Species Profiles
2742 articles- Humphead Wrasse Care GuideCheilinus undulatus is the largest living wrasse, reaching over 2 m. It is CITES II listed and IUCN Endangered, suitable only for very large
- Spanish Hogfish Care GuideBodianus rufus is a western Atlantic wrasse with a yellow-and-purple body; juveniles act as cleaner fish, adults prey on invertebrates.
- Mystery Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus rubrisquamis is a poorly known deep-reef fairy wrasse from the Chagos Archipelago; it feeds on zooplankton and is reef compatib
- Exquisite Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus exquisitus is a wide-ranging Indo-Pacific fairy wrasse of current-swept reefs that feeds on zooplankton; it is peaceful and ree
- Lubbock's Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus lubbocki is a small western Pacific fairy wrasse of outer reefs that feeds on zooplankton; it is peaceful and reef compatible.
- Tono's Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus tonozukai is a small Indonesian fairy wrasse of current-swept hard-bottom reefs that feeds on zooplankton; it is peaceful and r
- Blue-Side Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus cyanopleura is an Indo-West Pacific fairy wrasse that schools above reefs and feeds on zooplankton; it is peaceful and reef com
- Solar Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus solorensis is an Indonesian fairy wrasse that lives in harems on coral reefs and feeds on zooplankton; it is peaceful and reef
- Christmas Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres claudia is a widespread western Pacific reef wrasse long confused with H. ornatissimus; it feeds on small invertebrates and buri
- Rainbow Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres pictus is a small western Atlantic reef wrasse and protogynous hermaphrodite that feeds on invertebrates above the reef.
- Slippery Dick Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres bivittatus is a common western Atlantic reef wrasse and protogynous hermaphrodite that feeds on benthic invertebrates and small
- Puddingwife Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres radiatus is a large western Atlantic reef wrasse reaching about 51 cm that feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates and needs a very
- Halichoeres melanotis Care GuideHalichoeres melanotis is an eastern Pacific reef wrasse from Mexico to Costa Rica that feeds on small reef organisms and buries in sand.
- Adorned Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres cosmetus is an Indian Ocean reef wrasse feeding on benthic invertebrates; it is reef compatible and needs a sandy substrate.
- Ornate Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres ornatissimus is a Hawaiian wrasse that feeds on small benthic invertebrates and is kept in reef aquariums with a sand bed for bu
- Dusky Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres marginatus is a wide-ranging Indo-Pacific reef wrasse that changes colour with age and feeds on small invertebrates and fish egg
- Richmond's Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres richmondi is a central Indo-Pacific reef wrasse that feeds on small benthic invertebrates and buries in sand at night.
- Yellow Bar Angel (Pomacanthus maculosus) Care GuidePomacanthus maculosus, the yellowbar angelfish, is a large angel of the Persian Gulf and Western Indian Ocean that can live for decades.
- Half-Moon Angel (Pomacanthus asfur) Care GuidePomacanthus asfur, the Arabian angelfish, is a Red Sea and Gulf of Aden angel with a bold yellow band that feeds mainly on sponges and tunic
- Eared Angel (Pomacanthus chrysurus) Care GuidePomacanthus chrysurus, the goldtail angelfish, is a Western Indian Ocean angel that is seldom seen in the aquarium trade.
- Blue Ring Angel (Pomacanthus annularis) Care GuidePomacanthus annularis, the bluering angelfish, is a large Indo-West Pacific angel with a blue ring above the gill cover that feeds on sponge
- Koran Angel (Pomacanthus semicirculatus) Care GuidePomacanthus semicirculatus, the semicircle or Koran angelfish, is a large Indo-West Pacific angel whose juveniles bear distinctive white hal
- Gray Angelfish (Pomacanthus arcuatus) Care GuidePomacanthus arcuatus, the gray angelfish, is one of the largest Western Atlantic angels, a sponge-eater whose juveniles serve as cleaners.
- French Angelfish (Pomacanthus paru) Care GuidePomacanthus paru, the French angelfish, is a large Western Atlantic angel whose juveniles act as cleaners and whose adults feed largely on s
- Blue-faced Angel (Pomacanthus xanthometopon) Care GuidePomacanthus xanthometopon, the yellowface angelfish, is a large Indo-Pacific angel that feeds on sponges and tunicates and is not reef-safe.
