Fish of Fiji — A to B

Various species photographed in 2024. All photos copyright by Martin Holladay and Karyn Patno.

Acropora gemmifera coral – Acropora gemmifera
Acropora valida coral – Acropora valida
Anemone hermit crab – Dardanus pedunculatus
Antler coral – Pocillopora grandis
Banded goby – Amblygobius phalaena
Banded sea krait – Laticauda colubrina
Banded sergeant – Abudefduf septemfasciatus
Barred flagtail – Kuhlia mugil
Barred rabbitfish – Siganus doliatus
Bennett’s feather star – Oxycomanthus bennetti
Bicolor angelfish – Centropyge bicolor
Bicolor coralblenny – Ecsenius bicolor
Bicolor goatfish – Parupeneus barberinoides
Bicolor rabbitfish – Siganus uspi
Bigeye trevally – Caranx sexfasciatus
Bigfin reef squid – Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Bignose unicornfish – Naso vlamingii
Black-backed butterflyfish – Chaetodon melannotus
Black-banded snapper – Lutjanus semicinctus
Blackbar damsel – Plectroglyphidodon dickii
Blackbar filefish – Pervagor janthinosoma
Blackbarred halfbeak – Hemiramphus far
Blackbar wrasse – Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
Blackbelt hogfish – Bodianus mesothorax
Black feather star – Colobometra perspinosa
Blacksaddled toby – Canthigaster valentini
Blackspot snapper – Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Blackspotted pufferfish – Arothron nigropunctatus
Blackspotted sea cucumber – Pearsonothuria graeffei
Blackstreak surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigricauda
Blackstripe cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Blacktip reef shark – Carcharhinus melanopterus
Blacktip silverbiddy – Gerres oyena
Bleekers parrotfish – Chlorurus bleekeri
Blue-green chromis – Chromis viridis
Blue sea star – Linckia laevigata
Bluespine unicornfish – Naso unicornis
Blue-spot butterflyfish – Chaetodon plebeius
Bluespot mullet – Moolgarda seheli
Bluespotted grouper – Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Blue-spotted ribbontail ray – Taeniura lymma
Blue-spotted wrasse – Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse – Labroides dimidiatus
Bluestreak fusilier – Pterocaesio tile
Bluestriped fangblenny – Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Bluestreak goby – Valenciennea strigata
Blue triggerfish – Pseudobalistes fuscus
Blunthead wrasse – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bracelet cardinalfish – Nectamia viria
Bridled monocle bream – Scolopsis bilineata
Bridled parrotfish – Scarus frenatus
Brushtail tang – Zebrasoma scopas