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Fishes of the Galapagos

Fishes found around the Galapagos Islands.

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

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