Caribbean Fish — L to Z

All photos copyright by Martin Holladay and Karyn Patno.

Lockjaw squirrelfisn – Neoniphon marianus
Longfin damselfish – Stegastes diencaeus
Long-spined sea urchin – Diadema antillarum
Mackerel scad – Decapterus macarellus – St. Martin
Mackerel scad – Decapterus macarellus – St. Barts
Mackerel scad – Decapterus macarellus – St. Barts
Mahogany snapper – Lutjanus mahogoni
Mahogany snapper – Lutjanus mahogoni – St. Martin
Mermaids wine glass – Acetabularia acetabulum
Mermaids wine glass – Acetabularia acetabulum
Moon jellyfish – Aurelia aurita
Moon jellyfish – Aurelia aurita – St. Barts
Mottled mojarra – Eucinostomus lefroyi -St. Barts
Mottled mojarra – Eucinostomus lefroyi – St. Barts
Mutton snapper – Lutjanus analis – Saint Martin
Nassau grouper – Epinephelus striatus – St. Barts
Nassau grouper – Epinephelus striatus – St. Barts
Night sergeant – Abudefduf taurus – St. Martin
Nimble spray crab – Percnon gibbesi – St. Barts
Nimble spray crab – Percnon gibbesi – St. Martin
Nurse shark – Ginglymostoma cirratum – St. Martin
Nurse shark -Ginglymostoma cirratum – St. Barts
Ocean surgeonfish – Acanthurus tractus – St. Barts
Ocean triggerfish – Canthidermis sufflamen
Ocean triggerfish – Canthidermis sufflamen – St. Barts
Ocellate swimming crab – Portunus sebae
Orangeclaw hermit crab – Calcinus tibicen
Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus
Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus – St. Barts
Orangespotted filefish – Cantherhines pullus – Saint Martin
Palehead blenny – Gobioclinus gobio -St. Martin
Palehead blenny – Gobioclinus gobio – St. Martin
Palometa – Trachinotus goodei – St. Martin
Palometa – Trachinotus goodei
Peacock flounder – Bothus lunatus – St. Martin
Peacock flounder – Bothus lunatus – St. Barts
Peacock flounder – Bothus lunatus – St. Martin
Pearly razorfish – Xyrichtys novacula – St. Barts
Permit – Trachinotus falcatus
Permit – Trachinotus falcatus
Porcupinefish – Diodon hystrix
Porcupinefish – Diodon hystrix – St. Martin
Porkfish – Anisotremus virginicus
Porkfish juvenile – Anisotremus virginicus – St. Barts
Princess parrotfish – Scarus taeniopterus
Princess parrotfish – Scarus taeniopterus – Roatan
Princess parrotfish initial phase – Scarus taeniopteru – Bonaire
Puddingwife – Halichoeres radiatus – St. Martin
Puddingwife – Halichoeres radiatus – Roatan
Puddingwife – Halichoeres radiatus
Purplemouth moray – Gymonthorax vicinus – Saint Martin
Purple sea fan – Gorgonia ventalina
Purple sea fan – Gorgonia ventalina
Queen angelfish – Holacanthus ciliaris – St. Martin
Queen angelfish – Holacanthus ciliaris
Queen angelfish juvenile – Holacanthus ciliaris – St. Barts
Queen conch – Strombus gigas – St. Barts
Queen conch – Strombus gigas – Saint Martin
Queen parrotfish – Scarus vetula
Queen parrotfish initial phase – Scarus vetula – Bonaire
Queen parrotfish – initial phase – Scarus vetula – St. Barts
Queen triggerfish – Balistes vetula
Queen triggerfish – Balistes vetula – St. Barts
Rainbow parrotfish – Scarus guacamaia – Bonaire
Rainbow parrotfish initial phase – Scarus guacamaia – Bonaire
Rainbow wrasse juvenile – Halichoeres pictus – Bonaire
Rainbow runner – Elagatis bipinnulata
Redband parrotfish – Sparisoma aurofrenatum – St. Martin
Redband parrotfish – Sparisoma aurofrenatum – St. Martin
