Octopus
Order Octopoda
Saltwater
Category
Cartilaginous, Saltwater, Reef Fish
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Pacific Cleaner Shrimp (Note: Decapod Crustacean, not a fish)
Lysmata amboinensis
Reef dwelling crustacean
Sterlet
Acipenser ruthenus
Anadromous/Freshwater, Cartilaginous-like
Coral Grouper
Cephalopholis miniata
saltwater, reef fish, benthic
Amberjack, Greater Amberjack (often simply referred to as Amberjack)
Seriola dumerili
Saltwater
Ornate Cowfish
Aracana ornata
saltwater, reef fish
Oyster Toadfish
Opsanus tau
saltwater, benthic
Eurasian Straightnose Pipefish
Nerophis ophidion
saltwater, reef fish, benthic
Yellow Tang
Zebrasoma flavescens
saltwater, reef fish
Seahorse
Hippocampus spp. (specific species like Hippocampus kuda or Hippocampus reidi are common)
saltwater
Golden Puffer
Arothron meleagris
Saltwater, Reef Fish
Humbug Dascyllus
Dascyllus aruanus
Reef fish
African Pompano
Alectis ciliaris
Saltwater
Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Saltwater, Reef Fish
Oblique-banded sweetlips
Plectorhinchus lineatus
reef fish
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Coris julis
saltwater, reef fish
Stripey
Microcanthus strigatus
saltwater, reef fish
Lemon Damselfish
Pomacentrus moluccensis
saltwater, reef fish
Yellowfin Surgeonfish, Yellowtail Surgeonfish
Acanthurus xanthopterus
Saltwater, Reef Fish
Ocellaris Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
reef fish
Longhorn Cowfish
Lactoria cornuta
Saltwater, Reef Fish, Benthic
Spangled Emperor
Lethrinus nebulosus
saltwater, reef fish, benthic
Telescope Cardinalfish
Sphaeramia orbicularis
Reef fish / Brackish / Lagoon
Oriental Sweetlips
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Reef fish
Pufferfish Larva (Yolk-sac Stage)
Tetraodontidae (Family level identification)
Saltwater / Estuarine (Demersal/Ichthyoplankton)
Black Sea Bass
Centropristis striata
saltwater
White Seabass
Atractoscion nobilis
saltwater, bony fish, croaker family
Lined Seahorse
Hippocampus erectus
Saltwater
Orbicular Batfish
Platax orbicularis
Reef Fish
Arripis trutta
Arripis trutta
pelagic, saltwater
Red Rockfish
Sebastes ruberrimus
Saltwater
Checkerboard Wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
reef fish
Goatfish
Family Mullidae (The image strongly suggests a species within this family, likely a member of the genus Mullus or Parupeneus, but specific species identification from the image is challenging without clearer distinguishing features).
Saltwater, Benthic
Ballyhoo
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
pelagic, saltwater, halfbeak
Crocodile Flounder
Cymbacephalus crocodilus
Saltwater, Benthic
Painted Comber
Serranus scriba
Saltwater, Benthic
Bluefish
Pomatomus saltatrix
saltwater
Halfbeak
Zenarchopterus dispar
Estuarine/Saltwater
Mackerel Scad
Decapterus macarellus
Saltwater
Gilthead seabream
Sparus aurata
Saltwater
Barramundi
Lates calcarifer
saltwater and freshwater
Pilchard
Sardinops sagax
saltwater