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 | Scissortail sergeant major |
 | Wahoo Range: Atlantic, Indian and Pacific: in tropical and subtropical waters, including the Caribbean and Mediterranean seas. Synonyms: ono |
 | Blue tang surgeonfish Range: Western Atlantic: New York, USA and Bermuda to the Gulf of Mexico and Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Ascension Island |
 | Eyestripe surgeonfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian and Line Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Rowley Shoals, southern Great Barrier Reef and Lord Howe Island, Guam in Micronesia; absent from most of central Pacific. Mascarene Island |
 | Japan surgeonfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: Japanese surgeonfish, powder-black surgeon |
 | Blackstripe surgeonfish |
 | Arabian surgeonfish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf Synonyms: sohal tang, sohal surgeonfish |
 | Spotted eagle ray Range: Western Atlantic: North Carolina (summer) and Florida, USA and Bermuda to southern Brazil. Throughout Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean, including Antilles. Eastern Atlantic: Mauritania to Angola. Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and South Africa to Hawaii, north to Japan, south to Australia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Puerto Pizarro, Peru and the Galapagos Islands. |
 | Sturgeon poacher |
 | Island kelpfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz Island in southern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Butterfly goodeid Range: Jalisco, Mexico |
 | Barrier reef anemonefish Range: Western Pacific: eastern Australia (Great Barrier Reef and Coral Sea, northern New South Wales), New Caledonia, and Loyalty Islands |
 | Anemonefish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Chagos Archipelago Synonyms: anemone fish, clown fish |
 | Red Saddleback Anemonefish Range: Eastern Indian Ocean: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and Java and Sumatra in Indonesia. Synonyms: Saddle Anemonefish, Gl�hkohlen Anemonenfisch, Sadel Klovnfisk, Poisson-Clown � Selles, Pez Payaso Tomate ,Rybka-Kloun |
 | Fire clownfish Range: Pacific Ocean: Indonesia (from Bali eastward), southern Philippines, New Guinea, Australia (Queensland), New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu (New Hebrides), New Caledonia, Fiji, Tonga, Samoa Islands, Society Islands, Caroline Islands, Marianas, Kiribati and Marshall Islands |
 | Clown anemonefish Range: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean including Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Thailand, Malaysia, and northwest Australia to Singapore, Indonesia, and the Philippines Synonyms: false percula clownfish |
 | Percula clownfish Synonyms: Percula anemonefish |
 | Pink anemonefish Range: Indo-Pacific: Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean to southern Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, New Caledonia, Caroline Islands, Marianas, Kiribati, and Marshall Islands |
 | Saddleback clownfish Range: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, China, Viet Nam, Taiwan, Gulf of Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Australia (Northern Territory, Gulf of Carpentaria), New Guinea, New Britain, and Solomon Islands |
 | Four-Eyed Fish Range: South America: Trinidad and Venezuela to the Amazon delta in Brazil Notable: The "four-eyed fish" is actually a misnomer. It has only two eyes, but both are divided into aerial and aquatic parts. The two retinal regions of each eye, working in concert with two different curvatures of the eyeball above and below water to account for the difference in light refractivity for air and water, allow this amazing fish to see above and below the water surface simultaneously. Synonyms: Largescale foureyes |
 | Sargo Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Santa Cruz in central California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico; isolated population in the Gulf of California |
 | Yellowtail grunt Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: yellow-tailed grunt, burrito grunt |
 | Penpoint gunnel |
 | Spotted-gill cardinalfish |
 | Guadalupe cardinalfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Clemente Island in southern California, USA to Gulf of California in Mexico and offshore islands |
