BONY FISH SPECIES

The following bony fishes are found within the coral cap region of the sanctuary (0-130 ft, 0-40m deep). Common names are listed, if known.

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Angelfish
Barracuda
Batfish
Bigeye
Blenny
Bonnetmouth
Boxfish
Butterflyfish
Cardinalfish
Chub
Cobia
Conger Eel
Cornetfish
Damselfish
Dolphin
Dragonet
Drum
False Moray Eel
Filefish
Flyingfish
Frogfish

Goatfish
Goby
Grunt
Halfbeak
Hawkfish
Jack
Jawfish
Lefteyed Flounder
Lionfish
Lizardfish
Mackerel
Moray Eel
Mullet
Needlefish
Ocean Sunfish
Parrotfish
Pipefish
Porgy
Puffer
Remora

Sea Bass (Grouper)
Sea Robins
Scorpionfish
Snake Eel
Snapper
Soapfish
Spadefish
Spaghetti Eel
Spiny Puffer
Squirrelfish
Surgeonfish
Threadfin
Tilefish
Triggerfish
Trumpetfish
Tripletail
Wrasse

Sea Bass List

Sea Basses

Common Name	Scientific Name
Red Barbier	Baldwinella vivanus
Graysby	Cephalopholis cruentata
Coney (bicolor variation)	Cephalopholis fulva
Marbled Grouper	Dermatolepis inermis
Rock Hind	Epinephelus adscensionis
Yellowedge Grouper	Hyporthodus flavolimbatus
Red Hind	Epinephelus guttatus
Red Grouper	Epinephelus morio
Warsaw Grouper	Epinephelus nigritus
Nassau Grouper	Epinephelus striatus
Spanish Flag	Gonioplectrus hispanus
Longtail Bass	Hemanthias leptus
Barred Hamlet	Hypoplectrus puella
Wrasse Bass	Liopropoma eukrines
Peppermint Bass	Liopropoma rubre
Black Grouper	Mycteroperca bonaci
Yellowmouth Grouper (intermediate - light) (intermediate - dark) (juvenile)	Mycteroperca interstitialis
Gag	Mycteroperca microlepis
Scamp	Mycteroperca phenax
Comb Grouper	Mycteroperca rubra
Tiger Grouper (unusual color phase) (no stripes showing)	Mycteroperca tigris
Yellowfin Grouper (juvenile)	Mycteroperca venenosa
Creolefish (night colors)	Paranthias furcifer
Orangeback Bbass	Serranus annularis
Lantern Bass	Serranus baldwini
Belted Sandfish	Serranus subligarius
Harlequin Bass	Serranus tigrinus

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Scorpionfish List

Scorpionfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Coral Scorpionfish	Scorpaena albifimbria
Spotted Scorpionfish (camouflaged) (juvenile)	Scorpaena plumieri
Reef Scorpionfish	Scorpaenodes caribbaeus

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Sea Robin List

Sea Robins

Common Name	Scientific Name
Flying Gurnard	Dactylopterus volitans

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Snake Eel List

Snake Eels

Common Name	Scientific Name
Sharptail Eel	Myrichthys breviceps
Goldspotted Eel	Myrichthys ocellatus

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Snapper List

Snappers

Common Name	Scientific Name
Schoolmaster	Lutjanus apodus
Blackfin Snapper	Lutjanus buccanella
Red Snapper	Lutjanus campechanus
Cubera Snapper	Lutjanus cyanopterus
Gray Snapper	Lutjanus griseus
Dog Snapper	Lutjanus jocu
Lane Snapper	Lutjanus synagris
Silk Snapper	Lutjanus vivanus
Yellowtail Snapper	Ocyurus chrysurus
Vermillion Snapper (juvenile) (juvenile)	Rhomboplites aurorubens

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Soapfish List

Soapfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Whitespotted Soapfish	Rypticus maculatus
Spotted Soapfish	Rypticus subbifrenatus

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Spadefish List

Spadefishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Atlantic Spadefish	Chaetodipterus faber

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Spaghetti Eel List

Spaghetti Eels

Common Name	Scientific Name
Spaghetti Eel	Moringua edwardsi

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Spiny Puffer List

Spiny Puffers

Common Name	Scientific Name
Bridled Burrfish	Chilomycterus antennatus
Web Burrfish	Chilomycterus antillarum
Striped Burrfish	Chilomycterus schoepfii
Balloonfish	Diodon holocanthus Video
Porcupinefish	Diodon hystrix

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Squirrelfish List

Squirrelfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Squirrelfish	Holocentrus adscensionis
Longspine Squirrelfish	Holocentrus rufus
Blackbar Soldierfish	Myripristis jacobus
Longjaw Squirrelfish	Neoniphon marianus
Cardinal Soldierfish	Plectrypops retrospinis
Deepwater Squirrelfish	Sargocentron bullisi
Saddle Squirrelfish	Sargocentron poco

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Surgeonfish List

Surgeonfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Ocean Surgeonfish (juvenile)	Acanthurus tractus
Doctorfish (being cleaned by a juvenile French Angelfish)	Acanthurus chirurgus
Blue Tang (juvenile)	Acanthurus coeruleus

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Threadfin List

Threadfins

Common Name	Scientific Name
Atlantic threadfin (juv)	Polydactylus octonemus

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Tilefish List

Tilefishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Blackline Tilefish	Caulolatilus cyanops
Sand Tilefish	Malacanthus plumieri

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Triggerfish List

Triggerfishes

Common Name	Scientific Name
Gray Triggerfish	Balistes capriscus
Queen Triggerfish	Balistes vetula
Rough Triggerfish	Canthidermis maculata
Ocean Triggerfish (hovering over nesting areas in sand flat)	Canthidermis sufflamen
Black Durgon	Melichthys niger
Sargassum Triggerfish	Xanthichthys ringens

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Trumpetfish List

Trumpetfish

Common Name	Scientific Name
Trumpetfish	Aulostomus maculatus

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Tripletail List

Tripletails

Common Name	Scientific Name
Tripletail	Lobotes surinamensis

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Wrasse List

Wrasses

Common Name	Scientific Name
Spotfin Hogfish (intermediate) (juvenile)	Bodianus pulchellus
Spanish Hogfish (smaller adult) (juvenile)	Bodianus rufus
Creole Wrasse (night colors) (juvenile)	Clepticus parrae
Greenband Wrasse	Halichoeres bathyphilus
Slippery Dick	Halichoeres bivittatus
Mardis Gras Wrasse (terminal phase) (initial phase)	Halichoeres burekae
Painted Wrasse	Halichoeres caudalis
Yellowcheek Wrasse	Halichoeres cyanocephalus
Yellowhead Wrasse (terminal and initial phases) (intermediate and terminal phases)	Halichoeres garnoti
Clown Wrasse	Halichoeres maculipinna
Rainbow Wrasse	Halichoeres pictus
Blackear Wrasse (terminal phase)	Halichoeres poeyi
Puddingwife	Halichoeres radiatus
Hogfish	Lachnolaimus maximus
Bluehead Wrasse (terminal and initial phases) (initial phase)	Thalassoma bifasciatum
Green Razorfish	Xyrichtys splendens

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Download a List of Bony Fish Species (440kb pdf) found in the coral cap region of Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary.