The Americas

Acanthurus achilles

A bold, reef-grazing surgeon with a vivid orange tail patch and a fiery attitude toward rivals.

Chaetodon striatus

A Caribbean reef classic that moonlights as a cleaning station attendant.

Colomesus psittacus

A peaceful Atlantic puffer that genuinely tolerates company of its own kind.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Stegastes leucostictus

A small, personable damselfish that tends its own algae garden on the reef floor.

Holacanthus bermudensis

A bold Atlantic angel that grows into a true reef monarch with attitude to match.

Naso vlamingii

A color-shifting open-water unicornfish that needs serious space to roam.

Pomacanthus arcuatus

A large, sociable Atlantic angel that juveniles moonlight as reef cleaning stations.

Ostracion meleagris

A living mosaic of spots with a secret chemical defense you need to know about.

Gramma melacara

A deep-reef beauty that swims upside-down along underwater cliff faces.

Melichthys niger

A calm, reef-going triggerfish that's actually safe for community tanks.

Halichoeres poeyi

A bold Atlantic wrasse with a sharp temper for its own kind.

Chromis cyaneus

A cool-blue schooling fish that brings open-water energy to reef tanks.

Scarus guacamaia

The largest Atlantic parrotfish, built for reefs but almost impossible to keep captive.

Doryrhamphus excisus

A secretive reef pipefish that pairs for life and fits in tight crevices.

Acanthurus coeruleus

A bold Atlantic surgeon fish known for cleaning sea turtles in the wild.

Pseudobalistes naufragium

A giant, reef-wrecking curious personality from the Eastern Pacific.

Gramma brasiliensis

A cave-dwelling Brazilian basslet that happily swims upside down along rocky ceilings.

Hippocampus reidi

A slow-moving, sociable seahorse with a famously elongated snout built for precision hunting.

Bodianus eclancheri

A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.

Sphoeroides annulatus

A large, noise-making Pacific puffer that's surprisingly approachable for beginners.

Scarus perrico

A reef-scraping giant from the Eastern Pacific that rewrites your idea of 'beginner fish'.

Hypoplectrus unicolor

A Caribbean reef predator surprisingly well-suited to beginner saltwater tanks.

Liopropoma carmabi

A tiny, jewel-patterned reef fish that rewards patient hobbyists willing to coax it out.

Enchelycore carychroa

A compact reef moray with rich brown patterning and a surprisingly manageable size.

Canthigaster rostrata

A pint-sized Atlantic puffer with a big personality and a beak to match.

Echidna catenata

A crab-hunting moray that will crawl onto land to chase down its prey.

Serranus tortugarum

A reef-safe, peaceful little bass that rarely hides its personality.

Centropyge argi

The Atlantic's tiniest angel, bold in color and personality despite its small size.

Holacanthus clarionensis

A rare Pacific angel from remote Mexican islands, seldom seen in the trade.

Sphyraena barracuda

A true apex predator that grows to nearly six feet long.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Bodianus pulchellus

A reef-safe wrasse relative that moonlights as a cleaner fish when young.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Sparisoma viride

A reef sculptor that literally chews coral into Caribbean sand.

Equetus lanceolatus

A boldly striped reef fish shaped like a living exclamation mark.