Website Map   (Underwater Animals by Family)
Underwater Animals Listed by Country Underwater Animals Listed by Common Name
Australia   (2003 and 1996) Fish
Belize   (1999) Invertebrates
Egypt   (2004) Reptiles
Fiji   (2003)  
Indonesia  (2008 and 2007) Underwater Animals Listed by Family
Japan   (2000) Fish
Malaysia   (2008) Invertebrates
New Zealand Reptiles
Philippines   (2006)  
Solomon Islands   (1997) Underwater Animals Listed by Scientific Name
Thailand   (2007) Fish
Trinidad and Tobago   (2000) Invertebrates
United States of America Reptiles

Underwater Animals Listed by Family
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Fish Listed by Family
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Fish
butterflyfishes groupers jacks (trevally) wrasses

Invertebrates
nudibranchs (sea slugs)


Fish Listed by Family
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anemonefishes  
clown see clown anemonefish
false clown see clown anemonefish
false skunk-striped see pink anemonefish
pink see pink anemonefish
Red Sea see twoband anemonefish
spine-cheeked see spine-cheeked anemonefish
twoband see twoband anemonefish
two-banded see twoband anemonefish
white-banded see pink anemonefish
angelfishes  
blue-banded see royal angelfish
blue-ring see blue-ring angelfish
emperor see emperor angelfish
French see French angelfish
gray see gray angelfish
imperial see emperor angelfish
queen see queen angelfish
regal see royal angelfish
royal see royal angelfish
royal empress see royal angelfish
yellow-mask see yellow-mask angelfish
anglerfishes see also anglers and frogfishes
clown see warty frogfish
striped see striped frogfish
anglers see also frogfishes and anglerfishes
large-spotted see warty frogfish
striped see striped frogfish
bannerfishes  
pennant bannerfish see pennant bannerfish
Red Sea bannerfish see Red Sea bannerfish
singular bannerfish see singular bannerfish
batfishes  
Batavia see humpback batfish
Batavian see humpback batfish
circular see circular batfish
humpback see humpback batfish
humphead see humpback batfish
hump-headed see humpback batfish
boxfishes  
backspine cowfish see thornback cowfish
black-spotted boxfish see yellow boxfish
boxfish see yellow boxfish
cube trunkfish see yellow boxfish
cubical boxfish see yellow boxfish
polkadot boxfish see yellow boxfish
spotted boxfish see yellow boxfish
thornback cowfish see thornback cowfish
yellow boxfish see yellow boxfish
butterflyfishes photo gallery
acropora see chevron butterflyfish
Addis see masked butterflyfish
banded see banded butterflyfish
big long-nosed see longnose butterflyfish
blackback see black-backed butterflyfish
black-back see black-backed butterflyfish
black-backed see black-backed butterflyfish
black-blotch see saddleback butterflyfish
blacktail see Red Sea melon butterflyfish
blue-blotch see blue-blotch butterflyfish
bluecheek butterflyfish see masked butterflyfish
blue-cheek butterflyfish see masked butterflyfish
blue-spot see blue-blotch butterflyfish
bluespot see blue-blotch butterflyfish
chevron see chevron butterflyfish
chevroned see chevron butterflyfish
citron see citron butterflyfish
clown see ornate butterflyfish
common see spotfin butterflyfish
copperband see long-beaked coralfish
coral see blue-blotch butterflyfish
criss-cross see vagabond butterflyfish
cross-stripe see threadfin butterflyfish
crown see red-backed butterflyfish
diagonal see threadfin butterflyfish or Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish
diagonal-lined see threadfin butterflyfish or Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish
dot-and-dash see sunset butterflyfish
eastern triangle see eastern triangular butterflyfish
eastern triangular see eastern triangular butterflyfish
Eritrean see red-backed butterflyfish
exquisite see Red Sea melon butterflyfish
forceps fish see longnose butterflyfish
foureye see foureye butterflyfish
golden see sunburst butterflyfish
goldenrod see sunburst butterflyfish
golden-striped see sunburst butterflyfish
latticed see latticed butterflyfish
lemon see citron butterflyfish
limespot see teardrop butterflyfish
lineated see melon butterflyfish
lined see lined butterflyfish
long-beaked see long-beaked coralfish
longnose see longnose butterflyfish
long-nosed see longnose butterflyfish
long-snouted see longnose butterflyfish
masked see masked butterflyfish
melon see melon butterflyfish
one-spot see teardrop butterflyfish
ornate see ornate butterflyfish
Pacific double-saddle see Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
polyp see Red Sea melon butterflyfish
purple see melon butterflyfish
Raffle's see latticed butterflyfish
rainbow see melon butterflyfish
Rainford's see Rainford's butterflyfish
Red Sea see Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish
Red Sea chevron see red-backed butterflyfish
Red Sea melon see Red Sea melon butterflyfish
Red Sea raccoon see Red Sea raccoon butterflyfish
redback see red-backed butterflyfish
red-backed see red-backed butterflyfish
redfin see melon butterflyfish
red-lined see masked butterflyfish
red tail see white-collar butterflyfish
right-angle see chevron butterflyfish
saddle see saddleback butterflyfish
saddleback see saddleback butterflyfish
saddled see saddleback butterflyfish
sickle see Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish
speckled see citron butterflyfish
spotfin see spotfin butterflyfish
sunburst see sunburst butterflyfish
sunset see sunset butterflyfish
teardrop see teardrop butterflyfish
threadfin see threadfin butterflyfish
triangular see eastern triangular butterflyfish
triangulate see eastern triangular butterflyfish
two-spotted see spotfin butterflyfish
v-lined see eastern triangular butterflyfish
vagabond see vagabond butterflyfish
whip see threadfin butterflyfish
white collar see white-collar butterflyfish
yellow see masked butterflyfish
yellow longnose see longnose butterflyfish
chromises  
green see green chromis
clownfishes wallpaper
common see clown anemonefish
maroon see spine-cheeked anemonefish
pink skunk see pink anemonefish
salmon see pink anemonefish
spine-cheeked see spine-cheeked anemonefish
western see clown anemonefish
cornetfishes  
blue-spotted see blue-spotted cornetfish
cowfishes see boxfishes
eels  
moray see moray eels
garden see garden eels
snake see snake eels
frogfishes see also anglers and anglerfishes
splitlure see striped frogfish
striated see striped frogfish
striped see striped frogfish
wartskin see warty frogfish
warty see warty frogfish
garden eels  
Red Sea see Red Sea garden eels
gobies  
red-barred shrimp goby see red-barred shrimp goby
groupers  
Argus see peacock grouper
blue-spotted see peacock grouper
blue-spotted rock cod see coral hind
coral grouper see coral hind
coral hind see coral hind
coral rock cod see coral hind
coral trout see coral hind
lyretail see lyretail grouper
peacock see peacock grouper
red coral perch see coral hind
vermilion grouper see coral hind
vermilion seabass see coral hind
yellow lyretail see lyretail grouper
gurnards  
brown flyng gurnard see oriental flying gurnard
common helmet gurnard see oriental flying gurnard
flying gurnard see oriental flying gurnard
helmet gurnard see oriental flying gurnard
oriental flying gurnard see oriental flying gurnard
purple flying gurnard see oriental flying gurnard
sea robin see oriental flying gurnard
hawkfishes  
blackside see blackside hawkfish
coral see coral hawkfish
dwarf see coral hawkfish
Falco see coral hawkfish
Forster's see blackside hawkfish
freckled see blackside hawkfish
jacks  
bluefin jack see bluefin trevally
permit see permit
yellowfin jack see bluefin trevally
lionfishes  
banded lionfish see spotfin lionfish
broad-barred lionfish see spotfin lionfish
common lionfish see common lionfish
ragged-finned firefish see spotfin lionfish
red lionfish see common lionfish
rough-scaled firefish see spotfin lionfish
spotfin lionfish see spotfin lionfish
zebra lionfish see zebra lionfish
unidentified Thai lionfish wallpaper
moray eels  
black leaf-nosed moray see ribbon moray eel
black ribbon eel see ribbon moray eel
black-spotted see fimbriated moray eel
dark-spotted see fimbriated moray eel