 | Threadfin cardinalfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and Mozambique to Samoa and Tonga, New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: thread-fin cardinalfish |
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 | Southern orange-lined cardinalfish Range: Indo-Pacific |
 | Ornate Cowfish Range: Eastern Indian Ocean: Australia (southern Western Australia to Western Victoria and Tasmania) |
 | Orangelined cardinalfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa, eastward to the Marshall Islands, Samoa and Tonga; north to Ryukyu Islands; south to northern Australia Synonyms: orange-lined cardinalfish |
 | Narrow-striped puffer Range: Western Pacific: Borneo, Philippines, Samoa, Australia and Tonga Synonyms: striped puffer fish |
 | Guineafowl puffer Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: guinea-fowl pufferfish, white-spotted balloon, white-spotted puffer |
 | Swallowtail damselfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Baja California (Mexico) and the Guadalupe and Revillagigedo islands Synonyms: swallowtailed damsel, swallow tail damsel fish |
 | Bala shark Range: Rivers of Southeast Asia, principally Thailand, Borneo and Sumatra Synonyms: Silver shark, tricolor sharkminnow |
 | Clown triggerfish Range: Indo-Pacific. |
 | Topminnow Range: Central America: from Laguna San Julian, northeast of Ciudad Veracruz in Mexico to Costa Rica. Southern Gulf of Mexico, southern Yucatan and along Central American coast south to Nicaragua. Introduced in freshwater in Florida Synonyms: top minnow, pike killifish, pike livebearer |
 | Mexican hogfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Guadalupe Island and throughout the Gulf of California to Chile, including the Cocos, Malpelo, Revillagigedo and the Galapagos islands Synonyms: vieja |
 | Mimic Roundhead Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga and the Line Islands Synonyms: comet |
 | Green jack Range: Eastern Pacific: Santa Cruz Island, California, USA to Peru, including the Gulf of California and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: jurel verde |
 | Blue-spotted jack Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Ducie Island, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico to Panama Synonyms: blue spotted jack, blue jack |
 | Flameback angelfish Range: Western Atlantic: southern Caribbean Islands including Barbados and Cura�ao; and Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
 | Flame angel Range: Central Pacific. Synonyms: flame angelfish, flaming angelfish, Japanese pygmy angelfish |
 | Swell shark |
 | Pacific spadefish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Diego, California, USA to Peru. |
 | Threadfin butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa islands; throughout Micronesia |
 | Foureye butterflyfish Range: Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA and Bermuda to West Indies and northern South America. Also Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico, and Antilles Synonyms: Four-eye butterfly fish |
 | Racoon butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan, and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia. Southeast Atlantic: South Africa Synonyms: racoon butterfly fish |
 | Ornate butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Sri Lanka to Hawaii, the Marquesas, and Ducie Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: ornate butterfly |
 | Masked butterflyfish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Synonyms: masked butterfly, Golden butterflyfish, bluecheek butterflyfish |
 | Pacific double-saddle butterflyfish Range: Indo-Pacific Synonyms: double saddle butterflyfish |
 | Scribbled angelfish Range: Indo-Pacific. |
 | Redbreasted wrasse |
 | Copperband butterflyfish Range: Indo-West Pacific: Andaman Sea to Ryukyu Islands and south to Australia |
 | Whitespotted bamboo shark Synonyms: white-spotted bamboo shark |
 | Decorated warbonnet |
 | Mosshead warbonnet |
 | Harlequin tuskfish Range: Western Pacific. |
 | Panther grouper |
 | Blue chromis Range: Western Atlantic: Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Carribean Sea. Including the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and Antilles |
