Coral Reef Fish of the Maldives
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Two-spot Red Snapper
Lutjanus bohar
Blackeye Thicklip Wrasse
Hemigymnus melapterus
Blacktip Reef Shark
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Bluntnose Gregory
Stagastes punctatus
Bullethead Parrotfish
Chlorurus sordidus
Checkerboard Wrasse (male)
Halichoeres hortulanus
Chevron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
Convict Surgeonfish
Acanthurus triostegus
Dash-dot Goatfish
Parupeneus barberinus
Forcepsfish
Forcipiger flavissimus
Gold-striped Emperor
Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Greasy Grouper
Epinephelus tauvina1
Vlaming's Unicornfish
Naso vlamingii
Two-line Monacle Bream
Scolopsis bilineatus
Humbug Dascylus
Dascylus aruanus
Lined Bristletooth Surgeonfish
Ctenochaetus truncatus
Picasso Triggerfish
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus
Maldive Anemonefish
Amphiprion nigripes
Powder-blue Surgeonfish
Acanthurus leucosternon
Peacock Rock Cod
Cephalopholis argus
Titan Triggerfish
Balistoides viridescens
Regal Angelfish
Pygoplites diacanthus
Orange-striped Triggerfish
Balistapus undulatus
Lined Surgeonfish
Acanthurus lineatus
Oval Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifasciatus
Sergeant Major
Abudefduf vaigiensis
Spot-tail Sandperch
Parapercis hexophthalma
A small selection of the 2000+ fish species of Maldives coral reefs
During a Naturetrek visit to the Maldives in February 2016, we spent time on the Ari Queen, from which twice-daily snorkelling expeditions provided opportunities to see, photograph and occasionally video reef fish and other marine creatures in the warm waters around coral reefs. This carousel slideshow contains just a small sample of the hundreds of species encountered during our brief time in the Maldives.
Most of the reef fish species shown on this page were identified using Charles Anderson's illustrated guidebook Reef Fishes of the Maldives, ISBN: 99915-54-01-7
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