Species Profiles
2402 articles- Anampses lineatus Care GuideAnampses lineatus is an Indo-West Pacific reef wrasse from deeper reefs, a delicate marine species for advanced aquarists.
- Bluespotted Tamarin Wrasse Care GuideAnampses caeruleopunctatus is a wide-ranging Indo-Pacific wrasse; adults are dark with electric-blue spots and juveniles mimic floating leav
- Choat's Leopard Wrasse Care GuideMacropharyngodon choati is an eastern Australian leopard wrasse with orange blotches; it browses gastropods and foraminiferans and is a deli
- Black Leopard Wrasse Care GuideMacropharyngodon negrosensis is a small Indo-Pacific leopard wrasse; females are dark with pale spots and males show an intricate scale patt
- Vermiculate Leopard Wrasse Care GuideMacropharyngodon bipartitus is a small western Indian Ocean leopard wrasse with a reticulated pattern. It picks invertebrates from the subst
- Comb Wrasse Care GuideCoris picta is a small subtropical wrasse from eastern Australia with a black-and-white striped body; juveniles act as cleaner fish.
- Broomtail Wrasse Care GuideCheilinus lunulatus is a Red Sea and Arabian wrasse; adult males develop a broom-like fringed tail. It feeds on molluscs and hard-shelled in
- Red-breasted Wrasse Care GuideCheilinus fasciatus is an Indo-Pacific wrasse with a bold red breast band on a dark body; a sand-sifter that preys on hard-shelled invertebr
- 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.
- Axilspot Hogfish Care GuideBodianus axillaris is an Indo-Pacific reef wrasse that changes dramatically with age, from black-and-white juveniles to dark adults with a w
- Lyretail Hogfish Care GuideBodianus anthioides is an Indo-Pacific reef wrasse with a lyre-shaped tail; juveniles act as cleaner fish.
- Cuban Hogfish Care GuideBodianus pulchellus is a Western Atlantic reef wrasse with a red front and yellow rear, growing to about 28 cm.
- Mesothorax Hogfish Care GuideBodianus mesothorax is a Western Pacific and Indian Ocean reef wrasse with a sharp diagonal band dividing a dark front from a pale rear.
- Four-Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia) Care GuidePseudocheilinus tetrataenia is a small secretive Pacific reef wrasse with four body lines, feeding on small benthic organisms.
- Mystery Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus ocellatus) Care GuidePseudocheilinus ocellatus is a cryptic Pacific reef wrasse that feeds on small benthic invertebrates and reaches about 10 cm.
- Eight-Line Wrasse (Pseudocheilinus octotaenia) Care GuidePseudocheilinus octotaenia is a benthic Indo-Pacific reef wrasse with eight body lines, feeding on small crustaceans and invertebrates.
- Paine's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus paineorum) Care GuideParacheilinus paineorum is a flasher wrasse described in 2016 from Indonesia and Timor-Leste, found on tropical reef slopes.
- Filamented Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus filamentosus) Care GuideParacheilinus filamentosus is a wide-ranging Indo-Pacific flasher wrasse whose males develop long filamentous dorsal rays in display.
- Bell's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus bellae) Care GuideParacheilinus bellae is a small marine flasher wrasse recorded from Kwajalein Atoll in the Marshall Islands, found among algal beds of deep
- Linespotted Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus lineopunctatus) Care GuideParacheilinus lineopunctatus is a Philippine flasher wrasse found on outer reef slopes exposed to strong currents.
- Blue Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus cyaneus) Care GuideParacheilinus cyaneus is a marine flasher wrasse from Indonesia, where displaying males show an intense turquoise hue over the head and back
- McCosker's Flasher Wrasse (Paracheilinus mccoskeri) Care GuideParacheilinus mccoskeri is an Indo-West Pacific flasher wrasse from the Indian Ocean, where males patrol between groups of bottom-dwelling f
- Earle's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus earlei) Care GuideCirrhilabrus earlei is a deepwater fairy wrasse from Palau and Micronesia, reaching about 7 cm on reef slopes at 60-110 m.
