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Fishes of the Galapagos

Fishes found around the Galapagos Islands.

Spotted Eagle Ray 1
Aetobatus narinari
Whale Shark 2
Rhincodon typus
Whitetip Reef Shark 3
Triaenodon obesus
Common Blacktip Shark 4
Carcharhinus limbatus
Scalloped Hammerhead 5
Sphyrna lewini
Golden Cownose Ray 6
Rhinoptera steindachneri
Silky Shark 7
Carcharhinus falciformis
Galápagos Shark 8
Carcharhinus galapagensis
Diamond Stingray
Dasyatis dipterura
Galápagos Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus quoyi
Smoothtail Mobula 9
Mobula munkiana
Blotched Fantail Ray 10
Taeniurops meyeni
Whiptail stingray 11
Hypanus dipterurus
Oceanic Manta Ray 12
Mobula birostris
Spotted Boxfish 13
Ostracion meleagris
Narrow-headed Puffer
Sphoeroides angusticeps
Bullseye Puffer 14
Sphoeroides annulatus
White-spotted Puffer 15
Arothron hispidus
Guineafowl Puffer 16
Arothron meleagris
Longspined Porcupinefish 17
Diodon holocanthus
Spotted Porcupinefish 16
Diodon hystrix
Spotfin Burrfish 18
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Bump-head Sunfish 19
Mola alexandrini
Ocean Sunfish 20
Mola mola
Finescale Triggerfish 16
Balistes polylepis
Black Triggerfish 21
Melichthys niger
Orangeside Triggerfish 16
Sufflamen verres
Stone Triggerfish 11
Pseudobalistes naufragium
Mexican Goatfish 16
Mulloidichthys dentatus
Steel Pompano 22
Trachinotus stilbe
Rainbow Runner 17
Elagatis bipinnulata
Green jack 23
Caranx caballus
Pacific Crevalle Jack 24
Caranx caninus
Black Trevally 25
Caranx lugubris
Bluefin Trevally 13
Caranx melampygus
Bigeye Trevally 26
Caranx sexfasciatus
Golden Trevally 27
Gnathanodon speciosus
King Angelfish 28
Holacanthus passer
Pelican Barracuda 11
Sphyraena idiastes
Wahoo 29
Acanthocybium solandri
Yellowfin Tuna 30
Thunnus albacares
Yellowtail Snapper 31
Lutjanus argentiventris
Pacific Cubera Snapper 32
Lutjanus novemfasciatus
Blue-and-gold Snapper 28
Lutjanus viridis
Barred Pargo 21
Hoplopagrus guentherii
Threebanded Butterflyfish 33
Chaetodon humeralis
Blacknosed Butterflyfish 28
Johnrandallia nigrirostris
Giant hawkfish 13
Cirrhitus rivulatus
Pixy Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Longnose Hawkfish 13
Oxycirrhites typus
Razor Surgeonfish 34
Prionurus laticlavius
Yellowtail Surgeonfish 35
Prionurus punctatus
Whitecheek Surgeonfish 36
Acanthurus nigricans
Spotted Grouper 11
Epinephelus analogus
Starry Grouper 5
Epinephelus labriformis
Pacific Graysby 9
Cephalopholis panamensis
Leather Bass 13
Dermatolepis dermatolepis
Pacific Creolefish 21
Paranthias colonus
Barred Serrano 21
Serranus psittacinus
Panamic Sergeant Major 31
Abudefduf troschelii
Galápagos Gregory 37
Stegastes arcifrons
Galápagos Ringtail Damselfish 22
Stegastes beebei
Bumphead damselfish 38
Microspathodon bairdii
Giant Damselfish 39
Microspathodon dorsalis
Scissortail Chromis 21
Chromis atrilobata
Coquito Sergeant 40
Nexilosus latifrons
Ocean Whitefish 41
Caulolatilus princeps
Calamus taurinus 11
Archosargus pourtalesii
Grey Grunt 42
Haemulon scudderii
Sheephead grunt
Orthopristis cantharinus
Burrito Grunt 43
Anisotremus interruptus
Black Striped Salema 43
Xenocys jessiae
Rockmover Wrasse 44
Novaculichthys taeniourus
Mexican Hogfish 22
Bodianus diplotaenia
Harlequin Wrasse
Bodianus eclancheri
Chameleon Wrasse 43
Halichoeres dispilus
Spinster Wrasse 43
Halichoeres nicholsi
Sunset Wrasse
Thalassoma grammaticum
Cortez rainbow wrasse 28
Thalassoma lucasanum
Redshoulder Wrasse 26
Stethojulis bandanensis
Cortez Sea Chub 16
Kyphosus elegans
Girella freminvillii 11
Azure parrotfish
Scarus compressus
Bluebarred Parrotfish 26
Scarus ghobban
Bumphead Parrotfish 26
Scarus perrico
Redlip Parrotfish 45
Scarus rubroviolaceus
Loosetooth Parrotfish
Nicholsina denticulata
Yellowfin Mojarra 2
Gerres cinereus
Panamic Fanged Blenny 13
Ophioblennius steindachneri
Sabertooth blenny
Plagiotremus azaleus
Bravo Clinid 11
Gobioclinus dendriticus
Throatspotted blenny
Malacoctenus tetranemus
Galápagos Triplefin 11
Lepidonectes corallicola
Moorish Idol 16
Zanclus cornutus
Pacific beakfish 40
Oplegnathus insignis
Blacktip Cardinalfish 46
Apogon atradorsatus
Bluebottle-fish 47
Nomeus gronovii
Pacific Trumpetfish 17
Aulostomus chinensis
Bluespotted Cornetfish 48
Fistularia commersonii

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