Redband parrotfish – Sparisoma aurofrenatum – St. Barts
Redband parrotfish juvenile – Sparisoma aurofrenatum – St. Martin
Red cushion sea star – Oreaster reticulatus – Roatan
Red cushion sea star – Oreaster reticulatus
Red cushion sea star – Oreaster reticulatus – Sint Maarten
Redear sardine – Harengula humeralis
Red hind – Epinephelus guttatus – St. Martin
Red hind – Epinephelus guttatus – St. Barts
Red hind – Epinephelus guttatus – St. Barts
Red lionfish – Pterois volitans
Red lionfish – Pterois volitans – St. Barts
Red lionfish – Pterois volitans
Redlip blenny – Ophioblennius macclurei – St. Barts
Redlip blenny – Ophioblennius macclurei – St. Martin
Redspotted hawkfish – Amblycirrhitus pinos
Redspotted hawkfish – Amblycirrhitus pinos – St. Barts
Redtail parrotfish terminal phase – Sparisoma chrysopterum – Bonaire
Reef scorpionfish – Scorpaenodes caribbaeus – Bonaire
Reef squirrelfish – Sargocentron coruscum
Remora or sharksucker – Remora remora
Rock beauty – Holacanthus tricolor – St. Barts
Rock beauty – Holacanthus tricolor – St. Barts
Rock-boring urchin – Echinometra lucunter
Rock hind – Epinephelus adscensionis – St. Martin
Rock hind – Epinephelus adscensionis – St. Martin
Saddled blenny – Malacoctenus triangulatus – St. Martin
Saddled blenny – Malacoctenus triangulatus
Sailfin blenny – Emblemaria pandionis – Roatan
Sailors choice – Haemulon parra – St. Martin
Sailors choice – Haemulon parra – St. Barts
Sailor’s eyeball – Valonia ventricosa
Sailor’s eyeball – Valonia ventricosa
Sally lightfoot crab – Grapsus grapsus
Sand diver – Synodus intermedius – St. Martin
Sand diver – Synodus intermedius – St. Barts
Sand diver juvenile – Synodus intermedius – St. Martin
Sand dollar urchin – Clypeaster rosaceus
Sand tilefish – Malacanthus plumieri
Sand tilefish – Malacanthus plumieri – Bonaire
Saucereye porgy – Calamus calamus – St. Martin
Saucereye porgy – Calamus calamus – Roatan
Scaly chiton – Chiton squamosus
Scattered pore rope sponge – Amphimedon compressa
Schoolmaster – Lutjanus apodus – Roatan
Schoolmaster – Lutjanus apodus
Schoolmaster juvenile – Lutjanus apodus – St. Barts
Scrawled cowfish – Acanthostracion quadricornis – St. Barts
Scrawled cowfish – Acanthostracion quadricornis – St. Barts
Scrawled filefish – Aluterus scriptus
Scrawled filefish – Aluterus scriptus – St. Martin
Scrawled filefish – Aluterus scriptus – Bonaire
Sea grapes algae – Caulerpa racemosa
Sergeant major – Abudefduf sexatilis
Sergeant major – Abudefduf sexatilis
Sergeant major – Abudefduf sexatilis – Saint Martin
Sergeant major – Abudefduf sexatilis – St. Martin
Sergeant major – breeding phase – Abudefduf sexatilis
Sergeant major – breeding phase – Abudefduf sexatilis
Sergeant major – breeding phase – Abudefduf sexatilis – St. Barts
Sergeant major – mating phase – Abudefduf sexatilis – St. Martin
Sharksucker – Echeneis naucrates
Sharpnose puffer – Canthigaster rostrata – St. Martin
Sharpnose puffer – Canthigaster rostrata – St. Barts
Sharptail eel – Myrichthys breviceps – Curacao
Sharptail eel – Myrichthys breviceps – Bonaire
Sharptail eel – Myrichthys breviceps- Bonaire
Shiny Atlantic auger sea snail – Hastula hastata
Silver jenny – Eucinostomus gula – St. Martin
Silver jenny – Eucinostomus gula – St. Barts
Silver jenny – Eucinostomus gula – St. Martin
Slate pencil urchin – Eucidaris tribuloides