 | Connie's Damsel Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Gulf of California Synonyms: Limbaugh's damsel, chromis |
 | Blacksmith Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: blacksmith chromis |
 | Vanderbilt's chromis Range: Western Pacific: Taiwan to the Hawaiian and throughout Micronesia |
 | Blue-green chromis Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: blue green chromis, blue green damselfish, blue-green puller, green puller |
 | Sapphire devil Range: Indo-West Pacific: eastern edge of the Indian Ocean and Western Australia to New Guinea, New Britain, Solomon Islands, Marianas and Caroline Islands, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan and Ryukyu Islands Synonyms: blue damselfish, blue devil, cornflower sargeant-major, sky-blue damsel |
 | Azure damsel Range: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean and Indonesia |
 | Blue-head fairy wrasse Range: Western Pacific: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Palau, Indonesia, and Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Eastern Indian Ocean: Rowely Shoals, Similan Islands, Andaman Sea and Christmas Island Synonyms: velvet wrasse, velvet multicolor wrasse, purple fairy wrasse, blueside wrasse |
 | Coral hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to East London, South Africa and east to the Marquesas Islands, north to the Mariana Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Colombia and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: Halcon de coral |
 | Hawaiian hawkfish |
 | Port-and-starboard light fish Range: Australia Synonyms: pinecone fish |
 | Queen coris wrasse |
 | Spotted surgeonfish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: endemic to the Hawaiian Is., and Johnston I. Synonyms: Kole tang, Yelloweye Bristletooth, Goldring Bristletooth, Goldring Surgeonfish, Yelloweye Surgeonfish |
 | African climbing perch Range: Africa: Congo river basin Synonyms: spotted ctenopoma, spotted climbing perch |
 | Bumphead Cichlid Range: Lake Tanganyika, Africa Synonyms: Paratilapia frontosa, Pelmatochromis frontosus |
 | White-tailed damselfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: whitetail damsel, banded humbug, whitetail cascyllus, black and white damselfish, domino, humbug damselfish, humbug dascyllus, three-stripe damselfish, white-tailed footballer |
 | Southern stingray Range: Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA and northern Gulf of Mexico to southern Brazil, including the Antilles |
 | Freckled porcupinefish |
 | Red rainbowfish Range: Asia: Lake Sentani in Irian Jaya, Indonesia |
 | Royal gramma basslet Range: Western Central Atlantic: Bermuda, Bahamas, and Central America to northern South America |
 | Blackcap gramma basslet Range: Western Central Atlantic: West Indies including the Bahamas and Central America. |
 | Black tetra Range: South America: Paraguay and Guapore river basins Synonyms: long-finned black tetra |
 | Longfin pennantfish Synonyms: long-finned pennant fish |
 | Zebra perch Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Gulf of California Synonyms: sea chubb, zebra chubb |
 | Horn shark Range: Eastern Pacific: central California, USA to the Gulf of California, and probably Ecuador and Peru Synonyms: horned shark |
 | Giant kelpfish Range: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to southern Baja California, Mexico including Guadalupe Island |
 | Kelp greenling |
 | Pot-bellied seahorse Range: Southeastern Australia and New Zealand Synonyms: Pot belly seahorse |
 | Barbour's seahorse Range: Philippines and Indonesia. |
 | Lined seahorse Range: Western Atlantic Ocean (Nova Scotia to Venezuela) |
 | Longsnout seahorse Range: Western Atlantic. |
 | Seahorse |
 | Clarion angelfish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: southern tip of Baja California, Mexico; also from Clarion, and the Revillagigedo Group off the western coast of Mexico and from Clipperton Island Synonyms: Clarion angel fish, Holocanthus clarionensis |
 | King angelfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: passer angelfish, angel real, Holocanthus passer |
 | Spotted ratfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Cape Spencer, Alaska to Bah�a Sebastian Vizca�no, Baja California (Mexico). |
