Species

Scartella cristata

A tidepool blenny with a wild mohawk and an appetite for algae.

Cypraea moneta

A living relic once traded as currency across cultures worldwide.

Opistognathus lonchurus

A bold little burrower with a face full of personality.

Nassarius vibex

A tireless sand-sifting scavenger that keeps reef substrate clean and aerated.

Dendrochirus biocellatus

A shy, venomous reef dweller that hides by day and hunts by night.

Amphiprion chrysopterus

A large, bold anemonefish from the wide Pacific with serious territorial attitude.

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.

Antennarius pictus

A master of disguise that hunts with a built-in fishing rod.

Taenianotus triacanthus

A reef ambush predator that spends its days pretending to be a dead leaf.

Iniistius pavo

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

Abudefduf margariteus

A rare Indian Ocean damselfish found only around two remote island outposts.

Holothuria edulis

A sand-sifting reef cleaner that earns its keep as a living filter.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.

Chromis scotti

A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.

Nemateleotris decora

A shy reef hoverer with a sail-like dorsal fin and vivid two-tone coloring.

Amblyeleotris randalli

A reef sand-dweller that shares its burrow with a pistol shrimp partner.

Salarias segmentatus

A reef-dwelling algae grazer with bold red spots and a big personality.

Cirripectes stigmaticus

A reef-flat blenny with bold red facial markings and loads of personality.

Gramma loreto

A bold two-toned reef fish that happily swims upside down under ledges.

Amblygobius rainfordi

A sand-sifting goby that thrives in reef flats across the wide Western Pacific.

Mugilogobius sarasinorum

A rare Sulawesi lake goby found nowhere else on Earth.

Synchiropus ocellatus

A reef-floor hunter with detailed patterns and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Amphiprion akallopisos

The pale skunk stripe makes this anemonefish one of the most recognizable in the ocean.

Salarias ramosus

A personable reef grazer with bold patterning and surprising air-breathing ability.

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

Sphyraena picudilla

A sleek Atlantic predator that schools in impressive numbers near the surface.

Flabellina iodinea

A vivid Pacific nudibranch that's as demanding as it is decorative.

Synchiropus picturatus

A reef gem with striking patterns and a famously picky appetite.

Amblyeleotris guttata

A reef sand specialist that shares its home with an almost-blind shrimp partner.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Asterina gibbosa

A tiny, hardy sea star that's more interesting than it first appears.

Abalistes stellaris

A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.