Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

By Common Name | By Category | By Scientific Names
A
Ablabys taenianotus
Ablennes hians
Abudefduf abdominalis
          saxatilis
          sordidus
          taurus
          vaigiensis
Acanthaster planci
Acanthemblemaria aspera
          maria
          spinosa
Acanthopleura granulata
Acanthostracion polygonius
          quadricornis
Acanthurus achilles
          bahianus
          chirurgus
          coeruleus
          dussumieri
          leucopareius
          nigricans
          nigrofuscus
          nigroris
          olivaceus
          pyroferus
          triostegus
          xanthopterus
Acetabularia calyculus
          crenulata
Acropora cervicornis
          palmata
          subulata
Actinoporus elegans
Actinopyga mauritiana
          miliaris
          obesa
Aegires minor
Aetobatus narinari
Agaricia agaricites f. danai
          agaricities f.
          fragilis
          grahamae
          humilis
          lamarcki
          tenuifolia
Agelas cerebrum
          citrina
          clathrodes
          conifera
          tubulata
          wiedenmayeri
Aiolochroia crassa
Aka coralliphaga
Albula vulpes
Alpheus spp.
Aluterus scriptus
Amblycirrhitus pinos
Amblyglyphidodon aureus
          curacao
          leucogaster
Amblygobius rainfordi
Amphimedon compressa
Amphiprion chrysopterus
          clarkii
          melanopus
          ocellaris
          perideraion
Analcidometra armata
Anamobaea orstedii
Anampses meleagrides
Ancylomenes magnificus
Aniculus hopperae
Anilocra sp./Renocila sp.
Anisotremus surinamensis
          virginicus
Antennarius commerson
Antipathes atlantica
          griggi
          lenta
          n. sp.
          pennacea
Aplidium sp.
Aplysia dactylomela
Aplysina archeri
          cauliformis
          fistularis
          fulva
          lacunosa
Apogon aureus
          cyanosoma
          hoevenii
          kallopterus
          lachneri
          maculatus
          phenax
          taeniopterus
          townsendi
Arachnanthus nocturnus
Archamia fucata
          zosterophora
Ardeadoris egretta
Ariosoma scheelei
Arothron caeruleopunctatus
          hispidus
          manilensis
          mappa
          meleagris
          nigropunctatus
          stellatus
Ascidia sydneiensis
Astichopus multifidus
Astropecten duplicatus
Astrophyton muricatum
Atriolum robustum
Aulostomus chinensis
          maculatus
Aurelia aurita
B
Balistapus undulatus
Balistes vetula
Balistoides viridescens
Bartholomea annulata
Bispira brunnea
          variegata
Bodianus albotaeniatus
          diana
          mesothorax
          rufus
Bohadschia argus
          paradoxa
          sp. 1
Bolbometopon muricatum
Bothus lunatus
          ocellatus
          pantherinus
Brachycarpus biunguiculatus
Branchiomma nigromaculata
Briareum asbestinum
Bryaninops amplus
Bunodosoma cavernata
C
Caesio teres
Calamus bajonado
          calamus
          pennatula
Calcinus c.f. elegans
          haigae
          laurentae
          lineapropodus
          minutus
          seurati
          tibicen
Calliactis polypus
Callinectes ornatus
          sapidus
Callyspongia plicifera
          vaginalis
Calotomus carolinus
Cantherhines dumerilii
          macrocerus
          pullus
Canthidermis sufflamen
Canthigaster amboinensis
          bennetti
          epilampra
          jactator
          papua
          rostrata
          valentini
Carangoides bartholomaei
          ruber
Caranx crysos
          latus
          lugubris
          melampygus
Carcharhinus perezii
Caretta caretta
Carijoa riisei
Carpilius convexus
          corallinus
Cassiopea frondosa
          xamachana
Cassis tuberosa
Caulerpa serrulata
Cenometra bella
Centropyge argi
          bispinosa
          potteri
Cephalopholis argus
          cruentata
          fulva
          leopardus
          miniata
          urodeta
Chaetodipterus faber
Chaetodon auriga
          bennetti
          capistratus
          citrinellus
          ephippium
          fremblii
          kleinii
          lunula
          lunulatus
          melannotus
          miliaris
          multicinctus
          ocellatus
          octofasciatus
