Bony Fish Collection (#48)

Giant moray eel and cleaner wrasse
Giant moray eel (Gymnothorax javanicus) with a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus, by eels mouth). Cleaner wrasses remove parasites from the bodies of other fish

Rusty parrotfish (Scarus ferrugineus) grazing on corals. Parrotfish are named for their parrot-like beak, which consists of numerous teeth arranged in a tightly packed group

Longfin bannerfish and soft corals
Longfin bannerfish (Heniochus acuminatus) and soft corals. This fish, also known as the pennant coralfish, inhabits deeper parts of seaward reef slopes

Moontail bullseye on a wreck
Moontail bullseye (Priacanthus hamrur) on a wreck. This fish inhabits coral reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region. It is able to change colour, from silver to orange, in a matter of seconds

Lyretail anthias and fusiliers
Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis, centre) and fusiliers (top) on a coral reef. The lyretail anthias is also known as the sea goldie

Red Sea bannerfish and soft corals
Red Sea bannerfish (Heniochus intermedius) with soft corals on a reef. This fish inhabits coral reefs in the tropical western Indian Ocean, including the Red Sea

Golden damselfish and cleaner wrasse
Golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus, yellow) with a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus). This species of damselfish inhabits reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region

Lyretail anthias and featherstar
Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) and a crinoid or featherstar (bottom) on a coral reef. The lyretail anthias is also known as the sea goldie

Crown squirrelfish (Sargocentron diadema). This fish is found in the tropical Indo-Pacific. It reaches a length of 15 to 25 centimetres. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Parrotfish (Scarus sp.) on a coral reef. Parrotfish are named for their parrot-like beak, which consists of numerous teeth arranged in a tightly packed group

Star pufferfish and cleaner wrasse
Star pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) being cleaned by a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus, between eyes). Cleaner wrasses remove parasites from the bodies of other fish

Lyretail anthias female
Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) female. This fish is also known as the sea goldie. It can reach up to 15 centimetres in length and is found throughout the Indo-West Pacific region

Star pufferfish and cleaner wrasse
Star pufferfish (Arothron stellatus) being cleaned by a bluestreak cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus, lower left). Cleaner wrasses remove parasites from the bodies of other fish

Scribbled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) over coral, with sweeper fish (Parapriacanthus sp.) in the background. This filefish is found on reefs worldwide

Scissor-tailed fusilier fish
Scissor-tailed fusilier (Caesio caerulaurea) fish at a cleaning station on a coral reef. This fish, also known as the blue-and-gold fusilier

Lyretail anthias fish
Lyretail anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) fish amongst coral, sponges and crinoids. This fish is also known as the sea goldie

Slender grouper fish on soft coral
Slender grouper (Anyperodon leucogrammicus, centre) lying on pulsing xenia (Xenia sp.) coral. Photographed off Indonesia

Palette surgeonfish over coral
Juvenile palette surgeonfish (Paracanthurus hepatus), at centre (blue), and many reticulated dascyllus fish (Dascyllus reticulatus) swimming over table coral

Snappers over coral
Golden lined snappers (Lutjanus rufolineatus) and juvenile bluelined snappers (Lutjanus kasmira) swimming over table coral. Photographed off Bali, Indonesia

Reticulated dascyllus fish (Dascyllus reticulatus) with a cleaner wrasse (Labroides dimidiatus) at upper left. Photographed off Rinca, Indonesia

Feathertail stingray (Pastinachus sephen) with cleaner wrasses (Labroides dimidiatus). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Golden lined snappers over coral
Golden lined snappers (Lutjanus rufolineatus) swimming over table coral. Photographed off Bali, Indonesia

Convict blenny school
Convict blenny (Pholidichthys leucotaenia) school of juveniles. Convict blennies inhabit shallow tropical coastal reefs and lagoons. Photographed in Papua New Guinea

Sea fan and schooling snappers (family Lutjanidae, yellow). Sea fans are colonies of tiny coral organisms (polyps) that build hard structures around themselves for protection and support

Anthias in soft coral
Anthias (subfamily Anthiinae) in soft coral (order Alcyonacea). Photographed off Kapalai, Sabah, Malaysia

Scarred tail of a yellow boxfish
Scarred tail of a Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Tobies (Canthigaster sp.). This fish is usually found in pairs on sandy bays or lagoon bottoms in tropical oceans. Photographed off Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia

Devil scorpionfish (Inimicus didactylus) camouflaged on the seabed. This fish is found in the Indo-west Pacific. It lays in wait on the seabed until its prey, a small fish

Yellow boxfish (Ostracion cubicus). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Variegated lizard fish (Synodus variegatus). This bottom-dwelling fish leaps at its prey and swallows it whole. Photographed in the Andaman Sea, Thailand

Ornate ghost pipefish (Solenostomus paradoxus, centre) camouflaged against a crinoid. These fish grow up to 12 centimetres in length

Lined butterflyfish (Chaetodon lineolatus). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Moontail bullseyes on a wreck
Moontail bullseye (Priacanthus hamrur) fish on a wreck. Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

School of snappers
School of juvenile snappers (family Lutjanidae). Photographed off Mabul, Sabah, Malaysia

Streaked spinefoot fish (Siganus javus). Photographed in the Andaman Sea, Thailand

School of sweetlips. Yellow-ribbon (Plectorhinchus polytaenia) and blackspotted (Plectorhinchus gaterinus) sweetlips schooling over a coral reef

Yellow-axil chromis fish
Yellow-axil chromis (Chromis xanthochira) fish amongst soft coral (Siphonogorgia sp.). Photographed in Rinca, Indonesia

Coral hind groupers (Cephlopholis miniata) hiding in a gorgonian sea fan. Photographed in the Andaman Sea, Thailand

Threadfin butterflyfish (Chaetodon auriga). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Striped surgeonfish (Acanthurus lineatus) grazing on algae growing on a coral reef. Photographed off Bali, Indonesia

Golden damselfish (Amblyglyphidodon aureus, centre) by a gorgonian sea fan (left) on a coral reef. This species of damselfish inhabits reefs in the tropical Indo-Pacific region

Bigeye trevally fish
Bigeye trevally (Caranx sexfasciatus) shoal. Photographed in Sipadan, Malaysia

Bluefin trevally fish
Bluefin trevally (Caranx melampygus) fish following a hunting moray eel (dark grey). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

Grouper (subfamily Epinephelus) hiding in black coral. Photographed off Kapalai, Sabah, Malaysia

Coral reef community. Coral reefs are extensive and diverse marine ecosystems. Corals themselves are tiny animals that live in colonies

School of fusiliers (family Caesionidae). Photographed off Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua, Indonesia

Orange-spotted spinefoot fish
Orange-spotted spinefoot (Siganus guttatus) fish feeding. Photographed in the Andaman Sea, Thailand

Yellowbar angelfish (Pomacanthus maculosus). Photographed in the Red Sea, Egypt

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