Fish of Tonga – A to B

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

Acropora globiceps coral – Acropora globiceps
Arc-eye hawkfish – Paracirrhites arcatus
Arc-eye hawkfish – Paracirrhites arcatus
Atoll butterflyfish – Chaetodon mertensii
Axilspot hogfish – Bodianus axillaris
Banded goby – Amblygobius phalaena
Barred thicklip – Hemigymnus fasciatus
Bicolor angelfish – Centropyge bicolor
Bicolor chromis – Pycnochromis margaritifer
Bicolor cleaner wrasse – Labroides bicolor
Bicolor fangblenny – Plagiotremus laudandus
Bicolor fangblenny – Plagiotremus laudandus
Black-axil chromis – Chromis atripectoralis
Black-backed butterflyfish – Chaetodon melannotus
Blackbar damsel – Plectroglyphidodon dickii
Blackbar filefish – Pervagor janthinosoma
Blackbar wrasse – Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
Black butterflyfish – Chaetodon flavirostris
Blackeye thicklip – Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackeye thicklip – Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackfin damselfish – Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus
Blackfin damselfish – Amblyglyphidodon melanopterus
Blackfin hogfish – Bodianus loxozonus
Blacksaddled toby – Canthigaster valentini
Black sea cucumber – Holothuria leucospilota
Black sea urchin – Diadema antillarum
Blackspot sergeant – Abudefduf sordidus
Blackspotted pufferfish – Arothron nigropunctatus
Blacktail snapper – Lutjanus fulvus
Black teatfish sea cucumber – Holothuria nobilis
Blacktip reef shark – Carcharhinus melanopterus
Bleekers parrotfish – Chlorurus bleekeri
Blotcheye soldierfish – Myripristis murdjan
Blue-barred parrotfish – Scarus ghobban
Bluefin trevally – Caranx melampygus
Bluefin trevally – Caranx melampygus
Blue-green chromis – Chromis viridis
Blue-green chromis – Chromis viridis
Blue sea star – Linckia laevigata
Bluespine unicornfish- Naso unicornis
Bluespine unicornfish – Naso unicornis
Bluespine unicornfish – Naso unicornis
Blue-spot butterflyfish – Chaetodon plebeius
Bluespot mullet – Moolgarda seheli
Blue-spotted stingray – Neotrygon kuhlii
Blue-spotted stingray – Neotrygon kuhlii
Blue-spotted wrasse – Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Blue-spotted wrasse – Anampses caeruleopunctatus
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse – Labroides dimidiatus
Bluestreak fusilier – Pterocaesio tile
Bluestreak goby – Valenciennea strigata
Bluestripe snapper – Lutjanus kasmira
Blue trevally – Carangoides ferdau
Blunthead wrasse – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bluntheaded wrasse – juvenile – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Brain coral – Platygyra lamellina
Bridled monocle bream – Scolopsis bilineata
Bridled monocle bream – Scolopsis bilineata
Bridled parrotfish – Scarus frenatus
Bridled parrotfish – Scarus frenatus
Bridled parrotfish – Scarus frenatus
Broom filefish – Amanses scopas
Brown surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Brown surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Brushtail tang – Zebrasoma scopas
Brushtail tang – Zebrasoma scopas
Burrowing urchin – Echinometra mathaei