fimbriated see fimbriated moray eel
giant see giant moray eel
green see green moray eel
ribbon eel see ribbon moray eel
ribbon moray eel see ribbon moray eel
snowflake see snowflake moray eel
spotface see fimbriated moray eel
starry see snowflake moray eel
white-mouthed see white-mouthed moray eel
unidentified Thai moray with cleaner shrimp wallpaper
parrotfishes  
king see yellowfin parrotfish
rainbow see yellowfin parrotfish
yellowfin see yellowfin parrotfish
yellow-finned see yellowfin parrotfish
porcupinefishes  
black-blotched porcupinefish see black-blotched porcupinefish
black-spotted porcupinefish see spot-fin porcupinefish
giant porcupinefish see spot-fin porcupinefish
hedgehog fish see spot-fin porcupinefish
porcupinefish see spot-fin porcupinefish
shortspine porcupinefish see black-blotched porcupinefish
spot-fin porcupinefish see spot-fin porcupinefish
spotted porcupinefish see spot-fin porcupinefish
pufferfishes  
black-spotted blowfish see black-spotted puffer
black-spotted puffer see black-spotted puffer
star puffer see starry pufferfish
starry puffer see starry pufferfish
unidentified wallpaper
scorpionfishes  
lacey see lacey scorpionfish
Merlet's see lacey scorpionfish
paddleflap see paddle-flap scorpionfish
pop-eyed see paddle-flap scorpionfish
tassled see tassled scorpionfish
unidentified wallpaper
seahorses  
thorny see thorny seahorse
sharks  
nurse see nurse shark
whale see whale shark
whitetip reef see whitetip reef shark
snake eels  
black-finned see black-finned snake eel
high-fin see black-finned snake eel
spotted see spotted snake eel
spadefishes see batfishes
stingrays  
blue-spotted see blue-spotted stingray
southern see southern stingray
spotted eagle ray see spotted eagle ray
stonefishes  
bearded ghoul see bearded ghoul
demon stinger see bearded ghoul
devil stinger see bearded ghoul
pop-eyed sea goblin see bearded ghoul
spiny devilfish see bearded ghoul
surgeonfishes  
Arabian see Arabian surgeonfish
powder blue surgeonfish see powder blue surgeonfish
powder blue tang see powder blue surgeonfish
Red Sea clown see Arabian surgeonfish
Red Sea see Arabian surgeonfish
Sohal see Arabian surgeonfish
sweetlips  
brownkelly see many-spotted sweetlips
clown sweetlips see many-spotted sweetlips
harlequin sweetlips see many-spotted sweetlips
many-lined sweetlips see many-lined sweetlips
many-spotted sweetlips see many-spotted sweetlips
toadfishes see pufferfishes
thicklips see sweetlips
harlequin see many-spotted sweetlips
trevally  
bluefin see bluefin trevally
blue-finned see bluefin trevally
triggerfishes  
black see black durgon
bluefin see titan triggerfish
blue-finned see titan triggerfish
dotty see titan triggerfish
ebony see black durgon
moustache see titan triggerfish
mustache see titan triggerfish
picasso see picasso triggerfish
queen see queen triggerfish
titan see titan triggerfish
unicornfishes  
bluespine see bluespine unicornfish
brown see bluespine unicornfish
humphead see bluespine unicornfish
long-snouted see bluespine unicornfish
longhorn see bluespine unicornfish
longnose see bluespine unicornfish
wrasses photo gallery
African clown see yellowtail coris
bandcheck see cheeklined wrasse
banded see barred thicklip
barred see barred thicklip
barred thicklip see barred thicklip
blue see moon wrasse
broomtail see broomtail wrasse
checkerboard see checkerboard wrasse
cheeklined see cheeklined wrasse
cheeklined maori see cheeklined wrasse
clown see yellowtail coris
crescent see moon wrasse
crescent-tail see moon wrasse
dotted see spotted wrasse
five-banded see barred thicklip
four-spot see checkerboard wrasse
Gaimard's see yellowtail coris
giant see Napoleon wrasse
humphead see Napoleon wrasse
hump-headed maori see Napoleon wrasse
lyretail see moon wrasse
maori see Napoleon wrasse
moon see moon wrasse
Napoleon see Napoleon wrasse
rainbow fish see moon wrasse
speckled see spotted wrasse
spotted see spotted wrasse
wall see checkerboard wrasse
yellowtail see yellowtail coris or spotted wrasse
yellowtail coris see yellowtail coris
yellowtail tamarin see spotted wrasse

