Fishes of the Galapagos

Spotted Eagle Ray
Aetobatus narinari 1
Whale Shark
Rhincodon typus 2
Whitetip Reef Shark
Triaenodon obesus 3
Common Blacktip Shark
Carcharhinus limbatus 4
Scalloped Hammerhead
Sphyrna lewini 5
Golden Cownose Ray
Rhinoptera steindachneri 6
Silky Shark
Carcharhinus falciformis 7
Galápagos Shark
Carcharhinus galapagensis 8
Diamond Stingray
Dasyatis dipterura
Galápagos Bullhead Shark
Heterodontus quoyi
Smoothtail Mobula
Mobula munkiana 9
Blotched Fantail Ray
Taeniurops meyeni 10
Whiptail stingray
Hypanus dipterurus 11
Oceanic Manta Ray
Mobula birostris 12
Spotted Boxfish
Ostracion meleagris 13
Narrow-headed Puffer
Sphoeroides angusticeps
Bullseye Puffer
Sphoeroides annulatus 14
White-spotted Puffer
Arothron hispidus 15
Guineafowl Puffer
Arothron meleagris 16
Longspined Porcupinefish
Diodon holocanthus 17
Spotted Porcupinefish
Diodon hystrix 16
Spotfin Burrfish
Chilomycterus reticulatus 18
Bump-head Sunfish
Mola alexandrini 19
Ocean Sunfish
Mola mola 20
Finescale Triggerfish
Balistes polylepis 16
Black Triggerfish
Melichthys niger 21
Orangeside Triggerfish
Sufflamen verres 16
Stone Triggerfish
Pseudobalistes naufragium 11
Mexican Goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatus 16
Steel Pompano
Trachinotus stilbe 22
Rainbow Runner
Elagatis bipinnulata 17
Green jack
Caranx caballus 23
Pacific Crevalle Jack
Caranx caninus 24
Black Trevally
Caranx lugubris 25
Bluefin Trevally
Caranx melampygus 13
Bigeye Trevally
Caranx sexfasciatus 26
Golden Trevally
Gnathanodon speciosus 27
King Angelfish
Holacanthus passer 28
Pelican Barracuda
Sphyraena idiastes 11
Wahoo
Acanthocybium solandri 29
Yellowfin Tuna
Thunnus albacares 30
Yellowtail Snapper
Lutjanus argentiventris 31
Pacific Cubera Snapper
Lutjanus novemfasciatus 32
Blue-and-gold Snapper
Lutjanus viridis 28
Barred Pargo
Hoplopagrus guentherii 21
Threebanded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon humeralis 33
Blacknosed Butterflyfish
Johnrandallia nigrirostris 28
Giant hawkfish
Cirrhitus rivulatus 13
Pixy Hawkfish
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Longnose Hawkfish
Oxycirrhites typus 13
Razor Surgeonfish
Prionurus laticlavius 34
Yellowtail Surgeonfish
Prionurus punctatus 35
Whitecheek Surgeonfish
Acanthurus nigricans 36
Spotted Grouper
Epinephelus analogus 11
Starry Grouper
Epinephelus labriformis 5
Pacific Graysby
Cephalopholis panamensis 9
Leather Bass
Dermatolepis dermatolepis 13
Pacific Creolefish
Paranthias colonus 21
Barred Serrano
Serranus psittacinus 21
Panamic Sergeant Major
Abudefduf troschelii 31
Galápagos Gregory
Stegastes arcifrons 37
Galápagos Ringtail Damselfish
Stegastes beebei 22
Bumphead damselfish
Microspathodon bairdii 38
Giant Damselfish
Microspathodon dorsalis 39
Scissortail Chromis
Chromis atrilobata 21
Coquito Sergeant
Nexilosus latifrons 40
Ocean Whitefish
Caulolatilus princeps 41
Calamus taurinus
Calamus taurinus 11
Archosargus pourtalesii
Archosargus pourtalesii
Grey Grunt
Haemulon scudderii 42
Sheephead grunt
Orthopristis cantharinus
Burrito Grunt
Anisotremus interruptus 43
Black Striped Salema
Xenocys jessiae 43
Rockmover Wrasse
Novaculichthys taeniourus 44
Mexican Hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia 22
Harlequin Wrasse
Bodianus eclancheri
Chameleon Wrasse
Halichoeres dispilus 43
Spinster Wrasse
Halichoeres nicholsi 43
Sunset Wrasse
Thalassoma grammaticum
Cortez rainbow wrasse
Thalassoma lucasanum 28
Redshoulder Wrasse
Stethojulis bandanensis 26
Cortez Sea Chub
Kyphosus elegans 16
Girella freminvillii
Girella freminvillii 11
Azure parrotfish
Scarus compressus
Bluebarred Parrotfish
Scarus ghobban 26
Bumphead Parrotfish
Scarus perrico 26
Redlip Parrotfish
Scarus rubroviolaceus 45
Loosetooth Parrotfish
Nicholsina denticulata
Yellowfin Mojarra
Gerres cinereus 2
Panamic Fanged Blenny
Ophioblennius steindachneri 13
Sabertooth blenny
Plagiotremus azaleus
Bravo Clinid
Gobioclinus dendriticus 11
Throatspotted blenny
Malacoctenus tetranemus
Galápagos Triplefin
Lepidonectes corallicola 11
Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus 16
Pacific beakfish
Oplegnathus insignis 40
Blacktip Cardinalfish
Apogon atradorsatus 46
Bluebottle-fish
Nomeus gronovii 47
Pacific Trumpetfish
Aulostomus chinensis 17
Bluespotted Cornetfish
Fistularia commersonii 48
Giant Seahorse
Hippocampus ingens 49
Stone Scorpionfish
Scorpaena mystes
Galápagos Humpback Scorpionfish
Idiastion hageyi
Jeweled Moray Eel
Muraena lentiginosa 35
Panamic Green Moray Eel
Gymnothorax castaneus
Fine-spotted moray
Gymnothorax dovii 13
Zebra Moray
Gymnomuraena zebra 50
Tiger Moray
Scuticaria tigrina 13
Tiger Snake Eel
Myrichthys tigrinus 43
Galápagos Garden Eel
Heteroconger klausewitzi
Keeltail Needlefish
Platybelone argalus 51
Red-lipped Batfish
Ogcocephalus darwini 16
Sea Mullet
Mugil cephalus
Mugil galapagensis
Mugil galapagensis 52
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