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African coris – Coris cuvieri
African torpedo wrasse juvenile – Pseudocoris occidentalis
Allen’s cardinalfish – Cheilodipterus alleni
Ambon toby – Canthigaster amboinensis
Arthritic spider conch – Harpago arthriticus
Bald glassy – Commerson’s glassy – Ambassis gymnocephalus
Banded sergeant – Abudefduf septemfasciatus
Barred flagtail – Fivebar flagtail – Kuhlia mugil
Barred goatfish – Parupeneus trifasciatus
Barred moray – Echidna polyzona
Barred thicklip wrasse – Hemigymnus fasciatus
Bengal snapper – Lutjanus bengalensis
Bicolor cleaner wrasse – Labroides bicolor
Bigeye trevally – Caranx sexfasciatus
Bigfin reef squid – Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Bird wrasse – Gomphosus varius
Bird wrasse – Gomphosus varius
Bird wrasse – Gomphosus varius
Black-backed butterflyfish – Chaetodon melannotus
Black pyramid butterflyfish – Hemitaurichthys zoster
Black sea urchin – Pot-hole urchin – Stomopneustes variolaris
Black triggerfish – Melichthys niger
Black-and-white snapper – Macolor niger
Black-and-white snapper juvenile – Macolor niger
Black-axil chromis – Chromis atripectoralis
Blackbar damsel – Plectroglyphidodon dickii
Black-blotched porcupinefish – Diodon liturosus
Blackeye thicklip wrasse – Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackeye thicklip wrasse – Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackfin grouper – Darkfin hind – Cephalopholis nigripinnis
Blackfin grouper – Cephalopholis nigripinnis
Blacksaddle coral grouper – Plectropomus laevis
Blacksaddle coral grouper dark variation – Plectropomus laevis
Blackspot sergeant – Abudefduf sordidus
Blackspot sergeant – Abudefduf sordidus
Blackspot sergeant – Abudefduf sordidus
Blackspot snapper – Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Blackspot snapper juvenile – Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Blackspotted sea cucumber – Pearsonothuria graeffei
Blackstreak surgeonfish – Eyeline surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigricauda
Blackstripe cardinalfish – Ostoshinchus nigrofasciatus
Blacktail chromis – Pycnochromis nigrurus
Blacktail chromis – Pycnochromis nigrurus
Blacktail sergeant – Abudefduf lorenzi
Blacktail snapper – Lutjanus fulvus
Blacktip grouper – Epinephelus fasciatus
Blacktip silverbiddy – Gerres oyena
Blacktip trevally – Caranx heberi
Bleeker’s parrotfish – Chlorurus bleekeri
Blotched fantail ray – Taeniurops meyeni
Blotcheye soldierfish – Myripristis murdjan
Blue-and-yellow fusilier – Caesio teres
Bluebarred parrotfish – Scarus ghobban
Bluedashed blenny – Bluedash rocksskipper – Blenniella paula
Bluefin trevally – Caranx melampygus
Blue-green chromis – Chromis viridis
Blue-green damsel – Pomacentrus callainus
Blueline wrasse – Stethojulis albovittata
Bluemoon parrotfish – Chlorurus atrilunula
Bluemoon parrotfish – Chlorurus atrilunula
Blue-spotted wrasse – Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Blue-spotted wrasse – Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse – Laboides dimidiatus
Bluestreak fusilier – Neon fusilier – Pterocaesio tile
Bluestriped fangblenny – Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Bluetail mullet – Moolgarda buchanani
Blue trevally – Barred trevally – Carangoides ferdau
Blue triggerfish – Pseudobalistes fuscus
Blunthead wrasse – Blueheaded wrasse – Twotone wrasse – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Blunthead wrasse – Blueheaded wrasse – Twotone wrasse – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bottlenose wedgefish – Whitespotted guitarfish – Rhynchobatus australiae
Bottlenose wedgefish – Whitespotted guitarfish – Rhynchobatus australiae
Bridled monocle bream – Scolopsis frenata
Bridled monocle bream juvenile – Scolopsis frenata
Bridled parrotfish – Scarus frenatus
Bridled parrotfish – Scarus frenatus
Bridled parrotfish – Scarus frenatus
Brown coral blenny – Atrosalarias fuscus
