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REEF: Common Caribbean reef fishes

These are among the most common reef fishes that divers will encounter in the Caribbean. More information at http://www.REEF.org.

Banded Butterflyfish 1
Chaetodon striatus
Four-eyed Butterflyfish 2
Chaetodon capistratus
Spotfin Butterflyfish 3
Chaetodon ocellatus
Queen Angelfish 4
Holacanthus ciliaris
Grey Angelfish 5
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Rock Beauty 6
Holacanthus tricolor
Ocean Surgeonfish 7
Acanthurus bahianus
Doctorfish Tang 8
Acanthurus chirurgus
Bar Jack 9
Caranx ruber
Bermuda Chub 9
Kyphosus sectatrix
French Grunt 8
Haemulon flavolineatum
Great Barracuda 10
Sphyraena barracuda
Bluestriped Grunt 8
Haemulon sciurus
Yellowtail Snapper 9
Ocyurus chrysurus
Bicolor Damselfish 9
Stegastes partitus
Yellowtail Damselfish 9
Microspathodon chrysurus
Sergeant Major
Abudefduf saxatilis
Blue Chromis
Chromis cyanea
Brown Chromis 1
Chromis multilineata
Harlequin Bass 8
Serranus tigrinus
Fairy Basslet 11
Gramma loreto
Stoplight Parrotfish 1
Sparisoma viride
Redband Parrotfish 9
Sparisoma aurofrenatum
Yellowhead Wrasse 12
Halichoeres garnoti
Trumpetfish 13
Aulostomus maculatus
Spotted Goatfish 9
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Yellow Goatfish 9
Mulloidichthys martinicus
Bluehead Wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum

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