Florent's Guide To The

Indo-Pacific Reefs


Potter's Angelfish - Centropyge potteri
Ornate Butterflyfish - Chaetodon ornatissimus
Schooling Bannerfish - Heniochus diphreutes
Longnose Butterflyfish - Forcipiger flavissimus
Big Longnose Butterflyfish - Forcipiger longirostris
Fourspot Butterflyfish - Chaetodon quadrimaculatus
Pyramid Butterflyfish - Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Multiband Butterflyfish - Chaetodon multicinctus
Raccoon Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunula
Blacklip Butterflyfish - Chaetodon kleinii
Threadfin Butterflyfish - Chaetodon auriga
Redfin Butterflyfish - Chaetodon lunulatus
Bluestripe Butterflyfish - Chaetodon fremblii
Moorish Idol - Zanclus cornutus
Goldring Surgeonfish - Ctenochaetus strigosus
Orangeband Surgeonfish - Acanthurus olivaceus
Bluespine Unicornfish - Naso unicornis
Orangespine Unicornfish - Naso lituratus
Brown Surgeonfish - Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Blue-Lined Surgeonfish - Acanthurus nigroris
Yellow Tang - Zebrasoma flavescens
Eyestripe Surgeonfish - Acanthurus dussumieri
Whitebar Surgeonfish - Acanthurus leucopareius
Convict Tang - Acanthurus triostegus
Hawaiian Gregory - Stegastes marginatus
Hawaiian Sergeant - Abudefduf abdominalis
Indo-Pacific Sergeant - Abudefduf vaigiensis
Blackspot Sergeant - Abudefduf sordidus
Hawaiian Dascyllus - Dascyllus albisella
Threespot Chromis - Chromis verater
Hawaiian Bicolor Chromis - Chromis hanui
Agile Chromis - Chromis agilis
Rainbow Runner - Elagatis bipinnulata
Black Jack - Caranx lugubris
Almaco Jack - Seriola rivoliana
Bluefin Trevally - Caranx melampygus
Great Barracuda - Sphyraena barracuda
Flat Needlefish - Ablennes hians
Peacock Grouper - Cephalopholis argus
Hawaiian Longfin Anthias - Pseudanthias hawaiiensis
Blacktail Snapper - Lutjanus fulvus
Bluestripe Snapper - Lutjanus kasmira
Humpnose Bigeye Bream - Monotaxis grandoculis
Bullethead Parrotfish - Chlorurus spilurus
Palenose Parrotfish - Scarus psittacus
Regal Parrotfish - Scarus dubius
Bird Wrasse - Gomphosus varius
Saddle Wrasse - Thalassoma duperrey
Ringtail Wrasse - Oxycheilinus unifasciatus
Yellowtail Coris - Coris gaimard
Hawaiian Hogfish - Bodianus albotaeniatus
Fourstripe Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia
Eightstripe Wrasse - Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Crown Squirrelfish - Sargocentron diadema
Spotfin Squirrelfish - Neoniphon sammara
Brick Soldierfish - Myripristis amaena
Bigscale Soldierfish - Myripristis berndti
Epaulette Soldierfish - Myripristis kuntee
Bandfin Cardinalfish - Pristiapogon taeniopterus
Iridescent Cardinalfish - Apogon kallopterus
Arc-Eye Hawkfish - Paracirrhites arcatus
Marbled Hawkfish - Cirrhitus pinnalatus
Freckled Hawkfish - Paracirrhites forsteri
Longnose Hawkfish - Oxycirrhites typus
Reef Lizardfish - Synodus variegatus
Hawaiian Lizardfish - Synodus ulae
Common Lionfish - Pterois volitans
Leaf Scorpionfish - Taenianotus triacanthus
Pinktail Triggerfish - Melichthys vidua
Black Durgon - Melichthys niger
Gilded Triggerfish - Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Scythe Triggerfish - Sufflamen bursa