- Zebra Angel (Genicanthus caudovittatus) Care GuideGenicanthus caudovittatus is a reef-safe swallowtail angel from the Red Sea and Western Indian Ocean, feeding on plankton several metres abo
- Half-banded Angel (Genicanthus semifasciatus) Care GuideGenicanthus semifasciatus, the Japanese swallow, is a deep-water reef-safe angel from the Western Pacific, a protogynous hermaphrodite that
- Bellus Angel (Genicanthus bellus) Care GuideGenicanthus bellus, the ornate or bellus angelfish, is a deep-water reef-safe swallowtail angel from the Indo-Pacific with strong sexual dic
- Spot-Breasted Angel (Genicanthus melanospilos) Care GuideGenicanthus melanospilos is a reef-safe swallowtail angel from the Western Pacific, strongly sexually dichromatic and a midwater plankton fe
- Lamarck's Angel (Genicanthus lamarck) Care GuideGenicanthus lamarck is a planktivorous swallowtail angelfish from the Indo-West Pacific, known for sexual dichromatism and reef-safe feeding
- Keyhole Angel (Centropyge tibicen) Care GuideCentropyge tibicen, the keyhole angel, is the largest dwarf angelfish, a black Western Pacific species with a white flank spot, commonly tra
- Hotumatua Angel (Centropyge hotumatua) Care GuideCentropyge hotumatua is a dwarf angelfish from the remote southeastern Pacific, ranging around Easter Island, Pitcairn and Rapa. It is rarel
- Fisher's Angel Care GuideCentropyge fisheri is a small Indo-Pacific dwarf angelfish, deep blue to orange-brown with blue-margined fins, among the more peaceful dwarf
- Mango Angel Care GuideCentropyge shepardi is a western Pacific dwarf angelfish from the Marianas with an apricot-orange body and blue fin margins in males.
- Rusty Angel Care GuideCentropyge ferrugata is a western Pacific dwarf angelfish with a brownish-orange body and black spots, considered relatively reef-tolerant.
- Pearlscale Angel Care GuideCentropyge vroliki is an Indo-Pacific dwarf angelfish with a pale pearlescent body darkening toward the tail, feeding on algae and sponges.
- Japanese Pygmy Angel Care GuideCentropyge interrupta is a cool-water western Pacific dwarf angelfish with an orange body and blue spots, native to southern Japan.
- African Flameback Angel Care GuideCentropyge acanthops is a small western Indian Ocean dwarf angelfish with golden-yellow upperparts and a deep blue lower body.
- Eibl's Angel Care GuideCentropyge eibli is a grey dwarf angelfish with rusty bars and a black tail from the eastern Indian Ocean, mimicked by a surgeonfish.
- Herald's Yellow Angel Care GuideCentropyge heraldi is a solid yellow Pacific dwarf angelfish that grazes filamentous algae on outer reef slopes.
- Multibarred Angel Care GuideCentropyge multifasciata is a shy Indo-Pacific dwarf angelfish with black vertical bars on a white body, often placed in the genus Paracentr
- Resplendent Angel Care GuideCentropyge resplendens is a small dwarf angelfish endemic to Ascension Island, blue-bodied with yellow markings and a yellow tail.
- Potter's Angel Care GuideCentropyge potteri is a Hawaiian dwarf angelfish with an orange body and fine blue lines that feeds on algae and detritus.
- Biafra Doctorfish Care GuidePrionurus biafraensis is an Eastern Atlantic surgeonfish from the Gulf of Guinea with a compressed grey body and bony caudal plates.
- Razorback Tang Care GuidePrionurus laticlavius is a large Eastern Pacific surgeonfish with bony caudal plates and a yellow tail, feeding on algae in shallow reefs.
- Indian Gold-Ring Bristletooth Care GuideCtenochaetus truncatus is an Indian Ocean bristletooth surgeonfish with a yellow eye-ring and spotted brown body that grazes detritus and al
- Two-spot Bristletooth Care GuideCtenochaetus binotatus is an Indo-Pacific bristletooth surgeonfish with two dark fin spots that grazes detritus and algal films.
- Tomini Tang Care GuideCtenochaetus tominiensis is a small Western Pacific bristletooth surgeonfish, yellowish-brown with a white tail and yellow fin margins, reac
- Lopez's Unicornfish Care GuideNaso lopezi is a slender Western Pacific unicornfish without a horn, densely spotted above and white below, feeding on zooplankton and reach
- Vlaming's Unicornfish Care GuideNaso vlamingii is an Indo-Pacific unicornfish with a bulbous snout and blue markings it can intensify, feeding on zooplankton and reaching a