 | Rainbow surfperch Range: Eastern Pacific: Cape Mendocino in northern California, USA to northern Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: rainbow seaperch |
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 | Barberfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Panama, including the Cocos, Malpelo and Galapagos Islands Synonyms: barber fish, mariposa barbero, blacknosed butterflyfish |
 | Skipjack tuna Range: Cosmopolitan in tropical and warm-temperate waters. Not found in the eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea. Highly migratory species |
 | Cortez chubb Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands |
 | Brassy chub Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa south to South Africa and eastward to the Hawaiian, Tuamotu, and Rapa Islands; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: brassy chubb, lowfin rudderfish, lowfin drum |
 | Lions' cove yellow labido Range: Lake Malawi |
 | Longhorn cowfish Range: Indo-Pacific |
 | Spotted gar |
 | Longear sunfish Range: United States: watersheds of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes. Synonyms: long-ear sunfish, long-eared sunfish |
 | Headstander Range: South America: Amazon River basin Synonyms: Leporinus fasciatus, black-banded leporinu |
 | Bluestrip snapper Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Marquesas and Line Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia. Southeast Atlantic: East London, South Africa Synonyms: blue-stripe snapper, blue striped snapper |
 | Blue and gold snapper Range: Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Ecuador. Most common at offshore islands including Mapelo, Galapagos, Tres Marias and Revillagigedo Synonyms: blue-gold snapper |
 | Lesser electric ray Range: Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to Peru Synonyms: lesser torpedo ray, giant electric ray |
 | Spotted unicornfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia |
 | Naso lituratus Orangespine unicornfish Range: Pacific Ocean: Honshu, Japan south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia; east in Oceania to the Hawaiian Islands, all the islands of French Polynesia, and the Pitcairn Islands. In the eastern Pacific, from Clipperton Island Synonyms: orangespined surgeonfish, orange-spined unicornfish |
 | Naso vlamingii Big-nosed unicornfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Line, Marquesan and Tuamotus islands; north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia. Throughout Micronesia. |
 | Nautichthys oculofasciatus Sailfin sculpin Range: Northeastern Pacific: St. Lawrence I., Alaska to San Miguel I., southern California, USA. Possibly occuring in Japan. Synonyms: sail-fin sculpin, sailor fish |
 | Negaprion brevirostris Lemon shark Range: Western Atlantic: New Jersey, USA to southern Brazil, including the Gulf of Mexico, the Bahamas, and the Caribbean; also in Gulf of Mexico. Northeast Atlantic: Senegal, C�te d'Ivoire. Eastern Pacific: southern Baja California and Gulf of California (Mexico) to Ecuador |
 | Neoclinus blanchardi Sarcastic fringehead Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to central Baja California |
 | Neolamprologus brichardi Lyretail cichlid Range: Africa: Endemic to the northern part of Lake Tanganyika Synonyms: Lamprologus brichardi |
 | Oncorhynchus aguabonita Golden Trout Range: North America: Upper Kern River basin, Tulare and Kern counties in California, USA Notable: The Golden Trout is the state fish of California. Synonyms: Oncorhynchus mykiss aguabonita, Oncorhynchus aguabonita whitei |
 | Oncorhynchus tshawytscha Chinook salmon Synonyms: King salmon |
 | Ophioblennius steindachneri Panamic fanged blenny Range: Eastern Pacific: Bah�a Sebast�an Vizcaino and the northern Gulf of California (Isla Angel de la Guarda and Puerto Lobos) to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: large-banded blenny |
 | Ophiodon elongatus Lingcod Range: Northeast Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Northern Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: ling cod, ling-cod |
 | Opistognathus rosenblatti Blue-spotted jawfish |
 | Orthopristis forbesi Galapagos grunt Range: Southeast Pacific: endemic to the Galapagos Islands |
 | Orthopristis sp. |
 | Osteoglossum bicirrhosum Silver arowana |