          ornatissimus
          oxycephalus
          punctatofasciatus
          quadrimaculatus
          rafflesii
          reticulatus
          sedentarius
          striatus
          trifascialis
          unimaculatus
          vagabundus
Chalinula nematifera
Charonia tritonis
          variegata
Charybdis hawaiensis
Cheilinus fasciatus
          undulatus
Cheilodipterus quinquelineatus
Chelidonura inornata
Chelonia mydas
Chilomycterus antennatus
Chiton squamosum
Chloeia flava
          fusca
Chlorurus spilurus
Choriaster granulatus
Chromis agilis
          amboinensis
          atripes
          cyanea
          hanui
          insolata
          margaritifer
          multilineata
          ovalis
          verater
Chromodoris annae
          coi
          elisabethina
          lochi
Chrysiptera oxycephala
Cinachyrella alloclada
          australiensis
Cinetorhynchus reticulatus
Cinetorhynehus manningi
Cirrhipathes anguina
          leutkeni
Cirrhitichthys aprinus
          oxycephalus
Cirrhitops fasciatus
Cirrhitus pinnulatus
Cirripectes obscurus
Cittarium pica
Clathrina canariensis
Clavelina picta
          puerto-secensis
          robusta
Clepticus parrae
Clibanarius tricolor
Cliona caribbaea
          delitrix
          langae
          varians
Colobocentrotus atratus
Colpophyllia natans
Comanthus suavia
Condylactis gigantea
Conger marginatus
Coris batuensis
          gaimard
Coryphopterus dicrus
          eidolon
          glaucofraenum
          lipernes
          personatus/hyalinus
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
Cosmocampus elucens
Cribrochalina vasculum
Cromileptes altivelis
Cryptodendrum adhaesivum
Ctenactis echinata
Ctenochaetus striatus
          strigosus
Cuapetes lacertae
Culcita novaeguineae
Cymbiola vespertilio
Cyphoma gibbosum
Cypraea cinerea
          gaskoini
          maculifera
          mauritiana
          tigris
D
Dardanus lagopodes
          megistos
          pedunculatus
          venosus
Dascyllus albisella
          aruanus
          reticulatus
          trimaculatus
Dasyatis americana
Davidaster discoidea
          rubiginosa
Dendostrea frons
Dendrochirus biocellatus
          zebra
Dendrogyra cylindrus
Dendronephthya spp.
Dercitus luteus
Desmapsamma anchorata
Diadema antillarum
Dichocoenia stokesi
Dictyosphaeria cavernosa
Dictyota sp.
Didemnum cf. moseleyi
          conchyliatum
          molle
Diodogorgia nodulifera
Diodon holocanthus
          hystrix
Diplastrella megastellata
Diploria clivosa
          labyrinthiformis
          strigosa
Dischistodus perspicillatus
Discosoma carlgreni
          sanctithomae
Distaplia corolla
Doryrhamphus dactyliophorus
      
E
Echeneis naucrates
          neucratoides
Echidna catenata
          nebulosa
Echinaster luzonicus
Echinometra lucunter
          mathaei
          oblonga
Echinostrephus aciculatus
Echinothrix calamaris
          diadema
Echnometra viridis
Ecsenius opsifrontalis
          yaeyamaensis
Ecteinascidia turbinata
Ectyoplasia ferox
Elacatinus dilepis
          evelynae
          genie
          horsti
          illecebrosus
          louisae
          multifasciatus
          oceanops
          randalli
          xanthiprora
Elagatis bipinnulata
Ellisella barbadensis
          elongata
Elysia crispata
Emblemariopsis signifer
Enchelycore carychroa
          nigricans
Enchelynassa canina
Enneanectes boehlkei
Enoplometopus occidentalis
Entacmaea quadricolor
Epicystis crucifer
Epinephelus fasciatus
          guttatus
          itajara
          merra
          polyphekadion
          striatus
Equetus lanceolatus
          punctatus
Eretmochelys imbricata
Erythropodium caribaeorum
Etisus splendidus
          utilis
Eucidaris tribuloides
Eudistoma obscuratum
          sp.
Eunicea mammosa
          spp.
Euphyllia ancora
Eurhamphaea vexilligera
Eurythoe complanata
Eusmilia fastiginia
Eviota pellucida
          prasites
Exyrias belissimus
F
Fasciolaria tulipa
Favia fragum
Filograna huxleyi
Fistularia commersonii
Flabellina engeli
          hamanni
Forcipiger flavissimus
          longirostris
Fromia monilis
Fungia concinna
          fungites
          granulosa
          scutaria
Fusigobius duospilus
G
Galaxaura sp.
