40 Fish Families - ReefoDivers
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Study these 40 fish families for a bronze level certificate at Reefodivers in Diani Beach, Kenya.
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Scalpel
Size: 40 cm
Acanthuridae
(surgeonfish)
Huge, superior mouth
Angler Globular body
Hand-like pelvic fins
Size: 10 cm
Antennariidae
(frogfish)
Small body often with stripes
Symmetrical fins
Big eyes
Size: 5 cm
Apogonidae
(cardinalfish)
Lines on body
Size: 40 cm
Aulostomidae
(trumpetfish)
Big mouth
Stout and heavy body
Size: 40 cm
Balistidae
(triggerfish)
Often have cirri
One continuous dorsal fin
In rest: curved body
Size: 5 cm
Blenniidae
(blennies)
Small mouth
Torpedo-shaped body
Deeply forked tail
Size: 20 cm
Caesionidae
(fusiliers)
High, streamlined body
Continuous fins
Size: 60 cm
Carangidae
(jacks)
Elongated body
Swim upside down
Size: 10 cm
Centriscidae
(razorfish/shrimpfish)
Elongated nose
Round body
Eye-stripe
Size: 15 cm
Chaetodontidae
(butterflyfish)
Elongated nose
Round body
Eye-stripe
Size: 15 cm
Chaetodontidae
(butterflyfish)
Elongated nose
Round body
Eye-stripe
Size: 15 cm
Chaetodontidae
(butterflyfish)
Pectoral fins
Size: 60 cm
Congridae
(garden eels)
Spines on body
Size: 30 cm
Diodontidae
(porcupinefish)
Disk-like body
Juveniles: enlarged fins
Size: 50 cm
Ephippidae (batfish/spadefish)
Tail filament
Size: 20 cm
Fistulariidae
(cornetfish)
Two-part dorsal fin
In rest: straight body
Size: 5 cm
Gobiidae
(gobies)
Small mouth with very big lips
Patterns
Size: 30 cm
Haemulidae
(sweetlips)
Blunt snout
Upright second dorsal fin
Size: 20 cm
Holocentridae
(soldierfish)
Terminal mouth
Teeth
Size: 20 cm
Labridae
(wrasses)
Sloping head
Often silver
Size: 35 cm
Lethrinidae
(emperors)
Large mouth with teeth
Often yellow
Size: 30 cm
Lutjanidae
(snappers)
Small mouth
Elongated and thin body
Size: 20 cm
Monacanthidae
(filefish)
Barbels
Size: 25 cm
Mullidae
(goatfish)
Opening and closing mouth
Large, stout body
No pectoral fins
Size: 100 cm
Muraenidae
(moray eels)
Small mouth
Body markings
Size: 20 cm
Nemipteridae
(monocle breams)
Slender body
No dorsal fin
Size: 60 cm
Ophichthidae
(snake eels)
Rectangular body
Size: 15 cm
Ostraciidae
(boxfish)
Typical shape body
Long anal fin
Size: 15 cm
Pempheridae
(sweepers)
Small mouth
Continuous dorsal fin
Stand on ventral fins
Size: 15 cm
Pinguipedidae
(sandperches)
Gill spine
Size: 25 cm
Pomacanthidae
(angelfish)
Gill spine
Size: 25 cm
Pomacanthidae
(angelfish)
Small, high body
Size: 10 cm
Pomacentridae
(damselfish)
Very big eyes
Size: 30 cm
Priacanthidae
(bigeyes)
Beak
Size: 35 cm
Scaridae
(parrotfish)
Finlets
Torpedo shaped body
Size: 100 cm
Scombridae
(mackerels/tunas)
Often has tassels
Well-camouflaged body colour
Small, high body
Size: 10 cm
Scorpaenidae
(scorpionfish)
Large mouth with teeth
Stout body
Size: 60 cm
Serranidae
(groupers)
Rabbit-like mouth
Size: 20 cm
Siganidae
(rabbitfish)
Big mouth
Pointed teeth
Elongated body
Size: 70 cm
Spyraenidae
(barracudas)
Teeth filled mouth
Short dorsal fin
Size: 15 cm
Synodontidae
(lizardfish)
Globular body
Size: 25 cm
Tetraodontidae
(pufferfishes)
Globular body
Size: 25 cm
Zanclidae
(moorish idol)
Gill spine
Upright second dorsal fin
Size: 15 cm
Holocentridae
(squirrelfish)
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