Brown surgeonfish – Dusky surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Brown-marbled grouper – Flowery rockcod – Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Brushtail tang – Zebrasoma scopas
Bumphead parrotfish – Bolbometopon muricatum
Caerulean damsel – Pomacentrus caeruleus
Caerulean damsel – Pomacentrus caeruleus
Caerulean damsel – Pomacentrus caeruleus
Caerulean damsel – Pomacentrus caeruleus
Cardinal goatfish – Parupeneus ciliatus
Cauliflower coral – Pocillopora verrucosa
Checkerboard wrasse – Halichoeres hortulanus
Checkerboard wrasse juvenile – Halichoeres hortulanus
Cheeklined wrasse – Oxycheilinus digramma
Chevron butterflyfish – Chaetodon trifascialis
Chiseltooth wrasse -Pseudodax moluccanus
Chocolate-dip chromis – Chromis dimidiata
Cigar wrasse – Cheilio inermis
Clouded lizardfish – Saurida nebulosa
Cocktail wrasse – Pteragogus flagellifer
Convict surgeonfish – Acanthurus triostegus
Cook’s cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus cookii
Coral grouper – Cephalopholis miniata
Coral hawkfish – Pixy hawkfish – Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Coral hawkfish – Pixy hawkfish – Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Coral rabbitfish – Siganus corallinus
Cowtail ray – Pastinachus sephen
Crescent-tail bigeye – Priacanthus hamrur
Crescent wrasse – Thalassoma lunare
Crowned squirrelfish – Sargocentron diadema
Darkstriped squirrelfish – Sargocentron praslin
Dash-dot goatfish – Parupeneus barberinus
Day octopus – Octopus cyanea
Decorated sandgoby – Istigobius decoratus
Diana’s hogfish – Bodianus diana
Dotted sweetlips – Plectorhinchus pica
Double-spotted queenfish – Scomberoides lysan
Dusky angelfish – Multispine angelfish -Brown pygmy angelfish – Centropyge multispinis
Dusky gregory – Stegastes nigricans
Dusky parrotfish – Scarus niger
Dussumier’s halfbeak needlefish – Hyporhamphus dussumieri
Eagle ray – Aetobatus narinari
Elegant unicornfish – Orangespine unicornfish – – Naso elegans
Emperor angelfish – Pomacanthus imperator
Eyestripe surgeonfish – Acanthurus dussumieri
False stonefish – Devil scorpionfish – Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Favites rotundata coral – Favites rotundata
Five-saddle parrotfish – Yellowbar parrotfish – Scarus scaber
Five-saddle parrotfish – Yellowbar parrotfish – Scarus scaber
Flagtail triggerfish – Sufflamen chrysopterum
Flagtail triggerfish – Sufflamen chrysopterum
Fluted giant clam – Tridacna squamosa
Forktail rabbitfish – Siganus argenteus
Fourlined cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus fasciatus
Foursaddle grouper – Epinephelus spilotoceps
Freckled hawkfish – Paracirrhites forsteri
Geometric moray – Gymnothorax griseus
Galaxy coral – Galaxea fascicularis
Ghost cardinalfish – Nectamia fusca
Giant moray – Gymnothorax javanicus
Giant moray – Gymnothorax javanicus
Giant moray – Gymnothorax javanicus
Giant sweetlips – Plectorhinchus albovittatus
Giant trevally – Caranx ignobilis
Goldbar wrasse – Thalassoma hebraicum
Golden trevally – Gnathonodon speciosus
Golden trevally juvenile – Gnathonodon speciosus
Gold-spotted trevally – Yellow-spotted trevally – Carangoides fulvoguttatus
Gold-striped emperor – Striped large-eye bream – Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Gray damsel – Grey demoiselle – Chrysiptera glauca
Gray sweetlips – Blubberlip – Plectorhinchus gibbosus
Great barracuda – Sphyraena barracuda
Greenfish sea cucumber – Stichopus chloronotus
Green-snout parrotfish – Scarus viridifucatus
Guilding’s sea star – Linckia guildingi
Guineafowl puffer – Arothron meleagris
Guineafowl puffer – yellow variation – Arothron meleagris
Gymnodoris ceylonica nudibranch – Gymnodoris ceylonica
Hand-strapped crab – Liomera cinctimanus
Harlequin filefish – Longnose filefish – Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Hawksbill turtle – Eretmochelys imbricata
Honeycomb grouper – Epinephelus merra
Horned ghost crab – Ocypode ceratophthalmus
Houndfish – Tylosurus crocodilus
