Marine Fish Species (by scientific name)
In this section of the site you'll find information about how to keep a number of saltwater fish in aquariums. You can browse our marine fish profiles either by scientific name or by common name. Choose a species from the list below or click on a letter to see only species beginning with that letter.
Marine fish species by scientific name:
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Marine fish species by common name:
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A:
Ablabys taenionotus
Acanthurus bahianus
Acanthurus chronixis
Acanthurus coeruleus
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus japonicu
Acanthurus mata
Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Acanthurus pyroferus
Acanthurus sohal
Acanthurus tennenti
Acanthurus thompsoni
Acanthurus triostegus
Achiropsis nattereri
Achirus achirus
Achirus lineatus
Anarichas lupus
Amphiprion akallopisos
Amphiprion clarkii
Amphiprion ephippium
Amphiprion frenatus
Amphiprion melanopus
Amphiprion nigripes
Amphiprion ocellaris
Amphiprion percula
Amphiprion perideraion
Amphiprion polymnus
Amphiprion sandaracinos
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Antennarius hispidus
Antennarius maculatus
Antennarius pictus
Antennarius striatus
Apogon aureus
Apogon bandanensis
Apogon compressus
Apogon cookii
Apogon cyanosom
Apogon doederleini
Apogon fraenatus
Apogon hartzfeldii
Apogon kallopterus
Apogon leptacanthus
Apogon maculatus
Apogon menesemus
Apogon nigrofasciatus
Apogon sealei
Aspidontus taeniatus
Atrosalarias fuscus
Aulostomus chinensis
B:
Balistes carolinensis
Balistes polylepis
Balistes punctatus
Balistapus undulatus
Balistes vetula
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides viridescens
Bodianus anthioides
Bodianus axillaris
Bodianus bilunulatus
Bodianus bimaculatus
Bodianus Diana
Bodianus loxozonus
Bodianus mesothorax
Bodianus pulchellus
Bodianus rufus
C:
Canthidermis macrolepis
Canthidermis maculatus
Canthidermis sufflamen
Centropyge acanthops
Centropyge argi
Centropyge aurantia
Centropyge bicolor
Centropyge bispinosa
Centropyge eibli
Centropyge ferrugata
Centropyge fisheri
Centropyge flavicauda
Centropyge flavissima
Centropyge heraldi
Centropyge loricula
Centropyge nox
Centropyge potteri
Centropyge shepardi
Centropyge tibicen
Centropyge vroliki
Cirripectes castaneus
Cirripectes variolosus
Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Cirrhilabrus exquisitus
Cirrhilabrus lubbocki
Cirrhilabrus luteovittatus
Cirrhilabrus punctatus
Cirrhilabrus rubrimarginatus
Cirrhilabrus rubripinnis
Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis
Cirrhilabrus scottorum
Cirrhilabrus solorensis
Chaetodontoplus caetuleopunctatus
Chaetodontoplus duboulayi
Chaetodontoplus melanosoma
Chaetodontoplus mesoleucus
Cheilodipterus alleni
Cheilodipterus isostigmus
Cheilodipterus macrodon
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Chromis viridis
Chrysiptera Parasema
Ctenochaetus binotatus
Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis
Ctenochaetus marginatus
Ctenochaetus striatus
Ctenochaetus strigosus
Ctenochaetus tominiensis
D:
E:
Echeneis naucrates
Ecsenius axelrodi
Ecsenius bicolor
Ecsenius gravieri
Ecsenius lineatus
Ecsenius midas
Ecsenius mandibularis
Ecsenius nalolo
Ecsenius opsifrontalis
Ecsenius stictus
Exallias brevis
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G:
Genicanthus lamarck
Genicanthus melanospilos
Genicanthus watanabei
Gramma brasilinsis
Gramma loreto
Gramma melacara
H:
Halichoeres ornatissimus
Holacanthus bermudensis
Holacanthus ciliaris
Holacanthus passer
Holacanthus tricolor
I:
J:
K:
L:
M:
Melichthys indicus
Melichthys niger
Melichthys vidu
N:
Naso annulatus
Naso brachycentro
Naso brevirostris
Naso caesius
Naso lituratus
Naso hexacanthus
Naso maculatus
Naso vlamingi
O:
Odonus niger
P:
Paracanthurus hepatus
Pomacanthus annularis
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Pomacanthus asfur
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus maculosus
Pomacanthus navarchus
Pomacanthus paru
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Pomacanthus sexstraitus
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Pomacanthus zonipectus
Premnas biaculeatus
Prionurus punctatus
Pseudamia amblyuroptera
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Pseudobalistes naufragium
Pseudocheilinus octotaenia
Pterapogon kauderni
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R:
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Rhinecanthus assasi
Rhinecanthus cinereus
Rhinecanthus lunula
Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Rhinecanthus verrucosus
S:
Siganus corallinus
Siganus guttatus
Siganus magnificus
Siganus puellus
Siganus unimaculatus
Siganus uspi
Siganus virgatus
Siganus vulpinus
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Sphaeramia orbicularis
Stanulus talboti
Sufflamen albicaudatus
Sufflamen bursa
Sufflamen chrysopterus
Sufflamen fraenatus
Suffflamen verres
Sumireyakko venustus
T:
Trinectes maculatus
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X:
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
Xanthichthys caeruleolineatus
Xanthichthys lineopunctatus
Xanthichthys mento
Xanthichthys ringens
Y:
Z:
Zebrasoma desjardinii
Zebrasoma flavescens
Zebrasoma gemmatum
Zebrasoma rostratum
Zebrasoma scopas
Zebrasoma veliferum
Zebrasoma xanthurum
