Species

Acanthurus achilles

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

Halichoeres cosmetus

A reef-dwelling wrasse with detailed patterning earned through its name alone.

Pterois mombasae

A rarely seen deepwater lionfish with an unusually calm, unhurried presence.

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Chromis agilis

A reef-native schooling fish that brings natural movement to larger coral displays.

Acreichthys tomentosus

A seagrass-dwelling filefish that earns its keep hunting small invertebrates.

Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus

A jet-black reef algae grazer that earns its keep on the rockwork.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Siganus magnificus

A boldly patterned reef herbivore that pairs for life in the wild.

Pterois antennata

A venomous nocturnal predator draped in bold bars and elaborate fins.

Pomacanthus asfur

A bold Red Sea beauty with a dramatic yellow arc that transforms with age.

Paracirrhites arcatus

A bold perching predator that rules its corner of the reef with attitude.

Cephalopholis argus

A boldly spotted reef predator that holds its own territory with confidence.

Pao suvattii

A lurking ambush predator from the Mekong that barely moves until food arrives.

Amphiprion rubrocinctus

Australia's own anemonefish, rarely seen outside its home waters.

Chrysiptera hemicyanea

A bold splash of blue and yellow that punches above its small size.

Lates calcarifer

A giant predator that outgrows almost every aquarium on earth.

Apolemichthys arcuatus

A boldly patterned Hawaiian angel that's surprisingly approachable for reef keepers.

Chaetodon striatus

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

Amblygobius phalaena

A sand-sifting goby that doubles as a natural substrate vacuum cleaner.

Opistognathus macrognathus

A burrow-digging Atlantic oddity that broods its eggs in its mouth.

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

A boldly banded reef pipefish that breeds in captivity and hides in caves.

Colomesus psittacus

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

Canthigaster valentini

A pint-sized puffer so bold that other fish evolved just to copy it.

Naso annulatus

A genuinely massive unicornfish that schools on outer reef walls across the Indo-Pacific.

Pterapogon kauderni

A rare, naturally restricted cardinalfish with fascinating paternal mouthbrooding behavior.

Heniochus acuminatus

A boldly striped banner-finned beauty that cruises reef channels in elegant pairs.

Heniochus diphreutes

The Moorish Idol lookalike that actually thrives in aquariums

Heniochus singularis

The largest bannerfish, solitary and rarely seen even in the wild.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

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

Elacatinus figaro

Brazil's own cleaner goby, busy grooming tankmates on the reef.

Hippocampus barbouri

A boldly patterned seahorse with one of the most ornate snouts in the genus.

Siganus virgatus

A peaceful reef grazer that backs up its calm nature with venomous spines.

Acanthurus bariene

A deep-reef surgeonfish that needs serious space and earns its keep over decades.

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

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

Diploprion bifasciatum

A reef predator that poisons its own tank water when threatened.