Geodia neptuni
Gerres cinereus
Gibsmithia hawaiiensis
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Glossodoris cincta
          rufomarginata
          sedna
Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Gnatholepis thompsoni
Gomphosus varius
Gonioinfradens paucidentata
Gorgonia flabellum
          mariae
          ventalina
Gramma loreto
          melacara
Gymnangium longicauda
Gymnomuraena zebra
Gymnothorax breedeni
          eurostus
          fimbriatus
          flavimarginatus
          funebris
          javanicus
          melatremus
          meleagris
          miliaris
          moringa
          rueppellii
          thyrsoideus
          undulatus
          vicinus
H
Haemulon album
          aurolineatum
          carbonarium
          chrysargyreum
          flavolineatum
          macrostomum
          melanurum
          parra
          plumierii
          sciurus
Halgerda batangas
          terramtuentis
          tessellata
Halichoeres biocellatus
          bivittatus
          chrysus
          garnoti
          hortulanus
          maculipinna
          ornatissimus
          pictus
          radiatus
Halimeda copiosa
Halisarca sp.
Helcogramma striata
Helioceris cucullata
Hemiglyphidodon plagiometopon
Hemigymnus fasciatus
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Hemitaurichthys polylepis
Heniochus chrysostomus
          diphreutes
          varius
Hermodice carunculata
Heteractis crispa
          magnifica
Heterocentrotus mammillatus
Heteroconger longissimus
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Hiatodoris fellowsi
Himantura schmardae
Hippocampus reidi
Hippopus hippopus
Holacanthus bermudensis
          ciliaris
          tricolor
Holocentrus adscensionis
          rufus
Holothuria atra
          difficilis
          edulis
          floridana
          fuscogilva
          fuscopunctata
          mexicana
          thomasi
          turriscelsa
          whitmaei
Hymenocera picta
Hypoplectrus aberrans
          chlorurus
          gemma
          guttavarius
          indigo
          nigricans
          puella
          sp.
          unicolor
Hypselodoris marci
Hypsicomus sp.
I
Iciligorgia schrammi
Inermia vittata
Iniistius pavo
          pentadactylus
Inimicus didactylus
Iotrochota birotulata
Ircinia campana
          felix
          strobilina
Isognomon alatus
Isophyllastrea rigida
Isostichopus badionotus
Istigobius rigilius
J
Justitia longimanus
K
Kyphosus sandwicensis
          sectator/incisor
L
Labrisomus filamentosus
          nuchipinnis
Labroides dimidiatus
Lachnolaimus maximus
Lactophrys bicaudalis
          triqueter
Laticauda colubrina
Lebrunia coralligens
          danae
Leiuranus semicinctus
Leucandra aspera
Lima pellucida
          scabra
Limulus polyphemus
Linckia laevigata
          multifora
Linuche unguiculata
Liopropoma carmabi
          rubre
Lithopoma tectum
Lobophora variegata
Loimia medusa
Lucayablennius zingaro
Luidia alternata
Lutjanus analis
          apodus
          biguttatus
          buccanella
          cyanopterus
          fulvus
          griseus
          jocu
          kasmira
          mahogoni
          synagris
Lyncina leviathan
Lysiosquillina maculata
Lysmata amboinensis
          grabhami
          rathbunae
Lytechinus variegatus
M
Macolor macularis
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macrorhynchia philippia
          robusta
Madracis decactis
          mirabilis
Malacanthus plumieri
Malacoctenus aurolineatus
          boehlkei
          triangulatus
Manicina areolata
Manta alfredi
          birostris
Meandrina meandrites
Megalomma sp.
Megalops atlanticus
Melichthys niger
          vidua
Melithaea sp.
