Caribbean Fish — A to E

All photos copyright by Martin Holladay and Karyn Patno.

African pompano – Alectis ciliaris – Saint Martin
African pompano – Alectis ciliaris – Saint Martin
Almaco jack – Seriola rivoliana
Almaco jack – Seriola rivoliana – St. Martin
Almaco jack – Seriola rivoliana – St. Barts
Amber pen shell mollusc – Pinna carnea – Sint Maarten
Amber pen shell mollusc – Pinna carnea – Sint Maarten
Angular sea whip – Pterogorgia anceps – Saint Lucia
Anilocra haemuli isopod parasite – Anilocra haemuli – Saint Martin
Anilocra haemuli isopod parasite – Anilocra haemuli – Saint Martin
Arrow crab – Stenorhynchus seticornis
Arrow crab – Stenorhynchus seticornis – St. Martin
Arrow crab – Stenorhynchus seticornis
Atlantic ghost crab – Ocypode quadrata – Saint Lucia
Atlantic ghost crab – Ocypode quadrata – Saint Martin
Atlantic ghost crab – Ocypode quadrata – Saint Martin
Atlantic gray cowrie – Luria cinerea – Martinique
Atlantic gray cowrie – Luria cinerea – Martinique
Atlantic sailfin flyingfish – Parexocoetus hillianus – Sint Maarten
Atlantic sea plume – Antillogorgia sp. – Sint Maarten
Atlantic spadefish – Chaetodipterus faber – St. Barts
Atlantic spadefish – Chaetodipterus faber
Atlantic spadefish – Chaetodipterus faber – Saint Martin
Atlantic thread herring – Opisthonema oglinum – Martinique
Atlantic thread herring – Opisthonema oglinum – St. Martin
Atlantic thread herring – Opisthonema oglinum – St. Martin
Atlantic trumpetfish – Aulostomus maculatus – St. Martin
Atlantic trumpetfish – Aulostomus maculatus – St. Barts
Atlantic trumpetfish – Aulostomus maculatus – Saint Martin
Balloonfish – Longspined porcupinefish – Diodon holocanthus – Martinique
Balloonfish – Longspined porcupinefish – Diodon holocanthus – Martinique
Ballyhoo – Hemiramphus brasiliensis – St. Martin
Ballyhoo – Hemiramphus brasiliensis – Sint Maarten
Ballyhoo – Hemiraphus brasiliensis
Ballyhoo – Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Banded butterflyfish -Chaetodon striatus – St. Barts
Banded butterflyfish -Chaetodon striatus – St. Barts
Banded butterflyfish -Chaetodon striatus
Banded clinging crab – Mithraculus cinctimanus
Banded coral shrimp – Stenopus hispidus – Sint Maarten
Banded coral shrimp – Stenopus hispidus
Banded coral shrimp – Stenopus hispidus
Banded coral shrimp – Stenopus hispidus – St. Martin
Banded tube-dwelling anemone – Isarachnanthus nocturnus – Martinique
Bandtail puffer – Sphoeroides spengleri – Saint Martin
Bandtail puffer – Sphoeroides spengleri – Sint Maarten
Barbu – Sevenfingered threadfin – Polydactylus virginicus – Saint Lucia
Barbu – Sevenfingered threadfin – Polydactylus virginicus – Saint Lucia
Bar jack – Carangoides ruber – St. Barts
Bar jack – Carangoides ruber
Bar jack – Carangoides ruber – Sint Maarten
Bar jack – Carangoides ruber – Sint Maarten
Barred cardinalfish – Apogon binotatus – Curacao
Barred hamlet – Hypoplectrus puella
Barred hamlet – Hypoplectrus puella – Saint Martin
Barred hamlet – Hypoplectrus puella – Roatan
Batwing coral crab – Carpilius corallinus – Sint Eustatius
Beaded periwinkle – Cenchritis muricatus – Sint Maarten
Beaded sea cucumber – Euapta lappa – Martinique
Bearded fireworm – Hermodice carunculata – Saint Martin
Bearded fireworm – Hermodice carunculata – Saint Martin
Bearded fireworm – Hermodice carunculata – Martinique
Bearded fireworm – Hermodice carunculata
Beaugregory – Stegastes leucostictus
Beaugregory juvenile – Stegastes leucostictus – St. Barts
Beaugregory juvenile – Stegastes leucostictus – St. Martin