Underwater Invertebrates Listed by Family

Anemones Listed by Family   (wallpaper)
beaded anemone see beaded anemone
unidentified Philippines anemone wallpaper

Cephalopods (Octopuses, Squid and Cuttlefish) Listed by Family   (wallpaper, listed by common name and scientific name)
cuttlefishes  
unidentified Indonesian cuttlefish Highlights of Lembeh Strait
unidentified Philippines cuttlefish wallpaper
Underwater Highlights of the Philippines
   
octopuses  
coconut see coconut octopus
veined see coconut octopus
wonderpus see wonderpus
   
squid  
unidentified Indonesian squid wallpaper

 
Corals Listed by Family   (wallpaper)
double star coral see double star coral
moon coral see double star coral
orange cup coral wallpaper
unidentified Thai bubble coral wallpaper

Crustaceans (Crabs, Shrimps, Prawns, Crayfish, Lobsters) Listed by Family   (wallpaper, listed by common name and scientific name)
crabs  
harlequin crab see Lissocarcinus laevis
porcelain anemone crab see spotted porcelain crab
red-spotted box crab see red-spotted box crab
spotted porcelain crab see spotted porcelain crab
crayfish  
red swamp crayfish see red swamp crayfish
hermit crabs wallpaper
scarlet hermit crab see white-spotted hermit crab
white-spotted hermit crab see white-spotted hermit crab
krill wallpaper
New Zealand
prawns see also shrimps
humpback see Metapenaeopsis lamellata
shrimps see also prawns
Ambonian shrimp see Thor amboinensis
anemone shrimp see Periclimenes brevicarpalis
banded boxer shrimp see banded boxer shrimp
banded coral shrimp see banded boxer shrimp
clear cleaner shrimp see clear cleaner shrimp
dancing shrimp see Thor amboinensis
emperor shrimp see emperor shrimp
glass anemone shrimp see Periclimenes brevicarpalis
high-tailed shrimp see Thor amboinensis
Pacific clown anemone shrimp see Periclimenes brevicarpalis
red-banded coral shrimp see banded boxer shrimp
sexy shrimp see Thor amboinensis
sexy anemone shrimp see Thor amboinensis
squat shrimp see Thor amboinensis
squat anemone shrimp see Thor amboinensis
unidentified Philippines shrimp wallpaper
white-patched anemone shrimp see Periclimenes brevicarpalis

Mollusks Apart From Cephalopods Listed by Family   (wallpaper, listed by common name or scientific name)
clams  
electric clam see electric clam
giant clams wallpaper
Giant Clams of Australia's Great Barrier Reef
small giant clam see Tridacna maxima
cone snails  
ivory cone snail see ivory cone snail
cowries  
flamingo tongue see flamingo tongue
tapering cowrie see tapering cowrie
scallops  
flame scallop see electric clam
red flame scallop see electric clam

Sea Cucumbers Listed by Family   (wallpaper, listed by common name or scientific name)
eyed see leopard sea cucumber
Graeffe's see Graeffe's sea cucumber
leopard see leopard sea cucumber
pineapple see prickly red sea cucumber
prickly red see prickly red sea cucumber
pygmy snake sea cucumber see pygmy snake sea cucumber

Sea Slugs (Nudibranchs) Listed by Family   (wallpaper, photo galleries, listed by common name or scientific name)
Anna's chromodoris see Anna's chromodoris
Batangas halgerda see Batangas halgerda
beautiful risbecia see beautiful risbecia
black-margined glossodoris see black-margined glossodoris
ear-lobe dolabella see ear-lobe dolabella
girdled glossodoris see girdled glossodoris
magnificent chromodoris see magnificent chromodoris
purple-edged ceratosoma see purple-edged ceratosoma
purple-spotted hypselodoris see purple-spotted hypselodoris
red-margined glossodoris see red-margined glossodoris
scrambled egg nudibranch see scrambled egg nudibranch
white-margined glossodoris see red-margined glossodoris

Sea Stars (Starfishes) Listed by Family   (wallpaper, listed by common name and scientific name)
Acanthasteridae  
crown of thorns see crown of thorns starfish
Goniasterida  
Australian biscuit star see vermilion biscuit star
vermilion biscuit star see vermilion biscuit star
Ophidiasteridae  
Indian brittle sea star see Indian sea star
Indian sea star see Indian sea star
Linckia multifora see Linckia multifora
red and black sea star see Indian sea star
Oreasteridae  
chocolate chip starfish see chocolate chip starfish
cushion sea star see reticulated starfish or pincushion sea star
doughboy sea star see granulated sea star
granulated sea star see granulated sea star
horned starfish see chocolate chip starfish
pincushion sea star see pincushion sea star
pink cushion star see granulated sea star
pink sea star see granulated sea star
reticulated starfish see reticulated starfish

Sea Urchins Listed by Family   (listed by scientific name)
blue-spotted urchin see blue-spotted urchin
false fire urchin see blue-spotted urchin
long-spined urchin see blue-spotted urchin
radiant urchin see blue-spotted urchin
Red Sea urchin see blue-spotted urchin

Worms Listed by Family   (wallpaper, listed by common name and scientific name)
bristle worms see fire worms
fire worms  
Chloeia sp. from Indonesia wallpaper
Chloeia fusca Philippines Sea Slugs and Their Friends
flatworms  
yellow-spotted polyclad flatworm wallpaper
tube worms  
Christmas tree worms wallpaper
magnificent feather duster worm see magnificent feather duster worm

Miscellaneous Invertebrates Listed by Family
Comanthina nobilis feather star Underwater Highlights of Thailand

Underwater Reptiles Listed by Family
sea snakes  
banded sea krait see banded sea krait
banded sea snake see banded sea krait
Colubrine sea krait see banded sea krait
Ijima turtle-headed see Ijima turtle-headed sea snake
yellow-lipped sea krait see banded sea krait
   
turtles  
green see green turtle
hawksbill see hawksbill turtle
loggerhead see loggerhead turtle

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