The Americas

Hippocampus zosterae

Tiny, monogamous, and endlessly watchable. The seahorse that actually fits a small tank.

Pervagor spilosoma

A boldly patterned Hawaiian filefish with a vivid orange tail that demands attention.

Centropyge aurantonotus

A compact Atlantic dwarf angel with a bold orange back and reef-friendly size.

Chaetodon capistratus

A Caribbean reef classic that often mates for life.

Pomacanthus paru

A bold Atlantic giant that pairs for life and rules its reef corner.

Hippocampus ingens

The largest seahorse in the Pacific, built for life among deep coral branches.

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Arothron meleagris

A bold, intelligent puffer that will learn your face and test your corals.

Hypoplectrus indigo

A reef-dwelling hamlet with bold indigo patterning and a surprisingly easygoing nature.

Holacanthus passer

A bold Eastern Pacific angel with a single dramatic white stripe across its flank.

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

Oxycirrhites typus

A perching ambush predator that claims gorgonians as its personal throne.

Lactoria diaphana

A boxy, horned oddity that roams reefs and mudflats across the entire Indo-Pacific.

Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

A pint-sized reef blenny that claims abandoned barnacle shells as its castle.

Scartella cristata

A tidepool blenny with a wild mohawk and an appetite for algae.

Zanclus canescens

Iconic reef wanderer with a dramatic look that rarely thrives in captivity.

Naso lituratus

A wide-ranging Pacific grazer that needs serious space to thrive.

Gobiosoma oceanops

A tiny reef cleaner that punches way above its weight.

Elacatinus oceanops

A tiny cleaner fish that runs its own reef spa service.

Taenianotus triacanthus

A reef ambush predator that spends its days pretending to be a dead leaf.

Iniistius pavo

A reef acrobat that vanishes into the sand at the first sign of trouble.

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.

Chromis scotti

A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.

Holacanthus ciliaris

A regal Atlantic giant that demands space and earns every inch of it.

Holacanthus tricolor

A bold Atlantic angel with dramatically different juvenile and adult coloration.

Novaculichthys taeniourus

A reef demolition crew in fish form, juvenile and adult look like different species.

Gramma loreto

A bold two-toned reef fish that happily swims upside down under ledges.

Xanthichthys ringens

A long-lived Atlantic trigger that spends its youth adrift in floating seaweed.

Abudefduf saxatilis

Bold reef dweller with a notorious attitude that grows with age.

Sphyraena picudilla

A sleek Atlantic predator that schools in impressive numbers near the surface.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

A bold little percher that claims coral real estate and rarely budges.

Chilomycterus schoepfii

A spiny, permanently-armed puffer relative that never needs to inflate to look the part.

Liopropoma rubre

A boldly striped little basslet that stays hidden but rewards patient reef keepers.

Chaetodon trichrous

A rarely seen Pacific butterflyfish from the islands of Tahiti.

Ariopsis seemanni

A venomous, migratory catfish that's far more demanding than its juvenile looks suggest.