 | Oxycirrhites typus Longnose hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Hawaiian Islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of California to northern Colombia and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: longsnout hawkfish |
 | Oxyjulis californica |
 | Oxylebius pictus Painted greenling Range: Eastern Pacific: Kodiak Island, Alaska to Point San Carlos, central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Papilloculiceps longiceps Indian Ocean crocodile fish Range: Western Pacific: known from the Philippines, Borneo, Moluccas, Papua New Guinea, New Caledonia, Palau, and Yap Island to Ishigaki Island, Mentawai Islands (Indonesia) Synonyms: tentacled flathead, Cymbacephalus beauforti |
 | Paracanthurus hepatus Palette surgeonfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Notable: Paracanthurus hepatus was made famous as the character Dory in the animated motion picture "Finding Nemo". Synonyms: blue surgeonfish, blue tang, dory, hapetus tang, flagtail surgeonfish, indo-pacific blue tang, palette surgeon, wedgetail blue tang, wedge-tail blue tang, regal tang, blue tang, paracanthus hepatus, paracanthurus hepetus, dory fish |
 | Paracirrhites arcatus Arc eye hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line and Mangareva islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and Rapa; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: arc-eye hawkfish |
 | Paracirrhites forsteri Blackside hawkfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to the Hawaiian, Line, Marquesan and Ducie islands, north to southern Japan, south to New Caledonia and the Austral Islands; throughout Micronesia and also known from the Society Islands Synonyms: black-side hawkfish |
 | Paralabrax clathratus |
 | Paranthias colonus |
 | Parapeneus margaritatus Pearly goatfish |
 | Parophrys vetulus English sole Range: Eastern Pacific: Bering Sea to Bahia San Cristobal, central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: Pleuronectes vetulus |
 | Phanerodon furcatus White seaperch Range: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver (Canada) to northern Baja California (Mexico) Synonyms: white surfperch |
 | Phycodurus eques Leafy Seadragon Range: Southern coastline of Australia extending from Kangaroo Island, South Australia to Rottnest Island, Western Australia. Synonyms: leafy sea dragon |
 | Platyrhinoidis triseriata Thornback ray Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, USA to Baja California, Mexico |
 | Plectropomus areolatus Squaretail coralgrouper Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Phoenix Islands and Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Australia Synonyms: square-tail coral grouper |
 | Plectropomus laevis Saddleback grouper Range: Indo-Pacific: Kenya to Delagoa Bay, Mozambique, eastward to the Tuamotus, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to Queensland, Ausralia and including most islands of the Indian Ocean and of western and central Pacific Synonyms: Plectropomus maculatus, saddle grouper, Blacksaddled coralgrouper |
 | Plectropomus maculatus Spotted coralgrouper Range: Western Pacific: Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the Arafura Sea, Solomon Islands, and Western Australia Synonyms: spotted coral grouper |
 | Pleuronichthys coenosus C-O sole Range: Northeastern Pacific: Sitka, southeastern Alaska to Bahia San Quintin, northern Baja California, Mexico. Synonyms: C-O turbot, popeye |
 | Polypterus sp. Bichir Range: African rivers and lakes. |
 | Pomacanthus asfur Arabian angelfish Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden. Synonyms: Red Sea angelfish |
 | Pomacanthus imperator Emperor angelfish |
 | Pomacanthus paru French angelfish Range: Western Atlantic: Florida, USA and Bahamas to Brazil. Also Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean Synonyms: French angel fish |
 | Pomacanthus semicirculatus Semicircle angelfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: koran angelfish, koran angel, half-circled angelfish |
 | Pomacanthus xanthometopon Blueface angelfish Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: yellowface angelfish, blue face angel, blue-faced angelfish, yellow-faced angelfish, yellow face angel, yellowmask angelfish |
 | Potomotrygon motoro Freshwater stingray |