Wedgetail Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Picasso Triggerfish - Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Bridled Triggerfish - Sufflamen fraenatus
Scrawled Filefish - Aluterus scriptus
Yelloweye Filefish - Cantherhines dumerilii
Sharksucker - Echeneis naucrates
Balloonfish - Diodon holocanthus
Porcupinefish - Diodon hystrix
Whitespotted Puffer - Arothron hispidus
Guineafowl Puffer - Arothron meleagris
Hawaiian Whitespotted Toby - Canthigaster jactotor
Ambon Toby - Canthigaster amboinensis
Lantern Toby - Canthigaster epilampra
Spotted Boxfish - Ostracion meleagris
Manybar Goatfish - Parupeneus multifasciatus
Yellowfin Goatfish - Mulloidichths vanicolensis
Yellowstripe Goatfish - Mulloidichths flavolineatus
Sidespot Goatfish - Parupeneus pleurostigma
Island Goatfish - Parupeneus insularis
Pacific Trumpetfish - Aulostomus chinensis
Cornetfish - Fistularia commersonii
Yellowmargin Moray Eel - Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
whitemouth Moray Eel - Gymnothorax meleagris
Undulated Moray Eel - Gymnothorax undulatus
Snowflake Moray Eel - Echidna nebulosa
Dwarf Moray Eel - Gymnothorax melatremus
Tiger Snake Moray Eel - Scuticaria tigrina
Zebra Moray Eel - Gymnomuraena zebra
Stout Moray Eel - Gymnothorax eurostus
Spotted Eagle Ray - Aetobatus narinari
Giant Manta Ray - Manta birostris
Banded Coral Shrimp - Stenopus hispidus
Squat Anemone Shrimp - Thor amboinensis
Harlequin Shrimp - Hymenocera picta
Yellow-Spotted Guard Crab - Trapezius flavopunctata
Hawaiian Elegant Hermit Crab - Calcinus c.f. elegans
Whitebanded Hermit Crab - Calcinus seurati
Jeweled Anemone Hermit Crab - Dardanus pedunculatus
Sessile Barnacles -
Medusa Worm - Loimia medusa
Divided Flatworm - Pseudobiceros cf. dimidiatus
Gold-Lace Nudibranch - Halgerda terramtuentis
Fried-Egg Nudibranch - Phyllidia varicosa
White-Margin Nudibranch - Glossodoris rufomarginata
Red-tipped Sea Goddess - Glossodoris sedna
Day Octopus - Octopus cyanea
Tiger Cowry - Cypraea tigris
Reticulated Cowry - Cypraea maculifera
Humpback Cowry - Cypraea mauritiana
Pimpled Basket Shell - Nassarius papillosus
Moon Jelly - Aurelia aurita
Pelagic Tunicate - Salpa sp.
Lacy Bryozoan - Reteporellina denticulata
Pin Cushion Sea Star - Culcita novaeguineae
Linckia Sea Star - Linckia multifora
Crown-Of-Thorns - Acanthaster planci
Red Slate Pencil Urchin - Heterocentrotus mammillatus
Rough-Spined Urchin - Prionocidaris hawaiiensis
Banded Urchin - Echinothrix calamaris
Blue-Black Urchin - Echinothrix diadema
Collector Urchin - Tripneustes gratilla
Pebble Collector Urchin - Pseudoboletia indiana
Pale Rock-Boring Urchin - Echinometra mathaei
Plump Sea Cucumber - Actinopyga obesa
Paradoxical Sea Cucumber - Bohadschia paradoxa
Whitespotted Sea Cucumber - Actinopyga mauritiana
Teated Sea Cucumber - Holothuria whitmaei
Black Sea Cucumber - Holothuria atra
Antler Coral - Pocillopora eydouxi
Cauliflower Coral - Pocillopora meandrina
Common Razor Coral - Fungia scutaria
Orange Cup Coral - Tubastraea coccinea
Hawksbill Turtle - Eretmochelys imbricata
Green Turtle - Chelonia mydas
Bottlenose Dolphin - Tursiops truncatus