Acanthurus chirurgus This pancake-shaped reef fish is blue-gray to brown colored
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Elops saurus This long, slender, silvery fish has elongated and pointed fins, including a deeply forked caudal (tail) fin. It grows to 3 feet long and 15 pounds, but although anglers sometimes enjoy catching ladyfish, it’s not considered to be very appealing to eat. Ladyfish are very tolerant of
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Lobotes surinamensis This flat, almond-shaped fish has large, round dorsal and anal fins that match the caudal (tail) fin, giving it its ‚tripletail‘ name. It has a triangular head, and as it ages, the forehead grows more dramatically concave. It’s a coastal tropical fish that prefers a solitary
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Cephalopholis fulva This elongated fish has a curved profile and large, round eyes above a pointed snout. It has several striking color phases including bright yellow, red, and bi-colored orange and tan, and usually it has mild to intense amount of speckles on its body. It prefers clear water and
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Acanthocybium solandri This very long fish has a beak-like snout filled with tiny serrated teeth, several small fins along its dorsal ventral ridges, trailing off with a series of finlets, and then a sharply forked caudal fin. It usually grows to between 3 and 5 feet long, but has been measured a
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Balistes vetula These colorful, oval-shaped fish are popular aquarium attractions. They can dart into crevasses when threatened, and lock their dorsal fin in place to prevent predators from pulling them out. They also can produce an audible warning from special membranes, warning other fish to ke
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Sciaenops ocellatus This large, elongated near-shore fish is a dark copper to pale silver color, with a distinct eye spot at the tail. It is very tolerant of water temperature variations as well as salinity levels so it ranges in a wide variety of habitats from surf zones and seagrass beds to est
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Acanthurus bahianus This oval-shaped tropical reef fish is a popular aquarium and bait fish. It is sometimes offered as a fresh catch locally, but handle with care if catching because of the sharp spine hidden in the caudal peduncle (narrow area just before the tail). These vegetarians pla
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It is a green-blue from above, and mostly silvery white except for brassy spots and
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generally silvery white or cream, with touches of bronze or yellow, and striped with blue
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