 | Premnas biaculeatus Spinecheek clownfish Synonyms: maroon clownfish |
 | Prionace glauca Blue shark Range: Oceanic, highly migratory. Circumglobal in temperate and tropical waters. Western Atlantic: Newfoundland, Canada to Argentina. Central Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic: Norway to South Africa, including the Mediterranean. Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Indonesia, Japan, Australia, New Caledonia, and New Zealand. Eastern Pacific: Gulf of Alaska to Chile. Synonyms: great blue shark, requin bleu |
 | Prionurus laticlavius Yellow-tailed surgeonfish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Costa Rica to Colombia, including the Revillagigedo, Cocos and Galapagos islands Synonyms: yellowtailed surgeonfish, yellow tail surgeon fish |
 | Pristigenys serrula Popeye catalufa Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, along continental shelf to Peru, including Revillagigedo, Cocos and the Galapagos Islands |
 | Prognathodes falcifer Scythe-mark butterflyfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Santa Catalina Island, southern California, USA to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: Scythe butterfly, scythe-marked butterfly fish, Chaetodon falcifer |
 | Protopterus annectens African lungfish Notable: Lungfish belong to a prehistoric group of fishes that lived over 300 million years ago. When submerged, these fish must occasionally swim to the surface and gulp air or they will drown. The African lungfish has adapted to survive out of water for several years. When swamp waters recede, the lungfish burrows into the mud and covers itself with a thick coat of slime. The slime hardens into a cocoon which prevents the lungfish from drying out. The lungfish emerges from its cocoon after the first seasonal rains refill the swamp. |
 | Pseudanthias dispar Pacific flame anthias |
 | Pseudanthias hypselosoma Stocky anthias Range: Indo-Pacific: Maldives to Samoa, north to Taiwan and the Ryukyu Islands, south to the Great Barrier Reef |
 | Pseudanthias pascalus Purple Queen anthias Range: Pacific Ocean: Bali and the Ryukyu Islands to the Tuomoto Islands, north to southern Japan, south to Australia and New Caledonia; throughout Micronesia Synonyms: amethyst anthias |
 | Pseudanthias pleurotaenia Square-spot fairy basslet Range: Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to Rowley Shoals and New Caledonia. Throughout Micronesia Synonyms: squarespot anthias, square spotted anthias |
 | Pseudanthias squamipinnis Jewel fairy basslet Range: Indo-Pacific. Synonyms: fairy basslet, lyretail anthias, sea goldie, lyretail coralfish, lyretail anthias, orange basslet, orange seaperch, red coral perch, scalefin anthias, scalefin basslet, scalefin fairy basslet, lyretail fairy basslet |
 | Pseudochromis sankeyi Striped dottyback Range: Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden and the southwestern part of the Red Sea |
 | Pseudotropheus estherae Red zebra mbuna Range: Lake Malawi Synonyms: Metriaclima estherae, Maylandia estherae |
 | Pseudotropheus zebra Piebald zebra mbuna Range: Lake Malawi |
 | Pterapogon kauderni Banggai cardinalfish Range: Western Central Pacific: Restricted to Banggai Islands and Lembeh Strait, Indonesia Synonyms: Banggai cardinal fish |
 | Ptereleotris zebra Zebra dartfish Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and islands in the western Indian Ocean to the Line and Marquesan Islands, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef; Mariana and Marshall Islands in Micronesia Synonyms: chinese zebra goby |
 | Pterois miles Lionfish Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea south to Port Alfred, South Africa and east to Sumatra, Indonesia. Also known in eastern Mediterranean Synonyms: lion fish, devil firefish |
 | Pterois volitans Lionfish |
 | Pterophyllum altum Altum angelfish Range: South America: Amazon and Oronoco River basins |
 | Pteroplatytrygon violacea |
 | Pygocentrus nattereri Red piranha Range: South America: Amazon River basin, Paraguay-Paran� River basin, Brazilian coastal rivers Synonyms: red-bellied piranha |
 | Rathbunella hypoplecta Stripedfin ronquil Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to northern Baja California |
 | Rhamphocottus richardsoni Grunt sculpin |
