Bony Fish - Part 1
On almost any dive, you are immediately surrounded by fish. Spotting them is effortless, but telling them apart is another story. With such immense diversity on the reef, pinpointing an exact species can be challenging. This section is designed to help you quickly recognize and name the fish you encounter most often. To keep identification simple and practical, species are grouped here by their most immediate visual traits: overall body shape, size, and prominent coloration.
Grey Anglefish - Florida Keys USA
Queen Anglefish - San Salvador Bahamas
French Angelfish - Florida Keys USA
Spotfin Butterflyfish - Florida Keys USA
Foureye Butterflyfish - Roatan Honduras
Banded Butterflyfish - Roatan Honduras
Longfin Dameselfish - Roatan Honduras
Blue Tang - Florida Keys USA
Ocean Surgeonfish - Florida Keys USA
Disk or Oval Shape, Compressed (flat), Colorful
Sergeant Major - Florida Keys USA
Angelfish (French: Poisson Ange) - Family: Pomacanthidea (Greek: cover and thorn)
Butterflyfish (French: Poisson Papillon) - Family: Chaetodontidea (Greek: cover and thorn)
Surgeonfish (French: Poisson Chirurgien) - Family: Acanthuridae (Greek: thorn-tail)
Damselfish (French: Poisson Demoiselle) - Family: Pomacentridae (Greek: cover and sting)
Chromis - San Salvador Bahamas
Black Jack - San Salvador Bahamas
Horse Eye Jack - San Salvador Bahamas
Great Barracuda - San Salvador Bahamas
Bermuda Chub - San Salvador Bahamas
Yellowfin Mojarras - Roatan Honduras
Sheepshead Porgy - Roatan Honduras
Silvery to Gray, Unpatterned, Mostly elongated
Jacks (French: Les Carangues) - Family: Carangidae (Greek: head)
Sea Chubs (French: Saupes)
Family: Kyphosidae (Greek: hump)
Barracudas (French: Les Barracudas)
Family: Sphyraenidae (Greek: hammer fish)
Porgies (French: Les Dorades)
Family: Sparidae (Greek: gilt-head bream)
Mojarras (French: Les Blanchettes)
Family: Gerreidae (Greek: salted sea fish)
Bluestripped Grunt - Florida Keys USA
Black Margate - San Salvador Bahamas
Black Snapper - San Salvador Bahamas
Dog Snapper - Roatan Honduras
Slopping Head, Tapered Body
Grunts (French: Les Grognards) - Family: Haemulidae (Greek: blood [red] gums)
Snappers (French: Les Vivaneaux) - Family: Lutijanidae (Local Malay/Indonesian indeginous name)
White Grunt - Florida Keys USA
Caesar Grunt - Florida Keys USA
Porkfish - Florida Keys USA
Schoolmaster Snapper - San Salvador Bahamas
Red Grouper - Florida Keys USA
Nassau Grouper - San Salvador Bahamas
Heavy Body, Large Lips
Groupers (French: Les Mérous) - Family: Epinephelidae (Greek: cloudy)
Yellowfin Grouper - Roatan Honduras
Black Grouper - San Salvador Bahamas
Honeycomd Grouper - San Salvador Bahamas
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