Humbug dascyllus – Dascyllus aruanus
Humpback red snapper juvenile – Lutjanus gibbus
Humpback unicornfish – Naso brachycentron
Humpnose bigeye bream – Monotaxis grandoculis
Immaculate puffer – Yellow-eyed puffer – Arothron immaculatus
Indian bullethead parrotfish – Chlorurus sordidus
Indian bullethead parrotfish – Chlorurus sordidus
Indian bullethead parrotfish – Chlorurus sordidus
Indian dascyllus – Dascyllus carneus
Indian doublebar goatfish – Parupeneus trifasciatus
Indian lionfish – Red lionfish – Pterois miles
Indian longnose parrotfish – Hipposcarus harid.jpg
Indian mackerel – Long-jawed mackerel – Rastrelliger kanagurta
Indian redfin butterflyfish – Chaetodon trifasciatus
Indian parrotfish – Pink-margined parrotfish – Chlorurus capistratoides
Indian sailfin tang – Zebrasoma desjarinii
Indian surge damsel – Chrysiptera brownriggii
Indian surge damsel – Chrysiptera brownriggii
Indian teardrop butterflyfish – Chaetodon interruptus
Indian toby – Peter’s toby – Canthigaster petersii
Indian triggerfish – Black-finned triggerfish – Melichthys indicus
Indo-Pacific sergeant – Abudefduf vaigiensis
Jewel damsel – Plectroglyphidodon lacrymatus
Jewelled blenny – Salarias fasciatus
Jewelled blenny – Salarias fasciatus
Klein’s butterflyfish – Blacklip butterflyfish – Chaetodon kleinii
Lagoon triggerfish – Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Lemon damsel – Pomacentrus moluccensis
Lieutenant surgeonfish – Acanthurus tennenti
Lined bristletooth surgeonfish – Ctenochaetus striatus
Lined butterflyfish – Chaetodon lineolatus
Longbarbel goatfish – Parupeneus macronemus
Longfin spadefish – Platax teira
Long-jawed mackerel – Indian mackerel – Rastrelliger kanagurta
Long-jawed mackerel – Indian mackerel – Rastrelliger kanagurta
Longspine grouper -Epinephelus longispinis
Lowfin chub – Brassy chub – Kyphosus vaigiensis
Lyretail anthias – Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Mangrove snapper – Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Mangrove snapper – Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Map puffer – Arothron mappa
Mascarene combtooth blenny – Alticus monochrus
Messmate pipefish – Corythoichthys intestinalis
Meyer’s butterflyfish – Chaetodon meyeri
Moorish idol – Zanclus cornutus
Mustache conger – Conger cinereus
Narrowstripe cardinalfish – Oneline cardinalfish – Pristiapogon exostigma
Narrowtail stingray – Pastinachus gracilicaudus
Neon fusilier – Pterocaesio tile
Oblong silverbiddy – Slender silverbiddy – Gerres oblongus
Ocellate scorpionfish – Parascorpaena mcadamsi
Onespot damsel – Chrysiptera unimaculata
Onespot damsel – Chrysiptera unimaculata
Onespot snapper – Lutjanus monostigma
Orangelined cardinalfish – Taeniamia fucata
Orange-lined triggerfish – Balistapus undulatus
Orange-striped emperor – Lethrinus obsoletus
Orange-striped emperor – Lethrinus obsoletus
White-breasted sergeant / Green damselfish – Amblyglyphidodon indicus
Oriental sweetlips – Plectorhinchus vittatus
Oriental sweetlips juvenile – Plectorhinchus vittatus
Ornate sandgoby – Istigobius ornatus
Pacific gregory – Stegastes fasciolatus
Pacific peacock flounder – Bothus mancus
Pacific trumpetfish – Aulostomus chinensis
Painted spiny lobster – Panulirus versicolor
Pale-spot damsel – Whitepatch damsel – Dischistodus chrysopoecilus
Paletail unicornfish – Naso brevirostris
Paletail unicornfish – Naso brevirostris
Palette surgeonfish – Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette surgeonfish – Paracanthurus hepatus
Palette surgeonfish – Paracanthurus hepatus
Peacock grouper – Cephalopholis argus
Peacock grouper – Cephalopholis argus
Persian carpet flatworm – Pseudobiceros bedfordi
Piano fangblenny – Plagiotremus tapeinosoma
Pin-cushion sea star – Pillow cushion star – Culcita novaeguineae
Pink-bellied wrasse – Cloud wrasse – Nebulous wrasse – Halichoeres nebulosus
Pink-bellied wrasse – Cloud wrasse – Nebulous wrasse – Halichoeres nebulosus
Pinkear emperor – Redspot emperor- Lethrinus lentjan
