Caribbean & Western Atlantic

Awaous banana

A sand-sifting river giant that grazes algae like an aquatic lawnmower.

Holacanthus tricolor

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

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.

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.

Gobioides broussonnetii

A dragon-faced gentle giant that's all looks and no aggression.

Opistognathus aurifrons

A sand-burrowing fish that hovers upright and broods eggs in its mouth.

Urobatis jamaicensis

A venomous reef-flat predator that lures prey with its own body as bait.

Microspathodon chrysurus

A jewel-toned damselfish that earns its turf with pure attitude.

Zebrasoma flavescens

Hawaii's iconic reef grazer that earns its keep eating nuisance algae.