullethead Blenny, Bullethead Rockskipper, Bullethead Rockskipper Blenny, Coral Blenny, Hump-headed Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Rockskipper. Found singly, sitting resting or poking out.. more

Picturesque Dragonet - Dragonets

Also known as Dragonette, Green Mandarin Dragonette, Green Mandarinfish, Greenspot Manderin, Greenspot Mandarin Dragonet, Mandarinfish, Picture Dragonet, Picture Mandarinfish, Picturesque Mandarinfish, Psychedelic Fish, Spotted Mandarin, Spotted Mandarinfish,.. more

Pictus Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Painted Blenny, Pictus Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, White-lined Blenny, White-lined Combtooth, White-lined Combtooth Blenny. Found singly, or in pairs, resting.. more

Pictus Cat - Catfishes---Long-whiskered Catfishes

Also known as Pictus Catfish. Found in schools, over mud and sandy substrates, in shallow, flowing channels, rivers and their tributaries. They feed nocturnally on aquatic invertebrates and plants. Length.. more

Pigfish - Grunts

Also known as Cuban Grunt, Hogfish, Piggy Perch, Redmouth Grunt, Sailor's Choice, Sweetlips. Found in schools, close to shelter during the day, dispersing at night, foraging for food,.. more

Pile Perch - Surfperches

Also known as Dusky Seaperch, Pile Seaperch, Pile Surfperch, Seaperch. Found in loose schools in kelp beds, around pilings, and underwater structures, of rocky shores. They feed on barnacles,.. more

Pin-striped Angelfish - Surgeonfishes---Angelfishes

Also known as Black-edged Angelfish, Lyretail Angelfish, Watanabei Angelfish, Watanabe's Angel, Watanabe's Angelfish, Watanabe's Lyretail Angelfish, Zebra Angelfish, Zebra Lyretail Angel, Zebra Lyretail Angelfish. Found in harems,.. more

Pindani - Cichlids

Also known as African Cichlid, Albino Cichlid, Blue Pindan Cichlid, Lake Malawi Cichlid, Malawi African Cichlid, Malawi Cichlid, Mbuna, Powder Blue Cichlid, Snow Cichlid, Snow White Cichlid,.. more

Pinecone Soldierfish - Squirrelfishes-Soldierfishes

Also known as Bigeye Soldierfish, Blotcheye Soldier, Blotcheye Soldierfish, Crimson Soldierfish, Crimson Squirrelfish, Knightfish, Red Soldierfish, Small-eyed Squirrelfish. Found singly during the day in caves and under ledges.. more

Pineconefish - Roughies---Pineconefishes

Also known as Dick Bridegroom Fish, Japanese Pineapplefish, Knightfish, Pine Sculpin, Pineapplefish, Sawbelly, Soldierfish. Found in schools, during the day close to the shore, in caves and under.. more

Pinfish - Porgies

Also known as Bream, Butterfish, Pin Perch, Red Porgie, Saltwater Bream, Sand Perch, Seabream, Sailors Choice. Found singly or in large schools, in both brackish and freshwaters, over.. more

Pinjalo Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Fusilier, Pinjalo, Whitespot Pinjalo Snapper. Found in schools, over rocky bottoms of coastal reefs and open ocean reefs, in shallow to very deep waters. Colour.. more

Pink Anemonefish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Clownfish, False Skunk-striped Anemonefish, False Skunk-striped Clown, False Skunk-striped Clownfish, Pink Clownfish, Pink Skunk Anemonefish, Pink Skunk Clown, Pink Skunk Clownfish, Salmon Anemonefish,.. more

Pink Flasher (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Carpenter's Flasher Wrasse, Carpenter's Wrasse, Flasher Wrasse, Pink Flasher Wrasse, Redfin Flasher Wrasse. Found in schools, over coral and rubble bottoms, of steep outer reef.. more

Pink Frogmouth - Anglerfishes---Sea Toads

Also known as Deepsea Anglerfish, Red Anglerfish, Redeye, Walkingfish. Found singly, in deep waters, over hard and soft substrates, and along slopes, of the continental shelf. They feed on.. more