 | Rhincodon typus |
 | Rhinobatos productus Shovelnose guitarfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, USA to the Gulf of California Synonyms: shovelnose guitar fish |
 | Rhinogobiops nicholsii Blackeye goby Range: Eastern Pacific: Wales Island, northern British Columbia, Canada to Punta Rompiente, central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: black-eyed goby, Coryphopterus nicholsi |
 | Rhinopias frondossa Weedy scorpionfish |
 | Rhinopias sp. Scorpionfish |
 | Ronquilus jordani Northern ronquil |
 | Scomber japonicus Pacific mackerel |
 | Scorpaena mystes Pacific spotted scorpionfish Range: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to northern Chile, including the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: stone scorpion fish, lapon, peces escorpion, spotted scorpionfish |
 | Scorpaenichthys marmoratus Cabezon Range: Eastern Pacific: Southeastern Alaska to central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Scorpaenodes xyris Rainbow scorpionfish Range: Eastern Pacific: California, USA to Peru and the Galapagos Islands Synonyms: rainbow scorpion fish |
 | Scorpaenopsis oxycephala Flathead scorpionfish Range: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Sodwana Bay, South Africa to the Mariana Islands, north to Taiwan; Palau and Guam in Micronesia Synonyms: flathead scorpion fish, Scorpaenopsis oxycephalus |
 | Scorpaenpsis sp. |
 | Sebastes atrovirens Kelp rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Central California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Sebastes carnatus Gopher rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Eureka in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Sebastes caurinus Copper rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Kenai Peninsula, Gulf of Alaska to central Baja California, Mexico. |
 | Sebastes chrysomelas Black-and-yellow rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Sebastes constellatus Starry rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco to southern Baja California |
 | Sebastes diploproa Splitnosed rockfish Range: Northeast Pacific: Alaska Peninsula to Cedros I., Baja California and the Gulf of California in Mexico. Synonyms: Split-nose rockfish, lobe-jawed rockfish |
 | Sebastes flavidus Yellowtail rockfish |
 | Sebastes miniatus Vermillion rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific from British Columbia to Baja California. Synonyms: Pacific Red Snapper, Pacific Snapper, Oregon Red Snapper, Oregon Snapper, Rot Barsch, Rood Baars, Scorfano, Rocote Bermejo, Galinha-do-Mar, Sebast�s, Karmazyn Wermilon, Gulstribet Klippefisk, R�dfisk, Kungsfisk, Uer, Karfi, Puna-Ahven, Menuke |
 | Sebastes mystinus Blue rockfish |
 | Sebastes nebulosus China rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: southeast Alaska to Redondo Beach and San Miguel Island, southern California, USA |
 | Sebastes nigrocinctus Tiger rockfish |
 | Sebastes paucispinis Bocaccio Range: Eastern Pacific: Stepovak Bay, Alaskan Peninsula to Punta Blanca, Baja California, Mexico |
 | Sebastes pinniger Canary rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: south of the Shelikof Strait in the Gulf of Alaska to Cape Colnett, Baja California, Mexico |
 | Sebastes rastrelliger Grass rockfish |
 | Sebastes rosaceus Rosy rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Puget Sound, Washington, USA to central Baja California, Mexico; but doubtful north of California Synonyms: sebastes rosaceous |
 | Sebastes ruberrimus Yelloweye rockfish |
 | Sebastes rubrivinctus Flag rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: San Francisco, California, USA to Cape San Quintin, Baja California, Mexico. Synonyms: rocote bandera |
 | Sebastes serranoides Olive rockfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Redding Rock in northern California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Sebastes serriceps Treefish Range: Eastern Central Pacific: San Francisco in California, USA to central Baja California, Mexico Synonyms: tree fish |
 | Sebastes sp. |
 | Sebastes umbrosus Honeycomb rockfish |
 | Sectator ocyurus Rainbow chubb Range: Eastern Pacific: Baja California to Peru, but have been taken in the artificially warmed waters off the Encina Power Plant in San Diego, California, USA, far outside normal range. Northwest Pacific: Hachij�jima, Japan. Central Pacific: Hawaii and the Society Islands Synonyms: bluestriped chubb |
