Marine

Birdbeak burrfish

Cyclichthys orbicularis

The Birdbeak Burrfish has a rounded body covered with short spines, each with a triangular base. …

Black scraper

Thamnaconus modestus

The body of the Black Scraper is elongated, elliptical in shape and covered with many small …

Black-blotched porcupinefish

Diodon liturosus

The body of the Black-blotched porcupinefish is elongated with a spherical head and large, round, forward-projecting …

Blackspotted puffer

Arothron nigropunctatus

Their body is oval and relatively elongated, covered with barbs. The skin is not covered with …

Bluetail trunkfish

Ostracion cyanurus

Females of the bluetail trunkfish have a slightly concave dorsal profile of the head, whereas males …

Camel cowfish

Tetrosomus gibbosus

Camel cowfish are characterized by the presence of a carapace, a hard upper shell formed by …

Clown triggerfish

Balistoides conspicillum

Body wedge-shaped, flat, high, keel semicircular. Head large, mouth small, with 8 large teeth on each …

Flathead grey mullet

Mugil cephalus

Body elongate, thick, semi-cylindrical, covered with large ctenoid scales. There are 39-45 transverse rows of scales …

Fringed filefish

Monacanthus ciliatus

The fringed filefish is a laterally compressed fish with a deeply curved body and a fold …

Golden grey mullet

Chelon auratus

The body is elongated, low, barely compressed at the sides and covered with large scales. The …

Honeycomb filefish

Cantherhines pardalis

Honeycomb filefish get their name from their rough, non-crossing scales with small spines on them. Their …

Indian triggerfish

Melichthys indicus

This species should not be confused with Melichthys niger, which is often mistaken for Indian Triggerfish. …

Lagoon triggerfish

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

They have a tall, elongated body that is flattened at the sides. The head is triangular …

Largescale triggerfish

Canthidermis macrolepis

The body of the largescale triggerfish is short, compressed laterally, and deep, but thinner than that …

Leaping mullet

Chelon saliens

Body elongated, cylindrical. Head broad, width of interorbital space approximately equal to width of mouth; snout …

Long-spine porcupinefish

Diodon holocanthus

They have an elongated, rounded body with smooth skin covered with long, sharp spines that are …

Mullet

Mugil cephalus, Mugil curema

The striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) has a bluish-gray or green coloration along the back, turning to …

Orange-lined triggerfish

Balistapus undulatus

This species is characterized by the following features: anterior part of the eye without an elongated …

Papuan toby

Canthigaster papua

This species can be confused with Canthigaster solandri. It has an elongated body that tapers sharply …

Redtoothed triggerfish

Odonus niger

The body is diamond shaped, slightly flattened at the sides. Tail bifurcated, very long, often with …

Reef triggerfish

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

The body shape of these fish is similar to an oval. The snout is elongated and …

Spot-fin porcupinefish

Diodon hystrix

The body of the spot-fin porcupinefish is elongated with smooth skin covered with long, sharp spines …

Titan triggerfish

Balistoides viridescens

They get their name from the fixation mechanism used to hold the dorsal spine in place. …

Valentin's sharpnose puffer

Canthigaster valentini

Valentin's sharpnose puffer is slightly compressed at the sides.