Pink-banded Grubfish - Sand Dwellers---Sandperches

Also known as Bar-faced Grubfish, Bar-faced Sandperch, Bar-faced Weever, Barred Sandperch, Grubfish, Nebulous Sandperch, Nosestripe Sandperch, Red-Barred Grubfish, Red-barred Sandperch, Red-faced Weaver, Sandsmelt, Weever, Weeverfish. Found on silty,.. more

Pink-speckled Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Blue-spotted Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Leptocephalus Prawngoby, Pink-and-Blue Spotted Goby, Pink Shrimpgoby, Pinkspot Shrimpgoby, Pinkspot Watchman Goby, Pink-spotted Shrimpgoby, Pink-spotted Watchman Goby, Shrimp Goby, Singapore Goby,.. more

Pinkbar Goby - Gobies

Also known as Aurora Prawngoby, Aurora Shrimpgoby, Beautiful Prawngoby, Gudgeon, Pinkbar Partnergoby, Pinkbar Shrimpgoby, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby. Found singly or in pairs sharing their burrow with the.. more

Pinkear Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Australian Emperor, Bridled Pigface Bream, Pigface Bream, Pinkear Bream, Pink-eared Bream, Pink-eared Emperor, Purple-eared Emperor, Purple-headed Emperor, Redear Bream, Redear Emperor, Redspot Emperor,.. more

Pinktail Chalceus - Characins---Tucanfishes

Also known as Pink-tailed Chalceus, Pink-tailed Characin, Red-tailed Chalceus. Found singly or in small schools, near the surface of fresh well oxygenated waters, in rivers and river basins,.. more

Pinktail Triggerfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Triggerfishes

Also known as Paddlefin Triggerfish, Pinktail Durgon, Pinktail Trigger, Pink-tailed Trigger, Pink-tailed Triggerfish, White-tailed Triggerfish. Found singly or in small loose schools, over exposed, current swept, seaward.. more

Pinstriped Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Dusky-tailed Rainbowfish, Dusky-tailed Wrasse, Hoeven's Wrasse, Melanurus Wrasse, Orange-tipped Rainbowfish, Rainbowfish, Sand-reef Wrasse, Tailspot Wrasse, Three-eyed Wrasse, Yellow-tailed Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools,.. more

Pinstriped Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Dusky-tailed Rainbowfish, Dusky-tailed Wrasse, Hoeven's Wrasse, Melanurus Wrasse, Orange-tipped Rainbowfish, Rainbowfish, Sand-reef Wrasse, Tailspot Wrasse, Three-eyed Wrasse, Yellow-tailed Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools,.. more

Pirambeba - Characins---Piranhas-Pacus

Also known as Black Ear Piranha, Green Tiger Piranha, Piranha, Yellow Tiger Piranha. Found in rivers, and estuaries. They feed on the fins of other fish. Length - 20cm Depth -.. more

Pixie Coris - Wrasses

Also known as Blackstripe Coris, Blackstripe Wrasse, Black-striped Wrasse, Pixie Rainbow Wrasse, Pixie Wrasse, Sand Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools around coral heads and over silty.. more

Plain Bonito - Mackerels-Tunas-Bonitos

Also known as Boniter, Palomette, Tasarte. Found in small schools, over the surface of warm waters, in coastal areas. They feed on small fish. Length - 130cm Depth - ?m Widespread.. more

Plainfin Midshipman - Toadfishes

Also known as Barbells, California Singing Fish, Frogfish, Midshipman, Northern Midshipman, Plain Frogfish, Singing Fish. Found singly, hiding out of water, under rocks and seaweed, over mud and.. more

Plainfin Sole - Flatfishes---American Soles

Also known as Lost Sole. Found singly, in shallow, soft bottomed, coastal and estuarine areas, often partially buried or resting on the sand. This highly compressed fish.. more

Plains Killifish - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers---Topminnows-Killifishes

Also known as Mudfish, Zebra Fundulus. Found often buried head first into sand, to orientate themselves with only mouth and eyes visible, over shallow, sandy, backwaters, creeks, pools,.. more

Planehead Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Common Filefish, Cuckold, Leatherjacket, Triggerfish. Found singly or in pairs, over rock, rubble, sand and seagrass bottoms of reefs, in shallow to very deep waters. They.. more

Plicata Ghostgoby - Gobies

Also known as Coral Goby, Ghost Goby, Gudgeon, Lobed Ghostgoby, Longsnout Cling-goby, Reef Goby. Found singly resting on hard sponges over channels and reef flats of lagoons and.. more