 | Selar crumenophthalmus Big eye scad Range: Circumtropical. Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Rapa, north to southern Japan and Hawaiian Islands, south to New Caledonia. Eastern Pacific: Mexico to Peru, including the Galapagos Islands. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada, Bermuda and Rio de Janeiro to Sao Paulo, Brazil; throughout the Bahamas, Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean Sea. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Verde to southern Angola Synonyms: bigeye scad, big-eye scad, atulai, purse-eyed scad, akule, silver scad, steenbrass, selar crumenopthalmus |
 | Semicossyphus pulcher California sheephead wrasse Range: Eastern Pacific: Monterey Bay in California, USA to Guadalupe Island (off northern central Baja California) and Gulf of California Synonyms: sheep-head wrasse |
 | Seriola lalandi North Pacific Yellowtail Range: Eastern Pacific: British Columbia, Canada to Chile Synonyms: Seriola lalandei dorsalis, yellowtail amberjack, yellowtail jack, California yellowtail, mossback |
 | Serranocirrhitus latus Sunburst anthias Range: Western Pacific: Japan and Taiwan south to New Caledonia, Fiji, and the Great Barrier Reef; Palau in Micronesia Synonyms: fathead anthias, hawk anthias |
 | Siganus doliatus Barred spinefoot rabbitfish Synonyms: barred rabbitfish, barred spinefoot |
 | Siganus punctatus Goldspotted spinefoot rabbitfish Synonyms: goldspotted rabbitfish, goldspotted spinefoot, gold-spotted rabbitfish |
 | Siganus unimaculatus Onespot rabbitfish |
 | Sparisoma viride Stoplight parrotfish Range: Western Atlantic: southern Florida (USA), Bermuda, Bahamas, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil |
 | Sphaeramia nematoptera Pajama cardinalfish |
 | Sphyraena barracuda Great barracuda Range: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and east coast of Africa to Hawaii, Marquesas and Tuamotos Islands; throughout Micronesia. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and throughout the Caribbean Sea to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Sierra Leone, C�te d'Ivoire, Togo, Nigeria, Senegal; Mauritania; St. Paul's Rocks; S�o Tom� Island Synonyms: greater barracuda |
 | Sphyraena idiastes |
 | Sphyrna lewini |
 | Squatina californica |
 | Stegastes leucorus leucorus Whitetail gregory Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Mexico, including the Revillagigedo and Guadalupe islands Synonyms: white-tail gregory, white-tailed gregory |
 | Stegostoma fasciatum Zebra shark Range: Southeast asia Synonyms: leopard shark |
 | Stenotomus chrysops Scup Range: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia in Canada to Florida in USA |
 | Stereolepis gigas Giant black sea bass Range: Eastern Pacific: Humboldt Bay in California, USA to Mexico. Northwest Pacific: Japan Synonyms: giant seabass, black seabass, black sea bass |
 | Symphysodon discus Wild discus Range: Rio Negro River, Amazon Basin, South America |
 | Zanclus cornutus Moorish idol Range: Indo-Pacific: East Africa to Rapa and Ducie Islands, north to southern Japan and the Hawaiian Islands, south to the Lord Howe Island; throughout Micronesia. Eastern Pacific: southern Gulf of California to Peru Synonyms: moor idol, moorfish |
 | Zaniolepis latipinnis Longspine combfish Range: Eastern Pacific: Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada to central Baja California, Mexico |
 | Zebrasoma desjardinii Desjardin's Indian sailfin tang Range: Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Maldives |
 | Zebrasoma flavescens Yellow tang Range: Pacific: Ryukyu, Mariana, Marshall, Marcus, Wake and Hawaiian islands. Synonyms: lemon sailfin, somber surgeonfish, yellow sailfin tang |
 | Zebrasoma veliferum Sailfin tang Range: Indo-Pacific: Indonesia to the the Hawaiian and Tuamotu islands, north to southern Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Rapa I.; throughout Micronesia. Replaced by the similar Z. desjardinii in the Indian Ocean. Also known in Line, Society, Austral and Rapa Islands |
 | Zebrasoma xanthurum Yellowtail tang Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea to the Persian Gulf |