Species

Antennarius maculatus

A master of disguise that hunts by dangling a lure from its forehead.

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

Australia's leafy coastal phantom, camouflaged beyond belief.

Remora australis

The open-ocean hitchhiker that bonds with whales and baffles hobbyists.

Arothron hispidus

A boldly patterned puffer with a voracious appetite and a personality to match.

Stonogobiops yasha

A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.

Ostorhinchus luteus

A tiny Pacific cardinalfish that finds shelter among sea urchin spines.

Assessor flavissimus

A tiny reef basslet that casually swims upside down like it's no big deal.

Paracheilinus flavianalis

A small reef wrasse that puts on dazzling courtship displays in group settings.

Opistognathus aurifrons

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

Halichoeres garnoti

A Western Atlantic wrasse that transforms dramatically as it matures.

Pseudanthias luzonensis

A deep-slope reef dweller that schools beautifully in spacious saltwater tanks.

Hippocampus kuda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific seahorse that adapts surprisingly well to aquarium life.

Urobatis jamaicensis

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

Apogon cyanosoma

A reef-safe schooling cardinalfish that finds safety in numbers and sea urchin spines.

Chrysiptera parasema

A bold little reef fish with a vivid golden tail and an attitude to match.

Cryptocentrus cinctus

A pint-sized goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.

Ptereleotris zebra

A sleek, hovering reef fish that vanishes into its burrow at the first sign of trouble.

Dendrochirus zebra

A compact lionfish with bold zebra stripes and venomous spines to match its attitude.

Gymnomuraena zebra

A boldly banded moray that trades ferocity for a surprisingly mellow temperament.