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Acanthuridae	Tangs and surgeonfishes	Common name & details
	*Acanthurus olivaceus*	Orangeband surgeonfish (Fiji)
	Acanthurus pyriferus	Mimic surgeonfish (Fiji)
	*Paracanthurus hepatus*	Blue tang (captive)
	*Zebrasoma flavescens*	Yellow tang (captive)



Anablepidae	Four-eyed fish	Common name & details
	*Anableps anableps*	Four-eyed fish


Aplodactylidae	Marblefishes	Common name & details
	*Aplodactylus arctidens*	Marblefish (New Zealand)
	*Aplodactylus etheridgii*	Notch-head marblefish (New Zealand)





Apogonidae	Cardinalfishes	Common name & details
	Apogon apogonoides	Goldbelly cardinalfish (Fiji)
	Apogon aureus	Ringtailed cardinalfish
	Apogon compressus	Ochre-striped cardinalfish
	Apogon cyanosoma	Yellow-striped cardinalfish (Fiji)
	*Apogon exostigma*	Narrow-stripe cardinalfish (Fiji)
	*Apogon kallopterus*	Iridescent cardinalfish (Fiji)
	*Apogon leptacanthus*	Threadfin cardinalfish
	Apogon multilineatus	Many-lined cardinalfish
	Apogon nigrofasciatus	Blackstripe cardinalfish (Sulawesi)
	Cheilodipterus isostigmus	Toothy cardinalfish
	Cheilodipterus macrodon	Tiger cardinalfish (Fiji)
	Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus	Fivelined cardinalfish
	*Rhabdamia gracilis*	Slender cardinalfish (Fiji)
	Sphaeramia nematoptera	Pajama cardinalfish


Balistidae	Triggerfishes	Common name & details
	*Balistapus undulatus*	Orange-lined triggerfish (Fiji)
	*Balistoides conspicillum*	Clown triggerfish (Fiji)
	*Balistoides viridescens*	Titan triggerfish (Fiji)
	Melichthys vidua	Pinktail triggerfish (Fiji)
	*Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus*	Yellowmargin triggerfish (Fiji)
	Sufflamen bursa	Scythe triggerfish (Fiji)
	*Sufflamen chrysopterum*	Halfmoon triggerfish (Fiji)

Berycidae	Alfonsinos	Common name & details
	*Centroberyx affinis*	Golden snapper






Blenniidae	Blennies	Common name & details
	Camouflage blenny	Fiji
	Escenius? blenny	Fiji
	*Plagiotremus laudandus*	Fijian fangblenny




Bothidae	Lefteye flounders	Common name & details
	*Arnoglossus scapha*	Witch (New Zealand)
	*Bothius mancus*	Peacock flounder (Fiji)
	*Paralichthys tropicus*	Tropical flounder (Belize)




Caesionidae	Fusiliers	Common name & details
	*Caesio teres*	Blue and yellow fusilier (Fiji)
	*Pterocaesio trilineata*	Threestripe fusilier





Callionymidae	Dragonets	Common name & details
	Dragonet	Dragonet (Sulawesi)


Carangidae	Jacks & Trevallies	Common name & details
	*Caranx melampygus*	Bluefin trevally (Fiji)
	*Caranx sexfasciatus*	Bigeye trevally (Sulawesi)





Centropomidae	Snooks and glassfishes	Common name & details
	*Centropomus unidecimalis*	Snook





Ceratodontidae	Australian lungfish	Common name & details
	Neoceratodus forsteri	Australian lungfish


Chaetodontidae	Butterflyfishes	Common name & details
	Chaetodon auriga	Threadfin butterflyfish (Fiji)
	Chaetodon baronessa	Eastern triangular butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chaetodon bennetti*	Eclipse butterflyfish (Fiji)
	Chaetodon capistratus	Foureye Butterflyfish (Belize)
	*Chaetodon citrinellus*	Speckled butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chaetodon ephippium*	Saddled butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chaetodon kleinii*	Blacklip butterflyfish (Fiji)
	Chaetodon mertensii	butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chaetodon plebeius*	butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chaetodon punctofasciatus*	Spot-banded butterflyfish (Fiji)
	Chaetodon reticulatus	Reticulated butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chaetodon ulietensis*	Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish (Fiji)
	Chaetodon unimaculatus	Teardrop butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chaetodon vagabundus*	Vagabond butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Chelmon rostratus*	Long-beaked coralfish (Captive, Denver Zoo)
	Forcipiger flavissimus	Long-nose butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Hemitaurichthys polylepis*	Pyramid butterflyfish (Fiji)
	*Heniochus chrysostomus*	Pennant bannerfish (Fiji)
	*Heniochus diphreutes*	Schooling bannerfish (Fiji)
	Heniochus monoceros	Masked bannerfish (Fiji)

Characidae	Characins	Common name & details
	*Astyanax mexicanus*	Blind cave fish (Captive)







Cheimarrichthyidae	Torrentfish	Common name & details
	*Cheimarrichthys forsteri*	Torrentfish (New Zealand)






Cirrhitidae	Hawkfishes	Common name & details
	*Cirrhitichthys falco*	Dwarf hawkfish
	*Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus*	Pixy hawkfish (Fiji)
	*Oxycirrhites typus*	Longnose hawkfish on seafan
	Paracirrhites arcatus	Arc-eyed hawkfish
	*Paracirrhites forsteri*	Freckled hawkfish


Cyprinodontidae	Pupfishes or toothcarps	Common name & details
	Cyprinodon pecosensis	Pecos pupfish (USA endangered)





Diodontidae	Porcupinefishes	Common name & details
	*Diodon liturosus*	Black-blotched porcupinefish






Eleotridae	Gudgeons and sleepers	Common name & details
	*Gobiomorphus huttoni*	Red-finned bully






Galaxiidae	Galaxiids	Common name & details
	Galaxias argenteus	Giant kokopu (New Zealand)
	Galaxias brevipinnis	Koaro (New Zealand)
	Galaxias maculatus	Inanga (New Zealand)
	Whitebait	Juvenile galaxiids, local New Zealand delicacy


Gobiesocidae	Clingfishes	Common name & details
	*Discotrema crinophila*	Crinoid clingfish (Fiji)
	Gastrocyathus gracilis	Slender clingfish (New Zealand)
	*Gastroscyphus hectoris*	Hector's clingfish (New Zealand)
	Haplocylix littoreus	Giant clingfish (New Zealand)
	*Trachelochismus melobesia*	Striped clingfish (New Zealand)


Gobiidae	Gobies	Common name & details
	Ambyeleotris guttatus	Spotted shrimp goby (Sulawesi)
	Ambyeleotris randalli	Randall's shrimp goby (Fiji)
	*Bryaninops dianneae*	Fijian sponge goby
	Bryaninops yongei	Seawhip goby
	*Coryphopterus glaucofraenum*	Bridled goby (Belize)
	*Coryphopterus hyalinus* or *personatus*	Glass or masked goby (Belize)
	*Coryphopterus lipernes*	Peppermint goby (Belize)
	*Eviota smaragdus*	Ear-spot pygmy goby (Fiji)
	Gnatholepis cauerensis	Sand goby (Sulawesi)
	Gobiosoma illecebrosum	Barsnout goby (Cozumel)
	*Gobiosoma oceanops*	Neon goby (Belize)
	*Luposicya lupus*	Pair with eggs (Solomon Islands)
	Pleurosicya sp.	Pink sponge goby (Sulawesi)
	Redigobius leveri	Lever's Fijian goby (Fiji, endemic freshwater)
	Sicyopus zosterophorum	Freshwater goby (Fiji)
	Signigobius biocellatus	Signal goby (Solomon Islands)
	Trimma benjamini	Benjamin's goby
	*Valenciennea decora*	Goby pair (Fiji)

Grammatidae	Basslets	Common name & details
	*Gramma loreto*	Basslet (Belize)






Haemulidae	Grunts & Sweetlips	Common name & details
	*Haemulon flavolineatum*	French grunt (Belize)
	Haemulon sp. juveniles	Juvenile grunts (Belize)
	*Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides*	Many-spotted sweetlips
	*Plectorhincus picus*	Dotted sweetlips (Fiji)
	Plectorhincus vittatus	Oriental sweetlips (Fiji)


Holocentridae	Soldierfishes and Squirrelfishes	Common name & details
	*Holocentrus rufus*	Long-spine squirrelfish (Belize)
	*Myripristis berndti*	Big-scale soldierfish (Fiji)
	*Myripristis violacea*	Violet soldierfish (Fiji)
	*Myripristis vittata*	White-tip soldierfish (Fiji)
	Neoniphon sammara	Spotfin soldierfish (Fiji)
	Sargocentrum caudimaculatum	Tailspot squirrelfish (Fiji)
	*Sargocentrum spiniferum*	Sabre squirrelfish (Fiji)
	Sargocentrum violaceum	Violet squirrelfish (Fiji)

Kyphosidae	Drummers	Common name & details
	*Atypichthys latus*	Mado (New Zealand)
	*Scorpis lineolatus*	Sweep (New Zealand)

Labridae	Wrasses	Common name & details
	*Bodianus loxozonus*	Blackfin hogfish (Fiji)
	Bodianus rufus	Spanish hogfish (Belize)
	*Bodianus vulpinus*	Red pigfish (captive) New Zealand
	*Cheilinus chlorourus*	Floral wrasse (Fiji)
	*Choerodon fasciatus*	Harlequin tuskfish (captive Denver Zoo)
	*Coris aygula*	Clown cloris (captive Denver Zoo)
	*Epibulus insidiator*	Slingjaw wrasse (Fiji)
	Halichoeres garnoti	Yellowhead wrasse (Belize)
	*Halichoeres hortulanus*	Checkerboard wrasse
	*Hemigymnus fasciatus*	Barred thicklip (Fiji)
	*Lachnolaimus maximus*	Hogfish (Belize)
	*Notolabrus fucicola*	Banded wrasse (New Zealand)
	*Oxycheilinus digrammus*	Linecheeked wrasse (Fiji)
	*Pseudolabrus miles*	Scarlet wrasse (New Zealand)
	*Pseudolabrus ocellatus*	Spotty (New Zealand)
	*Thalassoma lutescens*	Sunset wrasse (Fiji)

Lethrinidae	Emperors & Breams	Common name & details
	*Gnathodentex aureolineatus*	Striped large-eye bream (Fiji)
	Monotaxis grandoculis	Humpnose bigeye bream (Fiji)





Lutjanidae	Snappers	Common name & details
	*Lutjanus apodus*	Schoolmaster (Belize)
	Lutjanus biguttatus	Two-spot snapper (Fiji)
	Lutjanus kasmira	Bluestripe snapper (Fiji)
	*Lutjanus quinquelineatus*	Five-lined snapper (Fiji)
	*Macolor macularis*	Midnight snapper (Fiji)


Macrorhamphosidae	Bellowsfishes or Snipe fishes	Common name & details
	*Notopogon lillei*	Crested bellowsfish


Monacanthidae	Filefishes and leatherjackets	Common name & details
	*Cantherines macrocerus*	Whitespotted filefish (Belize)
	*Chaetodermis pencilligera*	Leafy filefish (Captive)
	Oxymonacanthus longirostris	Longnose filefish
	*Paraluteres prionurus*	Mimic filefish



Monocentridae	Pineconefishes and pineapplefishes	Common name & details
	*Cleidopus gloriamaris*	Pineconefish (captive, Denver Zoo)


Mullidae	Goatfishes	Common name & details
	Goatfish at night	Goatfish at night (Fiji)
	*Mulloidichthys vanicolensis*	Yellowfin goatfish (Fiji)
	Parupeneus barberinoides	Bicolor goatfish (Fiji)
	Parupeneus barbarinus	Dash-dot goatfish (Fiji)
	Parupeneus bifasciatus	Double bar goatfish (Fiji)
	*Parupeneus ciliatus*	Cardinal goatfish (Fiji)
	Parupeneus multifasciatus	Manybar goatfish (Fiji)
	Parupeneus pleurostigma	Sidespot goatfish (Fiji)

Muraenidae		Common name & details
	*Gymnothorax javanicus*	Giant moray
	Gymnothorax meleagris	Whitemouthed moray eel (Fiji)
	Gymnothorax moringa	Spotted moray eel (Mexico)
	Rhinomuraena quaesita	Blue ribbon eel or leafnose moray


Nemipteridae	Coral bream	Common name & details
	*Scolopsis bilineatus*	Bridled monocle bream (Fiji)
	*Scolopsis trilineatus*	Three-lined monocle bream (Fiji)





Ogcocephalidae	Batfish	Common name & details
	*Ogcocephalus nasutus*	Shortnosed batfish, Glover's Reef, Belize





Ophichthidae	Snake Eels	Common name & details
	*Myrichthys breviceps*	Sharptail eel (Belize)






Opistognathidae	Jawfishes or smilers	Common name & details
	*Opistognathus aurifrons*	Yellowheaded jawfish (Belize)
	Opistognathus sp.	Yellowbarred jawfish (Sulawesi)





Ostraciidae	Boxfishes	Common name & details
	*Lactoria cornuta*	Longhorn cowfish (captive, Denver Zoo)
	*Lactophrys polygonia*	Honeycomb cowfish (Belize)
	*Ostracion meleagris*	Spotted boxfish, (Fiji)




Pempheridae	Sweepers	Common name & details
	*Pempheris oualensis*	Copper sweeper (Fiji)






Percichthyidae	Temperate perches	Common name & details
	*Maccullochella peelii*	Murray River cod






Percophidae	Opalfishes and duckbills	Common name & details
	Hemerocoetes sp.	Opalfish (New Zealand)






Pholodichthyidae	Convict blennies	Common name & details
	*Pholidichthys leucotaenia*	Engineer goby






Pinguipedidae	Sandperches	Common name & details
	Parapercis colias	Blue cod (New Zealand)
	*Parapercis hexophthlama*	Speckled sandperch (Fiji)
	*Parapercis schauinslandi*	Red-spotted sandperch (Fiji)




Platycephalidae	Flatheads	Common name & details
	*Cymbacephalus beauforti*	Crocodilefish





Pleuronectidae	Righteye flounders	Common name & details
	Samariscus triocellatus	Threespot flounder






Plotosidae	Marine catfish	Common name & details
	Plotosus lineatus	Striped catfish (juveniles, Fiji)





Poecilidae	Livebearers	Common name & details
	Gambusia affinis	Mosquitofish





Pomacanthidae	Angelfishes	Common name & details
	Centropyge bicolor	Bicolor angelfish (Fiji)
	Holacanthus ciliaris	Queen angelfish (Belize)
	*Pomacanthus imperator*	Imperial angelfish (captive)
	*Pomacanthus semicirculatus*	Semicircle angelfish juvenile (Fiji)
	*Pygoplites diacanthus*	Regal angelfish (Fiji)


Pomacentridae	Damelfishes and anemonefishes (clownfishes)	Common name & details
	Abudefduf sexfasciatus	Scissortail sergeant (Fiji)
	*Amblyglyphidodon aureus*	Golden damsel (Fiji)
	*Amblyglyphidodon leucogaster*	White-belly damsel (Fiji)
	*Amphiprion chrysopterus*	Orange-finned anemonefish (Fiji)
	*Amphiprion clarkii*	Clark's anemonefish (Sulawesi)
	Amphiprion melanopus	Red and black anemonefish, Fijian variant
	*Amphiprion perideraion*	Pink anemonefish (Fiji)
	*Chromis cyanea*	Blue chromis (Glover's Reef, Belize)
	*Chrysiptera taupou*	South Seas devil (Fiji)
	*Dasycyllus trimaculatus*	Three spot damsel, adult (Fiji)
	Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus	Johnston damsel (Fiji)
	Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus	Jewel damsel (Fiji)
	*Pomacentrus nigromanus*	Goldback damsel (Fiji)
	Pomacentrus vaiuli	Princess damsel (Fiji)
	*Stegastes leucostictus*	Beaugregory (Glover's Reef. Belize)
	*Stegastes planifrons*	Threespot damselfish (Glover's Reef, Belize)

Priacanthidae	Bigeyes	Common name & details
	Priacanthus hamrur	Crescent-tailed bigeye (Fiji)






Protopteridae	African lungfishes	Common name & details
	*Protopterus annectens*	African lungfish






Psychrolutidae	Toadfishes, fathead sculpins or fatheads	Common name & details
	Neophrynichthys latus	Dark toadfish