Beaugregory juvnile – Stegastes leucostictus
Beaugregory juvenile – Stegastes leucostictus – Roatan
Beaugregory juvenile – Stegastes leucostictus – Anguilla
Bermuda chub – Kyphosus sectatrix – Bonaire
Bermuda chub – Kyphosus sectatrix – Bonaire
Bicolor damselfish – Stegastes partitus – St. Barts
Bicolor damselfish – Stegastes partitus
Bigeye – Priacanthus arenatus
Blackback land crab – Hartnollius lateralis – Sint Maarten
Blackbar soldierfish – Myripristis jacobus – St. Martin
Blackbar soldierfish – Myripristis jacobus
Blackbar soldierfish – Myripristis jacobus – St. Martin
Black durgon – Melichthys niger – Grand Bahama
Black durgon – Melichthys niger – Sint Eustatius
Black durgon – Melichthys niger – Sint Eustatius
Black durgon – Melichthys niger – Sint Eustatius
Blackear wrasse – Halichoeres poeyi – Saint Martin
Blackear wrasse – Halichoeres poeyi – Saint Martin
Blackear wrasse – Halichoeres poeyi – St. Barts
Blackear wrasse – Halichoeres poeyi
Blackear wrasse – Halichoeres poeyi
Blackear wrasse juvenile – Halichoeres poeyi – Roatan
Blackear wrasse – Halichoeres poeyi – Saint Martin
Black grouper – Mycteroperca bonaci – Roatan
Black grouper – Mycteroperca bonaci – St. Barts
Black grouper – Mycteroperca bonaci – Roatan
Black grunt – Haemulon bonariense – Martinique
Black hamlet – Hypoplectrus nigricans
Black hamlet – Hypoplectrus nigricans
Black hamlet – Hypoplectrus nigricans – Saint Martin
Black margate – Anisotremus surinamensis – Bonaire
Black margate – Anisotremus surinamensis – St. Barts
Black margate – Anisotremus surinamensis – Saint Martin
Blue chromis – Chromis cyanea – St. Barts
Blue chromis – Chromis cyanea – St. Barts
Blue chromis – Chromis cyanea
Bluehead wrasse – Thalassoma bifasciatum – Sint Maarten
Bluehead wrasse – Thalassoma bifasciatum – St. Barts
Bluehead wrasse – Thalassoma bifasciatum – Saint Martin
Bluehead wrasse – Thalassoma bifasciatum
Bluehead wrasse – Thalassoma bifasciatum – Sint Maarten
Bluehead wrasse – intermediate – Thalassoma bifasciatum
Bluehead wrasse juvenile – Thalassoma bifasciatum – St. Martin
Bluelip hamlet – Hypoplectrus affinis – Saint Martin – 2025
Blue runner – Caranx crysos – St. Barts
Blue runner – Caranx crysos – St. Martin
Blue runner – Caranx crysos – Martinique
Blue runner – Caranx crysos – Martinique
Blue runner – Caranx crysos – Saint Martin
Blue runner – Caranx crysos – Sint Maarten
Bluespotted cornetfish – Fistularia tabacaria – Martinique
Bluespotted cornetfish – Fistularia tabacaria – Martinique
Bluestriped grunt – Haemulon sciurus – St. Barts
Bluestriped grunt – Haemulon sciurus – St. Martin
Bluestriped grunt – Haemulon sciurus – Saint Martin
Blue tang – Acanthurus coeruleus – St. Martin
Blue tang – Acanthurus coeruleus – St. Martin
Blue tang – Acanthurus coeruleus – St. Barts
Blue tangs – Acanthurus coeruleus – Sint Eustatius
Blue tang – juvenile – Acanthurus coeruleus – St. Martin
Blue tang juvenile – Acanthurus coeruleus – St. Barts
Blue tang juvenile – Acanthurus coeruleus – Saint Martin
Blue tang juvenile – Acanthurus coeruleus – Saint Martin
Blunt-spined brittle sea star – Ophiocoma echinata – Saint Martin
Boga – Haemulon vittatum – St. Martin
Bonefish – Albula vulpes – Sint Maarten
Bonefish – Albula vulpes – Bonaire
Bonefish – Albula vulpes – Sint Maarten
Boulder brain coral – Colpophyllia natans – Saint Lucia
Branching fire coral – Millepora alcicornis – Sint Maarten
Branching tube sponge – Aiolochroia crassa – Sint Maarten
Branching vase sponge – Callyspongia aculeata – Martinique
