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The creatures
of the reef.
A growing field guide to the marine species divers encounter underwater — with real taxonomy, IUCN conservation status, identification notes, and honest writing about where to see them.
Fish
Common Clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Lagoons and outer reef slopes of the western Pacific, always in symbiosis with host anemones.
Giant Moray Eel
Gymnothorax javanicus
Coral reefs and rocky crevices in the tropical Indo-Pacific.
Giant Trevally
Caranx ignobilis
Coastal reefs, lagoons, drop-offs and atoll channels; also open ocean.
Napoleon Wrasse
Cheilinus undulatus
Steep outer reef slopes, channels, and lagoons of tropical Indo-Pacific reefs.
Pygmy Seahorse
Hippocampus bargibanti
Exclusively on Muricella sea fans at 10-40 meters on coral reefs.
Red Lionfish
Pterois volitans
Coral reefs, rocky outcrops, and mangroves from 1 to 55 meters.