Welcome to our photo gallery, “Tropical Fishes of the Indo-Pacific”!
Explore the vibrant underwater world of tropical fishes with our fantastic collection of fish photos. Discover the diverse colors, shapes, and behaviors of these fascinating creatures. Immerse yourself in the rich biodiversity of the Indo-Pacific region.
Join us on a visual journey to witness the extraordinary beauty of these tropical fishes.
Fish name - Honeycomb Moray, Indo-Pacific, 300 cm. Fish identification: white with black blotches.
Fish name - Quoy's Parrotfish Indo-West Pacific, 40 cm.
Fish identification: male with pink patch on pectoral area.
Fish name - Diagonal Shrimpgoby Indo-Pacific, 9 cm. Fish identification: oblique brown bands on snout and cheek
Fish name - Western Anemonefish, Andaman Sea
to Philippines and Indonesia (except N.Papua), 10 cm.
Fish name - Narrowbar Goby, Indo-West Pacific, 4.4 cm.
Fish identification: narrow white stripes between broad brown bars.
Fish name - Tomato Grouper, Indo West Pacific, 57 cm. Variable in colour, reddish to brick-orange, juveniles dark
blue. Fish identification: pattern of red spots on head, gill cover and around.
Fish name - Tomato Anemonefish, Western Pacific, 13 cm. Fish identification: orange pelvic fins.
Fish name - Yellowedged Lyretail Grouper, Indo-Pacific, 83 cm. Drop offs, steep reef slopes. Fish identification: lunate tail with a bright yellow margin.
Fish name - Royal Angelfish, Indo-Pacific, 25 cm. Drop offs near caves, feeds on sponges and tunicates.
Reef fish - Zebra Moray Indo-Pacific, 150 cm.Fish identification: flattened teeth are perfect for crunching hard shells of crabs and clams. Readily identified by its distinct coloration.
Fish name - Spotted Parrotfish Indo-Pacific, 80 cm. Fish identification: adult male green with pink spots and stripes
Fish name - Humphead Parrotfish, Indo-Pacific, 130 cm. Always in schools, up to 80 individuals. Feeds on live corals, uses its head to ram the coral to break it into smaller, easily digested pieces.
Fish name - White-Edged Lyretail Grouper
Indo-Pacific, 65 cm. Fish identification: lunate tail with a narrow white margin.
Fish name - Bluegirdled Angelfish, Western Pacific, 25 cm. Fish identification: long deep-blue pectoral fin.
Fish name - Flame Angelfish PNG, Solomons, 10 cm. Fish identification: bluish areas on anal and dorsal fins.
Fish name- Bicolor Angelfish Indo-Pacific, 15 cm. Feeds
on algae, crustaceans and worms.
Fish name - Skunk Anemonefish, Indian Ocean to Bali, 11 cm. Fish identification: thin white line, running from the snout.
Fish name - White-Streaked Grouper, Indo-West Pacific, 31 cm. Fish identification: median fins with broad dark submarginal line and pale marginal line.
Fish name - Pink Anemonefish, Western Pacific, 10 cm. Fish identification: thin head bar.
Fish name - Whitebonnet Anemonefish, Western Central Pacific, 12 cm
Fish name - Spinecheek Anemonefish, Western Pacific, 17 cm. Fish identification: 3 narrow white bars.
Fish name - Bicolor Fangblenny, Western Pacific, 8 cm. Fish identification: white stripe across reddish snout, dorsal fin with dark submarginal stripe.
Fish name - Giant Shrimpgoby, Western Pacific, 25
cm. Fish identification: 1st dorsal fin with dark rounded spot.
Fish name - Redhead Coralgoby, Indo-Pacific, 4 cm, on Pocillopora coral. Fish identification: head with orange papillae.
Fish name - Fire Anemonefish, Pacific Ocean, 12 cm. Fish identification: black pelvic fins.
Fish name - Yellow Goby, Western Pacific, 4 cm. Fish identification: bright yellow, blue eyes.
Fish name -Bluelined Grouper, Indo-West Pacific, 34
cm. Fish identification: yellowish stripes.
Fish name - Eared Blenny Indo-Wwstern Pacific, 9 cm. Fish identification: distinct black ear-spot.
Reef fish - Peacock Grouper. Latin name - Cephalopholis argus Indo-Pacific, 60 cm. Fish identification: distinctive colour pattern.
Reef fish - Round Ribbontail Ray Indo-Pacific, 180 cm.
Fish identification: The venomous spines on the tail can cause a painful injury.
Fish name - Bower's Parrotfish, Western Pacific, 30 cm. Fish identification: large triangular orange area behind eye.
Fish name - Masked Grouper, Indo-Pacific, 40 cm.
Fish name - Highfin Grouper, Pacific Ocean, 61 cm. Fish identification: distinct white saddles on head and body.
Fish name - Yellowface Angelfish, Indo-Pacific, 38 cm. Fish identification: blue snout, yellow eye mask.
Fish name - Orangefin Anemonefish Pacific Ocean, 15 cm. Fish identification: 2 bluish bars, anterior bar wider.
Fish name -Arcfin Shrimpgoby, Western Central Pacific, 11 cm. Usually in pairs. Commensal with alpheid shrimps.
Fish identification: 1st dorsal fin with arc-shaped brown mark.
Fish name - Squaretail Coralgrouper, Indo-Pacific, 80 cm. Fish identification: dark-edged blue spots.
Reef fish - Blackspotted Torpedo Ray. Indian Ocean, 64 cm