Image Gallery: Fishes by habitat - tropical reef fishes

Tropical reef species are often brightly colloured. They include the butterflyfishes, damselfishes (such as the anemonefishes) and some of the triggerfishes.

Lateral view of a Blackspotted Pufferfish Lateral view of a Blackspotted Pufferfish
Doubleline Fusilier at night Doubleline Fusilier at night
Lateral view of a male Bullethead Parrotfish at Ribbon Reef Lateral view of a male Bullethead Parrotfish at Ribbon Reef
A Clown Triggerfish at Wreck Bay A Clown Triggerfish at Wreck Bay
Lunartail Bigeye at Agincourt Reef Lunartail Bigeye at Agincourt Reef
Lateral view of a Dot-and-Dash Butterflyfish Lateral view of a Dot-and-Dash Butterflyfish
An Emperor Angelfish at Rodda Reef An Emperor Angelfish at Rodda Reef
Red Firegoby at Mantis Reef, Wreck Bay Red Firegoby at Mantis Reef, Wreck Bay
Goldsaddle Goatfish at the Cod Hole Goldsaddle Goatfish at the Cod Hole
A Spotted Sweetlips at Cormorant Pass A Spotted Sweetlips at Cormorant Pass
A Mimic Surgeonfish at 'Steve's Bommie' A Mimic Surgeonfish at 'Steve's Bommie'
An Orange-fin Anemonefish at Bougainville Reef An Orange-fin Anemonefish at Bougainville Reef
A Pacific Longnose Parrotfish at Mantis Reef A Pacific Longnose Parrotfish at Mantis Reef
A Pink Anemonefish resting amongst the anemone tentacles A Pink Anemonefish resting amongst the anemone tentacles
A Ballina Angelfish near Ball's Pyramid A Ballina Angelfish near Ball's Pyramid
A Beaked Coralfish at the Great Barrier Reef A Beaked Coralfish at the Great Barrier Reef
A Beaked Coralfish caught off Lizard Island A Beaked Coralfish caught off Lizard Island
A Bennett's Butterflyfish A Bennett's Butterflyfish
A Bicolor Angelfish at the Great Barrier Reef A Bicolor Angelfish at the Great Barrier Reef
A Bigscale Soldierfish at Bougainville Reef A Bigscale Soldierfish at Bougainville Reef