Scaridae	Parrotfishes	Common name & details
	*Scarus forsteri*	Bluepatch parrotfish (Fiji)
	*Scarus ghobban*	Blue-barred parrotfish (Fiji)
	*Scarus rubroviolaceus*	Redlip parrotfish (Fiji)
	*Scarus taeniopterus*	Princess parrotfish (Belize)
	*Sparisoma aurofrenatum*	Redband parrotfish (Belize)
	*Sparisoma viride*	Stoplight parrotfish (Belize)

Sciaenidae	Drums	Common name & details
	*Equetus punctatus*	Spotted drum (Belize)
	*Sciaenops ocellatus*	Red drum or Redfish





Scorpaenidae	Scorpionfishes, lionfishes & stonefishes	Common name & details
	Helicolenus percoides	Jock Stewart or sea perch
	Pterois volitans	Lionfish
	Scorpaena cardinalis	Northern scorpionfish
	Scorpaena papillosa	New Zealand scorpionfish
	Scorpaenopsis oxycephala	Tasseled scorpionfish
	*Scorpaenodes diabolus*	Devil scorpionfish
	Taenianotus triacanthus	Leaf scorpionfish

Serranidae	Cods and basslets	Common name & details
	*Caesioperca lepidoptera*	Butterfly perch
	Cephalopholis spiloparaea	Strawberry grouper
	*Epinephalus fulvus*	Coney (Belize)
	*Epinephalus guttatus*	Red hind (Belize)
	*Epinephalus striatus*	Nassau grouper and neon goby (Belize)
	*Hypoplectrodes huntii*	Banded perch (New Zealand)
	Hypoplectrus unicolor *("puella")*	Barred hamlet (Belize)
	Hypoplectrus unicolor *("nigricans")*	Black hamlet (Belize)
	Hypoplectrus unicolor *('indigo")*	Indigo hamlet (Belize)
	*Lepidoperca tasmanica*	Wavy-lined perch
	Mycteroperca bonaci	Black grouper (Bahamas)
	*Pseudanthias pascalus*	Purple queen anthias
	Pseudanthias pleurotaenia	Squarespot anthias
	*Pseudanthias squamipinnis*	Scalefin anthias
	*Rypticus saponaceus*	Greater soapfish (Bahamas)
	*Serranocirrhitus latus*	Hawk anthias
	*Serranus tigrinus*	Harlequin bass (Belize)

Siganidae	Rabbitfishes	Common name & details
	*Siganus uspi*	Bicolor rabbitfish (Fiji)






Soleidae	True soles (sounds like a revival meeting)	Common name & details
	*Peltorhamphus novaezeelandiae*	Common sole, patiki





Syngnathidae	Seahorses, pipefish and seadragons	Common name & details
	*Hippocampus abdominalis*	Bigbelly seahorse (Australia and New Zealand)
	Hippocampus bargibanti	Pygmy seahorse (Indonesia)
	*Solegnathus spinosissimus*	Spiny seadragon (Fiordland, New Zealand)
	Solestomus paradoxus	Ornate ghost pipefish (Indonesia)


Synodontidae	Lizardfishes or grinners	Common name & details
	*Synodus intermedius*	Sand diver (Belize)
	*Synodus variegatus*	Reef lizardfish (Fiji)





Tetraodontidae	Pufferfishes	Common name & details
	*Arothron hispidus*	White-spotted puffer (Fiji)
	*Arothron mappa*	Map puffer (Fiji)
	*Arothron nigropunctatus*	Blackspotted puffer (Fiji)
	*Arothron stellatus*	Star puffer (Sulawesi)
	Canthigaster valentini	Black-saddled toby (Fiji)


Tripterygidae	Triplefins	Common name
	Forsterygion flavonigrum	Yellow-black triplefin
	Forsterygion malcolmi	Mottled triplefin
	*Notoclinops segmentatus*	Blue-eyed triplefin
	*Notoclinops yaldwyni*	Yaldwyn's triplefin
	*Obliquichthys maryannae*	Oblique swimming triplefin

Uranoscopidae	Stargazers	Common name
	*Genyagnus monopterygius*	Spotted stargazer or kourepoua