- Deepwater Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus) Care GuideCirrhilabrus bathyphilus is a deepwater fairy wrasse from the Coral Sea, living on reefs as deep as 60-217 m.
- Girdled Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus balteatus) Care GuideCirrhilabrus balteatus is a marine fairy wrasse from the Marshall Islands, reaching about 10 cm and feeding on zooplankton over reefs.
- Purple-back Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus blatteus) Care GuideCirrhilabrus blatteus is a Red Sea endemic fairy wrasse reaching about 16 cm, feeding on zooplankton over reefs at 40-50 m.
- Conde's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus condei) Care GuideCirrhilabrus condei is a fairy wrasse from Papua New Guinea, reaching about 8 cm and living on reef slopes at 5-70 m.
- Spotted Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus punctatus, the dotted wrasse, is a western Pacific reef labrid whose males develop very long pelvic fins.
- Filamented Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus filamentosus) Care GuideCirrhilabrus filamentosus is an Indo-Pacific fairy wrasse, with males bearing an elongated filamentous dorsal fin.
- Red-Fin Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus rubripinnis, the redfin wrasse, is a zooplankton-feeding reef labrid from the Philippines and Indonesia.
- Scott's Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus scottorum is a zooplankton-feeding reef labrid ranging from the Great Barrier Reef to the Pitcairn Group.
- Lanceolate Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus lanceolatus) Care GuideCirrhilabrus lanceolatus is a fairy wrasse from Japan and the Philippines, with males bearing lance-like caudal extensions.
- Johnson's Fairy Wrasse (Cirrhilabrus johnsoni) Care GuideCirrhilabrus johnsoni is a fairy wrasse endemic to the Marshall Islands, reaching about 6 cm and feeding on zooplankton.
- Naoko's Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus naokoae is a reef-associated labrid from the eastern Indian Ocean off Sumatra, listed as Vulnerable by the IUCN.
- Yellow-Banded Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus luteovittatus, the yellowband wrasse, is a zooplankton-feeding labrid from the central Pacific kept in reef aquaria.
- Pink-Banded Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus roseafascia, the pink-banded fairy wrasse, is a deeper-water reef labrid first recorded from New Caledonia.
- Lined Fairy Wrasse Care GuideCirrhilabrus lineatus, the purplelined wrasse, is a reef-associated labrid from the south-western Pacific kept in marine aquaria.
- 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
- 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
- Rainbow Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres pictus is a small western Atlantic reef wrasse and protogynous hermaphrodite that feeds on invertebrates above the reef.
- 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.
- Argus Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres argus is a small Indo-Pacific reef wrasse with an eye-spotted ('argus') pattern, a carnivorous, sand-diving species kept in mari
- Radiant Wrasse Care GuideHalichoeres iridis is a small reef wrasse from the western Indian Ocean, reaching about 11.5 cm and living over sand and rubble on seaward r
- Black Velvet Angelfish Care GuideChaetodontoplus melanosoma is an Indo-West Pacific angelfish with a dark body and yellow tail, reaching about 20 cm.
- Vermiculated Angelfish Care GuideChaetodontoplus mesoleucus is a small Indo-West Pacific angelfish with a vermiculated pattern, reaching about 18 cm.
- Scribbled Angelfish Care GuideChaetodontoplus duboulayi is a marine angelfish from northern Australia and Indonesia, growing to about 28 cm.
- Apolemichthys xanthotis Care GuideApolemichthys xanthotis is a white-bodied marine angelfish of the Red Sea and northwestern Indian Ocean, feeding largely on sponges and bent
- Apolemichthys xanthurus Care GuideApolemichthys xanthurus is a cream-coloured Indian Ocean marine angelfish with a yellow tail, considered one of the hardier angelfishes in c
- Apolemichthys trimaculatus Care GuideApolemichthys trimaculatus is a yellow Indo-Pacific marine angelfish that feeds heavily on sponges and tunicates, making it demanding to kee