Porcupine ray – Urogymnus asperrimus
Porcupine ray – Urogymnus asperrimus
Porcupinefish – Diodon hystrix
Powderblue surgeonfish – Acanthurus leucosternon
Pseudobiceros hymanae flatworm – Pseudobiceros hymanae
Queen coris – Coris formosa
Queen coris – Coris formosa
Raccoon butterflyfish – Chaetodon lunula
Randall’s rabbitfish – Variegated spinefoot – Siganus randalli
Red lionfish – Pterois volitans
Red pencil urchin – Heterocentrotus mamillatus
Red snapper subadult – Lutjanus bohar
Redcoat squirrelfish – Sargocentron rubrum
Redfin emperor – Redfin bream – Monotaxis heterodon
Red-knob sea star – Protoreaster lincki
Redlip parrotfish – Scarus rubroviolaceus
Redlip parrotfish – Scarus rubroviolaceus
Redmouth grouper – Aethaloperca rogaa
Redspotted blenny – Redspotted rockskipper – Blenniella chrysopilos
Regal angelfish – Pygoplites diacanthus
Regal angelfish – Pygoplites diacanthus
Rockmover wrasse – Novaculichthys taeniourus
Rockmover wrasse juvenile – Novaculichthys taeniourus
Rosy goatfish – Parupeneus rubescens
Roundhead parrotfish – Chlorurus strongylocephalus
Roundhead parrotfish initial phase – Chlorurus strongylocephalus
Roundhead parrotfish initial phase – Chlorurus strongylocephalus
Saber squirrelfish – Sargocentron spiniferum
Saddleback butterflyfish – Chaetodon falcula
Saddled sharpnose puffer – Canthigaster valentini
Scissortail fusilier – Caesio caerulaurea
Scissortail sergeant – Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Scissortail sergeant – Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Scribbled rabbitfish – Siganus spinus
Scythe triggerfish – Lei triggerfish – Sufflamen bursa
Semicircle angelfish – Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Semicircle angelfish juvenile – Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Semicircle angelfish juvenile – Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Semicircle angelfish juvenile – Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Seychelles anemonefish – Amphiprion fuscocaudatus
Shadowfin soldierfish – Myripristis adusta
Sharksucker – Echeneis naucrates
Sicklefin parrotfish – Scarus falcipinnis
Sicklefin parrotfish – Scarus falcipinnis
Sicklefin parrotfish juvenile – Scarus falcipinnis
Silver moonfish – Diamondfish – Monodactylus argenteus
Silverspot squirrelfish – Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Singlestripe cardinalfish – Spurcheek cardinalfish – Apogon fraenatus
Sixbar wrasse – Thalassoma hardwicke
Sixline soapfish – Grammistes sexlineatus
Sixspot goby – Valenciennea sexguttata
Sixspot goby – Valenciennea sexguttata
Slender grouper – Anyperodon leucogrammicus
Slingjaw wrasse – Epibulus insidiator
Slingjaw wrasse – Epibulus insidiator
Small-spotted dart – Trachinotus baillonii
Snubnose grouper – Epinephelus macrospilos
Snubnose grouper – Epinephelus macrospilos
Snubnosed pompano – Trachinotus blochii
Sordid rubberlip – Plectorhinchus sordidus
Spangled emperor – Lethrinus nebulosus
Speckled butterflyfish – Chaetodon citrinellus
Spanish dancer eggs – Hexabranchus sanguineus
Spider conch – Lambis lambis
Spiny puller – Spiny chromis – Acanthochromis polyacanthus
Splendid leopard wrasse – Vermiculate wrasse – Macropharyngodon bipartitus
Spotfin squirrelfish – Neoniphon sammara
Spotfin squirrelfish – Neoniphon sammara
Spotted boxfish – Ostracion meleagris
Spotted boxfish female – Ostracion meleagris
Spotted butterflyfish – Chaetodon guttatissimus
Spotted linckia – Linckia multiflora
Spotted parrotfish – Cetoscarus ocellatus
Spotted parrotfish juvenile – Cetoscarus ocellatus
Spotted snake eel – Myrichthys maculosus
Square-tail coral grouper – Plectropomus areolatus
Stareye parrotfish – Calotomus carolinus
Stareye parrotfish – Calotomus carolinus
Starry puffer – Arothron stellatus
Starry rabbitfish – Honeycomb rabbitfish – Siganus stellatus
Starry rabbitfish – Honeycomb rabbitfish – Siganus stellatus
Stinging bush hydroid – Macrorhynchia philippina