Plumed Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Atlantic Scorpionfish, Barbfish, Feathered Scorpionfish, Grass Scorpionfish, Gurnard. Found singly or in pairs during the day, well camouflaged, often lying motionless on the bottom, dispersing.. more

Poison Goby - Gobies

Also known as Citrinis Clown Goby, Citron Clown Goby, Citron Goby, Citrus Goby, Coral Goby, Fourbar Goby, Fourbar Maori Goby, Gudgeon, Gum Drop Goby, Lemon Coralgoby, Lemon.. more

Polka-dot Batfish - Anglerfishes---Batfishes

Also known as Deep-sea Batfish, Handfish, Sea Bat, Spotted Batfish, Walking Batfish. Found singly, either walking with their pelvic fins, resting, or partially buried, wiggling their modified dorsal.. more

Pompano - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Australian Dart, Buck-nosed Trevally, Common Pompano, Derbio, Short Dorsalfin Pompano, Silverfish, Trevally. Found in schools, over mud and sand bottoms, in shallow clearwater surge.. more

Pond Loach - Carps---Longfin Loaches

Also known as Alien Oriental Weatherfish, Amur Mud Loach, Amur Weatherfish, Asian Weather Loach, Chinese Muddy Loach, Chinese Weatherfish, Dojo, Dojo Loach, Gold Dojo Loach, Japanese Loach,.. more

Pongo Characin - Characins---Scrapetooths

Also known as Pongo Pongo. Found close to the bottoms, of rivers, streams, and their tributaries. They feed on algae, by scraping the substrate for food (hence the.. more

Por's Goatfish - Goatfishes

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

Porkfish - Grunts

Also known as Atlantic Porkfish, Dogfish, Paragrate Grunt, Sweetlips. Found during the day, close to shelter in stationary schools, dispersing at night, hunting for food, over shallow,.. more

Porkfish (Juvenile) - Grunts

Also known as Atlantic Porkfish, Dogfish, Paragrate Grunt, Sweetlips. Found in large schools, during the day, close to shelter, dispersing at night, hunting for food, over rocky.. more

Porky (Juvenile) - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket, Porky Filefish. Found singly, or in pairs, over shallow rock, sand, and seagrass bottoms, of estuaries and coastal reefs. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Juveniles found.. more

Poss's Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish, Possi's Scorpionfish. Found singly, on coral and rocky bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on small fish. Length - 19cm Depth - 2-50m Widespread Indo-Pacific Scorpionfish.. more

Poss's Scorpionfish (juvenile) - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Bearded Scorpionfish, Possi's Scorpionfish. Found singly, on coral and rocky bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on small fish. Length - 19cm Depth - 2-50m Widespread Indo-Pacific Scorpionfish.. more

Pot-bellied Leatherjacket - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Brown-spotted Leather Jacket, Leatherjacket, Peron's Filefish, Potbelly Filefish, Potbelly Leatherjacket. Found singly, over rocky reefs, and trawl grounds. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 35cm Depth -.. more

Potato Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Black-spotted Rockcod, Brown-marbled Grouper, Brown-marbled Reefcod, Cod, Hind, Potato Bass, Potato Cod, Potato Rockcod, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, around bommies, in deep reef channels,.. more

Powderblue Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Blue Surgeonfish, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Powderblue Doctorfish, Powderblue Surgeon, Powderblue Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish. Found in small to large schools, over reef flats and upper seaward.. more

Princess Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Beau Gregory Damselfish, Ocellate Damsel, Ocellate Damselfish, Ocellated Damselfish, Princess Damselfish. Found singly or in loose schools, over mixed coral and rubble areas of lagoons.. more

Princess Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blue Chub, Painted-tail Parrotfish, Sammy Johnson, Snotty Parrot, Snotty Parrotfish. Found in large schools, foraging for food, over coral and rocky bottoms of reefs, rich.. more

Princess Parrotfish (juvenile) - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blue Chub, Painted-tail Parrotfish, Sammy Johnson, Snotty Parrot, Snotty Parrotfish. Found in large schools, foraging for food, over coral and rocky bottoms of reefs, rich.. more

Prison Goby - Gobies

Also known as Estuarine Goby, Reef Goby. Found in shallow waters, over mud, rock, and sandy bottoms, of estuaries, intertidal pools, blind rivers, and tidal zones. They feed on.. more

Puddingwife - Wrasses

Also known as Puddingwife Wrasse, Sand-reef Wrasse. Found in loose harems, flitting around the reef searching for food, over shallow patch reefs and slopes, of seaward reefs. They.. more

Puddingwife (juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Puddingwife Wrasse, Sand-reef Wrasse. Found in loose harems, flitting around the reef searching for food, over shallow patch reefs and slopes, of seaward reefs. They.. more

Pulpican Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as African Cichlid, Malawi Cichlid, Mbuna, Zebra Cichlid. Found singly, or in small schools, over rock and sandy areas, of Lake Malawi. They feed on periphyton and.. more

Pumpkinseed - Basses---Sunfishes

Also known as Common Sunfish, Pond Perch, Pumpkinseed Sunfish, Punky, Sun Bass, Sunny, Yellow Sunfish. Found in freshwater creeks, lakes, ponds and rivers, rich in vegetation. Colours highly.. more

Punctatum Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Sweetlips. Found singly, or in schools during the day, often in murky waters, close to debris, rocky outcrops, and wrecks, dispersing at night hunting for.. more

Purple Anthias - Groupers---Fairy Basslets-Streamer Basses

Also known as Amethyst Anthias, Basslet, Purple Queen, Purple Queen Anthias, Purple Queenfish, Sea Perch, Yellowfin Anthias, Yellowstripe Anthias, Yellow-striped Fairy Basslet. Found in schools, feeding in.. more

Purple Queen - Groupers---Fairy Basslets-Streamer Basses

Also known as Amethyst Anthias, Anthias, Basslet, Purple Anthias, Purple Basslet, Purple Queen Anthias, Sailfin Queen, Sea Perch. Found in large schools, in caves, and around coral outcrops.. more

Purple Tuskfish - Wrasses

Also known as Blue Tuskfish, Bluebone, Grass Parrot, Grass Tuskfish, Tuskfish. Found singly, over rubble and seagrass beds, in shallow waters of coral reefs. They feed on hard shell.. more

Purple-brown Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as - No other name. Found in pairs or small schools, in shallow waters, over sand and weed bottoms, close to coral heads rich in algae.. more

Purplemouth Moray - Eels---Moray Eels

Also known as Brown Conger, Brown Moray, Deepwater Conger, Dusky-mouthed Moray, Dusky-mouthed Moray Eel, Green Moray, Purplemouth Murena, Purple-mouthed Moray Eel. Found singly, during the day in crevices,.. more

Pygmy Filefish - Puffers-Filefishes---Filefishes

Also known as Leatherjacket, Speckled Filefish. Found singly, or in pairs, drifting vertically and blending in with their surroundings, amongst floating flotsam and seaweeds, in off-shore areas close.. more

Pygmy Pipe Dragon - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Lembeh Pygmy Pipe Seadragon, Lembeh Pygmy Seadragon, Lembeh Seadragon, Pipehorse, Pygmy Pipehorse, Pygmy Seahorse, Thread Pipefish. Found singly or in pairs, over silty, mud bottoms,.. more

Pygmy Sea Bass - Sea Basses-Groupers-Fairy Basslets

Also known as Cod, Hind, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, often lying on the bottom, over rubble, sand and seagrass beds of coral and rocky reefs. They feed on small.. more

Pygmy Seahorse - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Bargibant's Seahorse, Gorgonian Seahorse, Miniature Seahorse. Found singly, pairs, or in herds, anchored by their tails and blending in matching the colour, shape, and polyps,.. more

Pygmy Triplefin - Blennies---Triplefin Blennies

Also known as Pygmy Threefin, Pygmy Threefin Blenny, Threefin, Threefin Blenny, Triplefin. Found over shallow, inshore, wave swept reef crests, slopes, and in tide-pools, of lagoons and coastal.. more

Pyramid Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Brushy-toothed Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Pyramid Butterfly, Schooling Pyramid Butterflyfish, Shy Butterflyfish, Yellow Pyramid Butterfly, Yellow Pyramid Butterflyfish. Found in small to large schools, sometimes containing.. more

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