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.
Stoplight Parrotfish
The Stoplight parrotfish is a sex-changing fish inhabiting coral reefs in Florida, Bahamas, the Caribbean, eastern Gulf of Mexico, Bermuda, and Brazil. Its typical length is between 30 and 45 cm, but it can reach 60 cm at times. It is normally found during the day between 0,5 and 16 meters.
Yellowhead Wrasse
Halichoeres garnoti, the yellowhead wrasse, is a ray-finned fish in the family Labridae. It is found in shallow tropical waters in the Caribbean Sea and western Atlantic Ocean.
Bluehead Wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum is a is a species of saltwater fish in the wrasse family (family Labridae) of order Perciformes native to the coral reefs of the Caribbean Sea. Like its relative T. amblycephalum it is commonly called "blue-headed wrasse", "blunt-headed wrasse" or "bluehead". Blueheads are small (less than 110 mm standard length) and rarely ...more ↓
