Marine Fish ID

    • Spanish Hog
    • Labridae
    • Caribbean
    • Feed:plankton/crustaceans/worms/cnidarians/molluscs/echinoderms/fish
    • Reef:High Risk
    • Bluehead Wrasse
    • Labridae
    • Caribbean
    • Feed:plankton/crustaceans/worms/cnidarians/molluscs/echinoderms/fish
    • Reef:High Risk
    • Paddlefin Wrasse (Mexican Rock Wrasse)
    • Labridae
    • Feed:plankton/crustaceans/worms/cnidarians/molluscs/echinoderms/fish
    • Reef:High Risk
    • Coral Hog
    • Labridae
    • Feed:plankton/worms
    • Reef:Moderate Risk
    • Cleaner Wrasse
    • Labridae
    • Feed:plankton
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • Banana Hog
    • Labridae
    • Feed:plankton/worms
    • Reef:Moderate Risk
    • Volitan Lionfish 
    • Pteridae
    • Philippines/Fiji/Indonesia/Africa
    • Feed:crustaceans/molluscs/fish
    • Reef:High Risk
  1. Acanthuridae
    • Feed:plants/algae
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • not under 30/55 gal
    • Achilles Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Hawaii
    • Chevron Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Hawaii
    • best tang algae eater
    • Yellow Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Hawaii
    • Naso Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Hawaii/Philippines/Fiji
    • Powder Blue Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Indonesia
    • Blue Hepatus Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Philippines/Indonseia
    • Sohal Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Red Sea
    • Purple Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Red Sea
    • Desjardini Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Red Sea/Africa
    • eats bubble algae
    • Blonde Naso Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Indonesia/Africa
    • Sailfin Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • Red Sea
    • eats hair algae
    • Tomini Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • best tang algae eater
    • Kole Tang
    • Acanthuridae
    • best tang algae eater
    • Mimic Tang
    • Acanthuridae
  2. Balistidae
    • Feed:plankton/crustaceans/worms/cnidarians/molluscs/echinoderms/fish
    • Reef:High Risk
    • Rectangulus Trigger
    • Balistidae
    • Hawaii
    • mean, not reef safe
    • Niger Trigger
    • Balistidae
    • Philippines/Fiji/Indonesia
    • Huma Huma
    • Balistidae
    • Hawaii/Philippines/Fiji
    • mean, not reef safe
    • Clown Trigger
    • Balistidae
    • Queen Trigger
    • Balistidae
    • Caribbean
    • Blue Throat (Xanthicthys) Trigger
    • Balistidae
    • IndoPacific/Hawaii
    • reef safe trigger
    • Ringens Trigger (Xanthicthys)
    • Balistidae
    • Caribbean
    • reef safe trigger
    • Filefish
    • Balistidae/Monacanthidae
    • Feed:plankton/worms/echinoderms/molluscs
    • Reef:Moderate Risk
    • Undulate Trigger
    • Balistidae
    • kept alone
    • Pink Tail Trigger
    • Balistidae
  3. Cirrhitidae
    • Feed:plankton/cristaceans
    • Reef:Moderate Risk
    • Flame Hawk
    • Cirrhitidae
    • Hawaii/Fiji
    • Longnose Hawk
    • Cirrhitidae
    • Sea of Cortez/Hawaii/Fiji
  4. Tetradontidae
    • Feed:plankton/crustaceans/worms/cnidarians/molluscs/echinoderms/fish
    • Reef:High Risk
    • Guinea Fowl Puffer (Gold Puffer)
    • Tetradontidae
    • Sea of Cortez
    • Dogface Puffer
    • Tetradontidae
  5. Opistognathidae
    • Feed:plankton
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • Bluedot Jawfish
    • Opistognathidae
    • Sea of Cortez
    • Pearly Jawfish
    • Opistognathidae
    • Caribbean
    • Dusky Jawfish
    • Opistognathidae
    • Caribbean
  6. Pomacentridae
    Feed:plankton
    • Ocellaris Clown
    • Pomacentridae
    • Philippines/Fiji/Indonesia
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • Damsel
    • Pomacentridae
    • Philippines/Fiji/Indonesia
    • Moderate Risk
    • Green Chromis
    • Pomacentridae
    • Philippines/Fiji/Indonesia
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • no cycling
    • Black Ocellaris Clown
    • Pomacentridae
    • Australia
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • Blue Chromis
    • Pomacentridae
    • Caribbean
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • no cycling
    • Maroon Clown
    • Pomacentridae
    • white stripe-Philippines, Yellow stripe-Indonesia
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • spikes on cheeks, nasty
    • Clarkii Clown
    • Pomacentridae
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • do well, aggressive
    • Tomato Clown (Frenatus)
    • Pomacentridae
    • Reef:Least Risk
    • Cinnamon Clown (Melanopus)
    • Pomacentridae
    • Reef:Least Risk
  7. Pomacanthidae
    • Feed:plankton/worms/cnidarians/molluscs/plants/algaeReef:  
    • High Risk
    • Scribble Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Australia
    • Personifer Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Australia
    • true-yellow/black caudal; false-yellow caudal
    • Conspicillatus Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Lord Howe Island
    • Clarion Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Clarion Island
    • Flame Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Centropyge
    • Hawaii/Fiji
    • Passers Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Sea of Cortez
    • Asfur Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Red Sea/Africa
    • Maculosus Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Red Sea/Africa
    • French Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Caribbean
    • Queen Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Caribbean
    • juv.-orange
    • Argi Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Centropyge
    • Caribbean
    • hardy
    • Blueface Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Australia/Fiji/Indonesia
    • Coral Beauty
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Centropyge
    • Philippines/Fiji/Indonesia
    • Imperator Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Hawaii/Phillipines/Fiji/Indonesia/Red Sea/Africa
    • Annularis Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Fiji/Philippines
    • Cortez Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Sea of Cortez
    • Potters Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Centropyge
    • Rock Beauty
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Flameback Angel
    • solid purple caudal fin-Atlantic; clear caudal fin-Africa
    • Resplendent Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Centropyge
    • Coast of Morocco (rare)
    • Africanus Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Coast of Morocco (rare)
    • Bicolor Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Centropyge
    • Septenrionalis (Blue Line) Angel
    • Pomacanthidae
    • Sea of Japan
Author
kschmicker
ID
275366
Card Set
Marine Fish ID
Description
identification
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