Red Sea

Platygyra carnosa

A valley coral with meandering ridges and a forgiving nature for intermediate reef keepers.

Chaetodon lineolatus

The largest butterflyfish in the world, with a bold graphic pattern to match.

Lobophyllia hataii

A hardy, low-flow reef coral with bold contrasting valleys and a wide natural range.

Lactoria cornuta

A boxy, horn-headed oddity that browses the seafloor with surprising curiosity.

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.

Zoramia leptacantha

A tiny reef cardinalfish that gathers in shimmering clouds above branching coral.

Diadema setosum

A reef-grazing urchin with impressively long spines and a sharp sense of self-defense.

Genicanthus caudovittatus

A rare peaceful angelfish with dramatic lyre-shaped tail fins and true sexual dimorphism.

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Schooling reef anthias that shifts from female orange to vivid male purple.

Saron marmoratus

A boldly patterned reef shrimp that hides by day and roams by night.

Calloplesiops altivelis

A cave-dwelling mimic that fools predators by impersonating a moray eel.

Arothron diadematus

A bold Red Sea puffer with a dramatic masked face and serious bite.

Liopropoma susumi

A secretive reef cave-dweller with bold pinstripes and peaceful manners.

Alveopora ocellata

A delicate plating coral from protected reef slopes, demanding in the aquarium.

Odonus niger

Red teeth, blue body, and a personality that commands the whole tank.

Pseudanthias fasciatus

A deep-reef anthias famous for swimming upside-down along cave ceilings.

Naso elegans

A bold reef grazer with vivid orange tail spines and a distinctly regal profile.

Balistapus undulatus

One of the reef's most aggressive personalities packed into a boldly patterned body.

Pseudochromis fridmani

A bold little Red Sea endemic that punches well above its weight.

Iniistius pavo

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

Montipora aspergillus

A contorted, branching Red Sea coral built for strong flow and bright light.

Montipora crypta

A delicate plating coral that rewards precise reef conditions with detailed surface texture.

Montipora pachytuberculata

A Red Sea branching coral with ornate texture and demanding care requirements.

Heteroxenia fuscescens

A living water-quality gauge that pulses gently on the reef.

Xenia umbellata

The hypnotic soft coral that rhythmically pulses its feathery tentacles all day long.

Zebrasoma xanthurum

A deep-violet beauty from the Red Sea with a temper to match its looks.

Sarcophyton pauciplicatum

A hardy Red Sea leather coral that earns its keep in almost any reef.

Echinometra mathaei

A tireless excavator that literally carves its home into reef rock.

Novaculichthys taeniourus

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

Ptereleotris evides

A graceful reef dartfish that hovers in open water and pairs for life.

Anthogorgia caerulea

A Red Sea sea fan that brings graceful branching structure to reef displays.

Hippocampus fuscus

A monogamous, eelgrass-dwelling seahorse from the Indian Ocean with pair-bonding rituals.

Lobophyllia erythraea

A forgiving large-polyp coral from the Red Sea with flowing, brain-like ridges.

Lobophyllia radians

A wide-ranging cup coral that forgives beginner mistakes and rewards patient hobbyists.

Lobophyllia valenciennesii

A flowing, brain-like coral that beginners can actually keep with confidence.