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.
Bicolor Damselfish
Stegastes partitus or the bicolor damselfish is a species of bony fish in the family Pomacentridae found near the sea bed on shallow rocky and coral reefs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and off the coasts of Florida.
Yellowtail Damselfish
Microspathodon chrysurus is a Damselfish from the Western Atlantic. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade, where it is known as the Marine Jewelfish (not to be confused with the freshwater Cichlid, known as the Jewelfish) . It grows to a size of 21cm in length. When juvenile it has brilliant blue spots on a dark blue back ground. It is probably the most ...more ↓
Sergeant Major
The Sergeant Major or pÃÂntano (Abudefduf saxatilis, family Pomacentridae) is a large, colourful damselfish. It earns its name from its brightly striped sides, which are reminiscent of the insignia of a military Sergeant Major. It grows to a length of about 15cm (6 inches).
Blue Chromis
Chromis cyanea, also known as Blue Reef Chromis, or just Blue Chromis is a fish from the western Atlantic Ocean that occasionally is kept in marine aquariums.