Meoma ventricosa
Micrognathus crinitus
Microspathodon chrysurus
Millepora Complanata
          alcicornis
Mithraculus forceps
Mithrax cinctimanus
          spinosissimus
Monacanthus tuckeri
Monanchora barbadensis
          unguifera
Monotaxis grandoculis
Montastraea annularis
          cavernosa
          faveolata
          franksi
Montipora capitata
Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
          martinicus
          vanicolensis
Mussa angulosa
Mycale laevis
          laxissima
Mycetophyllia aliciae
          ferox
          lamarckiana
Mycteroperca bonaci
          interstitialis
          tigris
          venenosa
Myrichthys breviceps
          ocellatus
Myriopathes ulex
Myripristis adusta
          amaena
          berndti
          jacobus
          kuntee
          violacea
          vittata
N
Narcine brasiliensis
Naso brevirostris
          lituratus
          unicornis
          vlamingii
Nassarius papillosus
Nemaster grandis
Nemateleotris magnifica
Nembrotha cristata
          kubaryana
          milleri
Neofibularia nolitangere
Neoglyphidodon nigroris
          thoracotaeniatus
Neogonodactylus curacaoensis
Neoniphon marianus
          opercularis
          sammara
Neopetrolisthes maculatus
Nicella schmitti
Niphates digitalis
          erecta
Notaulax nudicollis
          occidentalis
O
Oceanapia bartschi
Octopus briareus
          cyanea
          vulgaris
Oculina diffusa
Ocyurus chrysurus
Odontodactylus scyllarus
Odonus niger
Ophidiaster guildingi
Ophioblennius atlanticus
Ophiocoma echinata
          paucigranulata
Ophioderma rubicundum
Ophiothrix reticulata
          suensonii
Opistognathus aurifrons
          macrognathus
Oreaster reticulatus
Ostracion meleagris
Oxycheilinus bimaculatus
          celebicus
          unifasciatus
Oxycirrhites typus
Oxycomanthus bennetti
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
      
P
Padina boergesenii
          jamaicensis
Paguristes cadenati
          punticeps
          sericeus
Paguritta kroppi
Palinurus versicolor
Palythoa caesia
          caribaeorum
Pandaros acanthifolium
Panulirus argus
          guttatus
          marginatus
          penicillatus
Paracirrhites arcatus
          forsteri
Paraluteres prionurus
Paranthias furcifer
Parapercis clathrata
          schauinslandii
Parazoanthus catenularis
          parasiticus
          puertoricense
          swiftii
Pareques acuminatus
Parribacus antarcticus
Parupeneus barberinus
          insularis
          multifasciatus
          pleurostigma
          porphyreus
Pearsonothuria graeffei
Pectinia paeonia
Pedum spondyloideum
Pempheris schomburgkii
Pennaria disticha
Percnon abbreviatum
          affine
          gibbesi
Periclimenes brevicarpalis
          pedersoni
          rathbunae
          sarasvati
          yucatanicus
Perophora modificata
Petrochirus diogenes
Peyssonnelia sp.
Phallusia julinea
Phanogenia gracilis
Phimochirus holthuisi
Phyllidia carlsonhoffi
          varicosa
Phyllidiella lizae
          nigra
          pustulosa
Phyllidiopsis striata
Phyllodesmium kabiranum
Phyllospongia lamellosa
Physogyra lichtensteini
Pinna carnea
Plagusia depressa
Plakortis angulospiculatus
Platax orbicularis
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
          lessonii
          vittatus
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
          lacrymatus
Plectropomus oligacanthus
Plerogyra sinuosa
Plexaurella flexuosa
          homomalla
          spp.
Plotosus lineatus
Pocillopora eydouxi
          meandrina
Podochela sp.
Polycarpa aurata
          pigmentata
          spongiabilis
Pomacanthus arcuatus
          imperator
          paru
          sexstriatus
          xanthometopon
Pomacentrus amboinensis
          moluccensis
          nigromanus
          pavo
          reidi
          vaiuli
Pomatostegus stellatus
Porites astreoides
          divaricata
          furcata
          porites
Portunus ordwayi
          sebae
          spinimanus
Priacanthus hamrur
Priolepis hipoliti
Prionocidaris hawaiiensis
Prognathodes aculeatus
Protula sp.
Psedoplexaura spp.
Pseudanthias hawaiiensis
          huchtii
          pleurotaenia
          tuka
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Pseudobiceros cf. dimidiatus
          pardalis
Pseudoboletia indiana
Pseudoceros bifurcus
          crozieri
          ferrugineus
          sapphirinus
          scriptus
Pseudocheilinus evanidus
          octotaenia
          tetrataenia
Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum
Pseudojuloides cerasinus
Pseudopaguristes kuekenthali
Pseudopterogorgia americana
          bipinnata
          spp.
