20 Extra Fish Families - ReefoDivers

Study these extra 20 fish families after your bronze level at Reefodivers in Diani Beach, Kenya.

Often trailing filaments
Deeply forked tail
Striking red and orange colour
Size: 10 cm

Serranidae
(anthias)

Small mouth
Torpedo-shaped body
Deeply forked tail
Size: 20 cm

Caesionidae
(fuseliers)

Extremely long fin rays
Often bright red coloured
Size: 25 cm

Scorpaenidae
(lionfish)

Very large eyes
Continuous dorsal fin
Size: 30 cm

Priacanthidae
(big eyes)

Pectoral fins
Size: 60 cm

Congridae
(conger eels)

Slender body
Lines
Size: 5 cm

Ptereleotridae
(dart fish)

Long, continuous dorsal fin
Very elongate body
Size: 15 cm

Malacanthidae
(tile fish)

Tail clearly distinguished
Round body
Size: 15 cm

Bothidae
(flounders)

Dorsal fins merge into tail
Elongate body
Size: 15 cm

Soleidae
(soles)

Well developed decorated fins
Size: 10 cm

Solenostomidae
(ghost pipefish)

Upright second dorsal fin
Straight, slender body
Size: 10 cm

Synghathidae
(pipefish)

Head angles down
Size: 10 cm

Syngnathidae
(seahorse)

Both jaws elongated
Size: 60 cm

Belonidae
(needlefish)

Lower jaw elongated
Size: 30 cm

Hemiramphidae
(halfbeaks)

Small mouth
Lines
Size: 40 cm

Kyphosidae
(chubs)

Diamond shaped body
Size: 20 cm

Monodactylidae
(diamond fish)

Wing-like pectoral fins
Size: 20 cm

Dactylopteridae
(gurnards)

Dorsally compressed head and body
Tassels around eye and mouth
Size: 50 cm

Platycephalidae
(flatheads)

Mouth pointing straight upwards
Size: 25 cm

Synanceiidae
(stone fish)

Dorsal fin starts in front of eyes
Size: 10 cm

Tetrarogidae
(wasp fish)

Huge mouth
Size: 20 cm

Opistognathidae
(jawfish)