Branching vase sponge – Callyspongia aculeata – Saint Barts
Branching vase sponge – Callyspongia aculeata – Saint Barts
Brassy chub – Kyphosus vaigiensis – Grand Bahama Island
Brazilian reef octopus – Octopus insularis – Sint Maarten
Brazilian reef octopus – Octopus insularis -Guadeloupe
Brazilian reef octopus – Octopus insularis – Guadeloupe
Brazilian reef octopus – Octopus insularis – Guadeloupe
Brazilian reef octopus – Octopus insularis – Martinique
Bridled burrfish – Chilomycterus antennatus – Roatan
Bridled burrfish – Chilomycterus antennatus – Roatan
Bridled goby – Coryphopterus glaucofraenum – Roatan
Bridled goby – Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Bristle ball brush – Penicillus dumetosus
Broadbanded moray – Channomuraena vittata – Saint Lucia
Brown cake sponge – Hyrtios violaceus – Sint Maarten
Brown chromis – Chromis multilineata
Brown chromis – Chromis multilineata – Sint Eustatius
Brown chromis – Chromis multilineata – St. Barts
Brown encrusting octopus sponge – Ectyoplasia ferox – Sint Maarten
Brown encrusting octopus sponge – Ectyoplasia ferox – Sint Maarten
Brown tube sponge – Agelas conifera – Guadeloupe
Brown tubular sponge – Agelas schmidtii – Saint Barts
Brown variable sponge – Cliona varians – Sint Maarten
Bucktooth parrotfish – Sparisoma radians – Saint Martin
Bucktooth parrotfish – Sparisoma radians – Martinique
Buffalo trunkfish – Lactophrys trigonus – St. Martin
Buffalo trunkfish – Lactophrys trigonus
Butter hamlet – Hypoplectrus unicolor – Saint Martin
Butter hamlet – Hypoplectrus unicolor – Saint Martin
Butter hamlet – Hypoplectrus unicolor – Saint Martin
Caesar grunt – Haemulon carbonarium – Sint Maarten
Caesar grunt – Haemulon carbonarium – St. Barts
Caesar grunt – Haemulon carbonarium – St. Martin
Caribbean reef octopus – Octopus briareus – Guadeloupe
Caribbean reef octopus – Octopus briareus – St. Barts
Caribbean reef octopus – Octopus briareus – St. Martin
Caribbean reef shark – Carcharhinus perezii
Caribbean reef shark – Carcharhinus perezii
Caribbean reef squid – Sepioteuthis sepioidea – St. Martin
Caribbean reef squid – Sepioteuthis sepioidea – St. Barts
Caribbean reef squid – Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Caribbean reef squid – Sepioteuthis sepioidea – St. Barts
Caribbean reef squid – Sepioteuthis sepioidea – St. Barts
Caribbean reef squid – Sepioteuthis sepioidea – Guadeloupe
Caribbean reef squid – Sepioteuthis sepioidea – St. Martin
Caribbean reef squid juvenile – Sepioteuthis sepioidea
Caribbean reef squid juvenile – Sepioteuthis sepioidea – St. Martin
Caribbean sea mat – Palythoa caribaeorum – Sint Maarten
Caribbean sea mat – Palythoa caribaeorum – Sint Maarten
Caribbean spiny lobster – Panulirus argus – Roatan
Caribbean spiny lobster – Panulirus argus – Roatan
Caribbean spiny lobster – Panulirus argus – Roatan
Caribbean spiny lobster – Panulirus argus – Roatan
Caribbean spiny lobster – Panulirus argus
Caribbean upside-down jelly – Cassiopea frondosa – Martinique
Caribbean upside-down jelly – Cassiopea xamachana
Caribbean vase – Volutella muricata – St. Barts
Caribbean velvet shrimp – Metapenaeopsis goodei – Guadeloupe
Caribbean warty anemone – Bunodosoma granuliferum
Caribbean warty anemone – Bunodosoma granuliferum
Caribbean warty anemone – Bunodosoma granuliferum – Martinique
Caribbean warty anemone – Bunodosoma granuliferum – Martinique
Carved star shell – Lithopoma caelatum – Saint Martin
Caulerpa prolifera green alga – Caulerpa prolifera – Sint Maarten
Cero – Scomberomorus regalis – St. Martin
