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Banggai cardinalfish — Pterapogon kauderni
Photo: Pharaoh Hound · Source · CC BY 2.5Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Banggai cardinalfish

Pterapogon kauderni

The Banggai cardinalfish appears calm, with striking black bars, pale spots and elongated fins.

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Blue-green chromis — Chromis viridis
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Marine fish

Blue-green chromis

Chromis viridis

Blue-green chromis bring movement to open water and can hover attractively above a reef in a suitable group.

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Coral beauty angelfish — Centropyge bispinosa
Photo: Jenny (JennyHuang) from Taipei · Source · CC BY 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Coral beauty angelfish

Centropyge bispinosa

The coral beauty is a compact dwarf angelfish with dark bluish margins and warm orange flanks.

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Firefish — Nemateleotris magnifica
Photo: Jenny (JennyHuang) from Taipei · Source · CC BY 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Firefish

Nemateleotris magnifica

The firefish Nemateleotris magnifica often hovers just above a refuge, its elongated front dorsal fin held like a small flag.

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Flame angelfish — Centropyge loriculus
Photo: Hiroyuki Tanaka · Source · CC BY 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Flame angelfish

Centropyge loriculus

The flame angelfish stands out with its red-orange body, dark vertical bars and blue fin accents.

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Pajama cardinalfish — Sphaeramia nematoptera
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · Source · CC BY 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Pajama cardinalfish

Sphaeramia nematoptera

The pajama cardinalfish has a pattern seemingly assembled from several fish: a yellow-green head, red eye, dark middle bar and spotted rear half.

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Picasso triggerfish — Rhinecanthus aculeatus
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Marine fish

Picasso triggerfish

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

The Picasso triggerfish is a powerful, inquisitive marine fish with a striking pattern around its head and eyes.

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Regal tang — Paracanthurus hepatus
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Marine fish

Regal tang

Paracanthurus hepatus

The regal tang is instantly recognisable by its bright blue colour and black palette-like marking.

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Royal gramma — Gramma loreto
Photo: Brian Gratwicke · Source · CC BY 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Royal gramma

Gramma loreto

The royal gramma combines a purple front half with a yellow rear half and makes a sheltered rock crevice its home.

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Tailspot blenny — Ecsenius stigmatura
Photo: Rickard Zerpe · Source · CC BY 2.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Tailspot blenny

Ecsenius stigmatura

The tailspot blenny is a small rock-dweller often peering from an opening before making short grazing trips.

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Yellow clown goby — Gobiodon okinawae
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Marine fish

Yellow clown goby

Gobiodon okinawae

The yellow clown goby is small, bright yellow and often seen perched at a favourite lookout.

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Yellow tang — Zebrasoma flavescens
Photo: Luc Viatour · Source · CC BY-SA 3.0Resized and compressed; no cropping or colour changes.
Marine fish

Yellow tang

Zebrasoma flavescens

The yellow tang is an active grazer, not a small yellow addition to fill a reef aquarium.

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Yellow watchman goby — Cryptocentrus cinctus
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Marine fish

Yellow watchman goby

Cryptocentrus cinctus

The yellow watchman goby lives close to the bottom and watches its surroundings from a secure opening.

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