Pseudorhombus dupliciocellatus
Pseudothyone belli
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Pteraeolidia ianthina
Ptereleotris evides
Pteria colymbus
Pterogorgia anceps
          guadalupensis
Pterois antennata
          radiata
          volitans
Pygoplites diacanthus
R
Reteporellina denticulata
          evelinae
Rhaphidophlus venosus
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
          rectangulus
          verrucosus
Rhinomuraena quaesita
Rhipocephalus phoenix
Rhodactis lucida
Rhopalaea abdminalis
          circula
Rhynchocinetes durbanensis
Ricordea florida
Rypticus saponaceus
          subbifrenatus
S
Sabellastarte magnifica
          spectabilis
Salarias fasciatus
          segmentatus
Salpa sp.
Sanopus splendidus
Sarcophyton spp.
Sargassum fluitans
          hystrix
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
          coruscum
          diadema
          microstoma
          spiniferum
          vexillarium
Saurida flamma
          gracilis
Scarus coelestinus
          coeruleus
          dubius
          guacamaia
          iserti
          psittacus
          rubroviolaceus
          schlegeli
          taeniopterus
          vetula
Scolopsis bilineata
          ciliata
          margaritifera
Scolymia cubensis/wellsi
          lacera
Scomberomorus regalis
Scopalina ruetzleri
Scorpaena plumieri
Scorpaenodes caribbaeus
Scorpaenopsis cacopsis
Scuticaria tigrina
Scyllarides aequinoctialis
          squammosus
Sebastapistes coniorta
Sepia latimanus
Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Seriatopora hystrix
Seriola rivoliana
Serranocirrhitus latus
Serranus baldwini
          tabacarius
          tigrinus
          tortugarum
Sertularella speciosa
Siderastrea radians
          siderea
Siganus corallinus
          puellus
Signigobius biocellatus
Smenospongia conulosa
Soleichthys heterorhinos
Solenostomus cyanopterus
          paradoxus
Solesnastrea bournoni
Sparisoma atomarium
          aurofrenatum
          chrysopterum
          rubripinne
          viride
Sphaeramia nematoptera
          orbicularis
Spheciospongia vagabunda
          vesparium
Sphoeroides spengleri
          testudineus
Sphyraena barracuda
Spirastrella coccinea
          hartmani
Spirobranchus sp.
Spondylus americanus
Stegastes adustus
          diencaeus
          leucostictus
          marginatus
          partitus
          planifrons
          variabilis
Stelletinopsis isis
Stenoplax purpurascens
Stenopus hispidus
          scutellatus
Stenorhynchus seticornis
Stephanocoenia intersepts
Stethojulis balteata
          bandanensis
Stichodactyla helianthus
          mertensii
Stichopus chloronotus
          horrens
          sp.
          vastus
Strombus costatus
          gigas
Strongylura notata
Stylaster roseus
Subergorgia mollis
Sufflamen bursa
          fraenatus
Svenzea zeai
Syacium micrurum
Symplegma viride
Synchiropus splendidus
Synodus intermedius
          saurus
          ulae
          variegatus
T
Taenianotus triacanthus
Telmatactis americana
Thalassoma bifasciatum
          duperrey
          lutescens
          purpureum
          trilobatum
Thelenota ananas
          anax
Thor amboinensis
Thuridilla bayeri
          picta
Thyroscyphus ramosus
Thysanozoon nigropapillosum
Tozeuma armatum
Trachinotus falcatus
          goodei
Trapezia bidentata
          rufopunctata
          tigrina
Trapezius flavopunctata
Trematooecia aviculifera
Triaenodon obesus
Tridacna crocea
          derasa
          gigas
          maxima
          squamosa
Trididemum solidum
Trimma cana
Tripneustes gratilla
          ventricosus
Tubastraea coccinea
          micranthus
Turbinaria ornata
Tursiops truncatus
U
Udotea sp.
Uranoscopus sulphureus
Urobatis jamaicensis
V
Ventricaria ventricosa
Verongula gigantea
          reiswigi
          rigida
Viatrix globulifera
W
Wrangelia penicillata
X
Xanthichthys auromarginatus
          ringens
Xestospongia muta
          rosariensis
Xyrichtys martinicensis
          novacula
          splendens
Z
Zanclus cornutus
Zebrasoma flavescens
          scopas
          veliferum
Zoanthus pulchellus