Belize Maymester Fish Names

Acanthopleura granulata

West Indian Fuzzy Chiton

Acetabularia calyculus

Umbrella alga; Green mermaid’s wine glass

Acropora cervicornis

Staghorn coral

Acropora palmata

Elkhorn coral

Acropora prolifera

Fused staghorn coral

Actinopyga agassizii

Five-toothed sea cucumber

Agaricia agaricites

Lettuce coral

Alouatta pigra

Yucatan black howler

Alphaeus armatus

Red snapping shrimp

Anilocra sp.

Parasitic isopod

Aplysia dactylomela

Spotted sea hare

Arca zebra

Turkey wing ark clam

Atrina rigida

Rigid pen shell

Avicennia germinans

Black mangrove

Avrainvillea nigricans

Soft fan alga

Bartholomea annulata

Corkscrew anemone

Bunodosoma granuliferum

Red Warty Sea Anemone

Carpilius corallinus

Batwing Coral Crab

Cardisoma guanhumi

Blue/Great land crab

Caretta caretta

Loggerhead sea turtle

Carybdea alata

Sea wasp

Cassiopeia andromeda

Upside-down jellyfish

Caulerpa sp.

Green caviar (sea grapes)

Chelonia mydas

Green sea turtle

Chiton marmoratus

Marbled chiton

Chiton tuberculatus

West Indian chiton

Cittarium pica

West Indian top shell; magpie shell

Clibanarius tricolor

Blue-legged hermit crab

Cliona sp.

Boring sponge

Clypeaster rosaceus

Fat sea biscuit

Coccoloba uvifera

Sea grape

Codakia orbicularis

Tiger lucine

Coenobita clypeatus

Caribbean hermit crab

Colpophyllia natans

Boulder brain coral

Condylactis gigantea

Giant caribbean anemone

Conocarpus erectus

Buttonwood; button mangrove

Cyphoma gibbosum

Flamingo tongue snail

Dardanus venosus

Stareye/Starry-eye crab

Dasycladus vermicularis

Squirreltails

Dasyprocta punctata

Central American agouti

Dendrogyra cylindrus

Pillar coral

Diadema antillarum

Black/Long-spined sea urchin

Dichocoenia stokesi

Stokes’ starlet coral

Dictyosphaeria cavernosa

Green bubble weed

Dictyota divaricata

Forked sea tumbleweeds

Diodora listeri

Lister’s keyhole limpet

Diploria labyrinthiformis

Grooved brain coral

Diploria clivosa

Knobby brain coral

Diploria strigosa

Symmetrical brain coral

Nodilittorina tuberculata

Prickly periwinkle

Echinometra lucunter

Red rock urchin

Elysia crispata

Lettuce sea slug

Euapta lappa

Beaded sea cucumber

Eucidaris tribuloides

Slate pencil urchin

Eusimilia fastigiata

Smooth flower coral

Favia fragrum

Golfball coral

Fissurella barbadensis

Barbados keyhole limpet

Gorgonia flabellum

Venus sea fan

Gorgonia ventalina

Common/Purple sea fan

Grapsus grapsus

Sally lightfoot crab

Halimeda goreauii

Small-leaf hanging vine

Halimeda incrassata

Disk or Segmented Alga (Dino-foot)

Halimeda monile

Green jointed-stalk algae

Halimeda opuntia

Watercress alga

Halimeda tuna

Sea cactus; pennyweed

Hermodice carunculata

Bearded fireworm

Holothuria mexicana

Donkey dung sea cucumber

Hypanis americana

Southern stingray

Isophyllia rigida

Caribbean stony corals

Laguncularia racemosa

White mangrove

Linckia guildingii

Common comet star

Lobatus gigas

Queen conch

Lytechines variegatus

Green/variegated sea urchin

Manicina areolata

Rose coral

Meandrina meandrites

Maze coral

Melampus coffeeus

Coffee bean snail; Coffee melampus

Meoma ventricosa

Cake urchin; Red heart urchin

Millepora alcicornis

Sea ginger

Millepora complanata

Blade fire coral

Mithraculus sculptus

Green clinging crab; Emerald crab

Montastrea annularis

Boulder star coral

Nasua narica

White-nosed coati

Nemaster sp.

Feather stars

Neomeris annulata

Ringed finger seaweed

Nerita peloronta

Bleeding tooth nerite

Nerita tesselata

Checkered nerite

Nerita versicolor

Four-toothed nerite

Octopus briareus

Caribbean reef octopus

Ocypode quadrata

Atlantic ghost crab

Ophiocoma echinata

Blunt-spined brittle star

Orbicella/Montastrea cavernosa

Great star coral

Orbicella faveolata

Mountainous star coral

Oreaster reticulatus

Red cushion sea star; West Indian sea star

Padina sp.

Peacock’s tail

Palythoa caribaeorum

Encrusting colonial anemone

Panulirus argus

Caribbean spiny lobster

Penicillus capitatus

Shaving brush algae

Penicillus dumnetosus

Bristle ball brush

Petrochirus diogenes

Giant hermit crab

Physalia physalis

Portugese man o’ war