Striped goatfish – Upeneus vittatus
Striped large-eye bream – Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Striped surgeonfish – Acanthurus lineatus
Striped threadfin – Polydactylus plebeius
Sulphur damsel – Pomacentrus sulfureus
Sulphur damsel juvenile – Pomacentrus sulfureus
Sunset wrasse initial phase – Thalassoma lutescens
Surge wrasse 16 – Thalassoma purpureum
Surge wrasse juvenile – Thalassoma purpureum
Tahitian stingray – Pateobatis fai
Tahitian stingray – Pateobatis fai
Tennent’s surgeonfish – Lieutenant surgeonfish – Acanthurus tennentii
Tessellate moray – Laced moray – Gymnothorax favagineus
Thornback cowfish – Lactoria fornasini
Thousand-pores sea star – Fromia milleporella
Threadfin butterflyfish – Chaetodon auriga
Threeline damsel – Pomacentrus trilineatus
Three-spot angelfish – Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Three-spot dascyllus – Dascyllus trimaculatus
Thumbprint emperor – Blackspot emperor – Lethrinus harak
Tiger cardinalfish – Cheilodipterus macrodon
Tiger cardinalfish – Cheilodipterus macrodon
Tiger snake moray – Scuticaria tigrina
Titan triggerfish – Balistoides viridescens
Toothy cardinalfish – Cheilodipterus isostigmus
Topsail chub – Highfin chub – Kyphos cinerascens
Tricolor parrotfish – Scarus tricolor
Tripletail wrasse – Cheilinus trilobatus
Tripletail wrasse – Cheilinus trilobatus
Tripletail wrasse juvenile – Cheilinus trilobatus
Twinspot grouper – Epinephelus bilobatus
Twospot damselfish – Chrysiptera biocellata
Twotone dartfish – Ptereleotris evides
Vanikoro sweeper – Pempheris vanicolensis
Variable-lined fusilier – Caesio varilineata
Varicose wart slug nudibranch – Phyllidia varicosa
Variegated lizardfish – Synodus variegatus
Violet soldierfish – Myripristis violacea
Wedgetail triggerfish – Rhinecanthus rectangulus
Western dusky wrasse – Halichoeres lamarii
Western dusky wrasse – Halichoeres lamarii
Western dusky wrasse – Halichoeres lamarii
Western Indian Ocean crown-of-thorns sea star – Acanthaster mauritiensis
Whale shark – Rhincodon typus
Whale shark – Rhincodon typus
Whale shark – Rhincodon typus
Whiteband damsel – Plectroglyphidodon leucozonus
Whitebelly toby – Canthigaster bennetti
White-breasted sergeant – Amblyglyphidodon indicus
White-breasted sergeant – Amblyglyphidodon indicus
White-eyed moray – Gymnothorax thyrsoideus
Whiteline wrasse – Stethojulis albovittata
White-spotted grouper – Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus
White-spotted grouper – Epinephelus caeruleopunctatus
White-spotted puffer – Arothron hispidus
Whitespotted surgeonfish – Acanthurus guttatus
Whitetip reef shark – Triaenodon obesus
Whitetip soldierfish – Myripristis vittata
Wirenet filefish – Cantherhines pardalis
Wirenet filefish – Cantherhines pardalis
Yellowback fusilier – Caesio xanthonota
Yellowbar parrotfish – Five-saddle parrotfish – Scarus scaber
Yellowbar parrotfish – Five-saddle parrotfish – Scarus scaber
Yellow-barred parrotfish – Scarus dimidiatus
Yelloweye bristletooth – Ctenochaetus truncatus
Yellowfin goatfish – Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Yellowhead butterflyfish – Chaetodon xanthocephalus
Yellowmargin moray – Gymnothorax flavimarginatus
Yellow-saddle goatfish – Goldsaddle goatfish – Parupeneus cyclostomus
Yellow-saddle goatfish – Goldsaddle goatfish – Parupeneus cyclostomus
Yellow-saddle goatfish – Goldsaddle goatfish – Parupeneus cyclostomus
Yellowmask surgeonfish – Acanthurus mata
Yellowstripe goatfish – Mulloidichthys flavolineatus
Yellowstriped cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus cyanosoma
Yellowtail false fusilier – Paracaesio xanthurus
Yellowtail sergeant – Abudefduf notatus
Yellowtail sergeant – Abudefduf notatus
Yellow-tipped squirrelfish – Seychelles squirrelfish – Sargocentron seychellense
Zanzibar butterflyfish – Chaetodon zanzibarensis
Zebra dartfish – Ptereleotris zebra
Zebra lionfish – Dendrochirus zebra
Zebra moray – Gymnomuraena zebra
Zigzag wrasse – Halichoeres scapularis