Cero – Scomberomorus regalis – Martinique
Cero – Scomberomorus regalis – St. Martin
Chain moray – Echidna catenata – Sint Maarten
Chain moray – Echidna catenata – St. Martin
Chain moray – Echidna catenata – Sint Maarten
Chain moray – Echidna catenata – Sint Maarten
Checkered puffer – Sphoeroides testudineus – Grand Bahama Island
Chicken liver sponge – Chondrilla caribensis f. hermatypica – Sint Maarten
Chocolate chip sea cucumber – Isostichopus badionotus – Saint Martin
Christmas tree worm – Spirobranchus giganteus – Saint Martin
Christmas tree worm – Spirobranchus giganteus
Clathria virgultosa sponge – Clathria virgultosa – Saint Barts
Clown wrasse – Halichoeres maculipinna – St. Martin
Clown wrasse – Halichoeres maculipinna – St. Barts
Clown wrasse – Halichoeres maculipinna
Clown wrasse – St. Martin
Clown wrasse juvenile – Halichoeres maculipinna – St. Barts
Cocoa damselfish – Stegastes xanthurus – St. Martin
Cocoa damselfish – Stegastes xanthurus – St. Martin
Cocoa damselfish – Stegastes xanthurus
Cocoa damselfish – Stegastes xanthurus – St. Barts
Colon goby – Coryphopterus dicrus – Saint Martin
Common comet sea star – Linckia guildingi
Common comet sea star – Linckia guildingi
Coney – Cephalopholis fulva – Bonaire
Coney – Cephalopholis fulva – St. Barts
Coney – Cephalopholis fulva – St. Martin
Coney – golden variation – Cephalopholis fulva – St. Barts
Coney – nuptial phase – Cephalopholis fulva – St. Barts
Coney – golden variation – Cephalopholis fulva – St. Barts
Bicolor coney
Coney – Cephalopholis fulva – St. Barts
Coney – Cephalopholis fulva – St. Barts
Corkscrew anemone – Bartholomea annulata – Sint Maarten
Corky sea finger – Briareum asbestinum – Sint Maarten
Corocoro – Orthopristis scapularis – Anguilla
Corocoro -Cephalopholis fulva – St. Martin
Corcoro – Cephalopholis fulva – Sint Maarten
Cottonwick – Haemulon melanurum
Creole fish – Paranthias furcifer – Bonaire
Creole fish – Paranthias furcifer – Bonaire
Creole wrasse – Clepticus parrae – Roatan
Creole wrasse – Clepticus parrae – Roatan
Creole wrasse – Clepticus parrae – Roatan
Creole wrasse – Clepticus parrae – St. Barts
Crevalle jack – Caranx hippos – St. Barts
Crevalle jack – Caranx hippos – Martinique
Cubera snapper – Lutjanus cyanopterus – St. Barts
Cubera snapper – Lutjanus cyanopterus – St. Barts
Cubera snapper – Lutjanus cyanopterus – Bonaire
Deltoid rock shell – Vasula deltoidea – Sint Maarten
Deltoid rock shell – Vasula deltoidea – Sint Maarten
Dictyonella funicularis demosponge – Dictyonella funicularis – Sint Maarten
Doctorfish – Acanthurus chirurgus – St. Martin
Doctorfish – Acanthurus chirurgus
Dog snapper – Lutjanus jocu – Martinique
Dog snapper – Lutjanus jocu
Donkey dung sea cucumber – Holothuria mexicana – Saint Martin
Donkey dung sea cucumber – Holothuria mexicana – Saint Martin
Dusky damselfish – Stegastes adustus – St. Martin
Dusky damselfish – Stegastes adustus – Saint Martin
Dusky damselfish juvenile – Stegastes adustus – St. Martin
Dusky damselfish juvenile – Stegastes adustus – Saint Martin
Dusky damselfish juvenile – Stegastes adustus – St. Barts
Dusky damselfish juvenile – Stegastes adustus – St. Barts
Dusky squirrelfish – Sargocentron vexillarium – St. Martin
Dusky squirrelfish – Sargocentron vexillarium
Dusky squirrelfish – Sargocentron vexillarium
Elkhorn coral – Acropora palmata – Sint Maarten
Elliptical star coral – Dichocoenia stokesii – Sint Maarten
Emperor helmet snail – Cassis madagascariensis – Saint Martin
Emperor helmet snail – Cassis madagascariensis – Saint Martin