Slender filefish – Monacanthus tuckeri
Slender filefish – Monacanthus tuckeri – St. Martin
Slender mojarra – Eucinostomus jonesii
Slipper lobster – Scyllarides aequinoctialis – Bonaire
Slippery dick – Halichoeres bivittatus – Roatan
Slippery dick – Halichoeres bivittatus – Roatan
Slippery dick – Halichoeres bivittatus – St. Martin
Slippery dick – Halichoeres bivittatus – St. Martin
Slippery dick juvenile – Halichoeres bivittatus – Roatan
Smallmouth grunt – Haemulon chrysargyreum – St. Martin
Smallmouth grunt – Haemulon chrysargyreum – St. Barts
Smallmouth grunt – Haemulon chrysargyreum – St. Barts
Smooth trunkfish – Lactophrys triqueter – St. Martin
Smooth trunkfish – Lactophrys triqueter – Roatan
Smooth trunkfish – Lactophrys triqueter
Smooth trunkfish juvenile – Lactophrys triqueter – Bonaire
Smooth trunkfish juvenile – Lactophrys triqueter
Social feather duster worm – Bispira brunnea – Saint Martin
Southern stingray – Hypanus americanus – St. Barts
Southern stingray – Hypanus americanus – St. Barts
Southern stingray – Hypanus americanus
Southern stingray – Hypanus americanus – St. Barts
Spaghetti worm – Eupolymnia crasscornis – Roatan
Spanish grunt – Haemulon macrostomum – St. Barts
Spanish grunt – Haemulon macrostomum
Spanish hogfish – Bodianus rufus
Spanish hogfish – Bodianus rufus – St. Barts
Spotfin butterflyfish – Chaetodon ocellatus – St. Barts
Spotfin butterflyfish – Chaetodon ocellatus – Roatan
Spotfin butterflyfish – Chaetodon ocellatus – Roatan
Spotted drum – Equetus punctatus – St. Martin
Spotted drum – Equetus punctatus – St. Barts
Spotted eagle ray – Aetobatus narinari – St. Martin
Spotted eagle ray – Aetobatus narinari – Roatan
Spotted eagle ray – Aetobatus narinari – St. Martin
Spotted eagle ray – Aetobatus narinari – St. Martin
Spotted eagle ray – Aetobatus narinari – St. Martin
Spotted eagle ray – Aetobatus narinari – St. Martin
Spotted goatfish – Pseudupeneus maculatus – St. Martin
Spotted goatfish – Pseudupeneus maculatus – St. Barts
Spotted goatfish – Pseudupeneus maculatus
Spotted hawkfish – Cirrhitichthys aprinus
Spotted moray – Gymnothorax moringa
Spotted moray – Gymnothorax moringa – St. Martin
Spotted moray – Gymnothorax moringa
Spotted scorpionfish – Scorpaena plumieri
Spotted scorpionfish – Scorpaena plumieri – St. Martin
Spotted scorpionfish – Scorpaena plumieri
Spotted sea hare – Aplysia dactylomela – Anguilla
Spotted sea hare – Aplysia dactylomela – Anguilla
Spotted trunkfish – Lactophrys bicaudalis
Spotted trunkfish – Lactophrys bicaudalis – St. Martin
Spotted trunkfish – Lactophrys bicaudalis – St. Barts
Spotted trunkfish – Lactophrys bicaudalis – Bonaire
Squirrelfish – Holocentrus adscensionis – Roatan
Squirrelfish – Holocentrus adscensionis – St. Martin
Squirrelfish – Holocentrus adscensionis
Stinker sponge – Ircinia felix
Stoplight parrotfish – Sparisoma viride – Roatan
Stoplight parrotfish – Sparisoma viride – St. Barts
Stoplight parrotfish – Sparisoma viride – Bonaire
Stoplight parrotfish – initial phase – Sparisoma viride – Saint Martin
Stoplight parrotfish – initial phase – Sparisoma viride – St. Martin
Stoplight parrotfish – initial phase – Sparisoma viride – St. Barts
Striped parrotfish – Scarus iseri – St. Martin
Striped parrotfish – Scarus iseri – St. Martin
Striped parrotfish juvenile – Scarus iseri – St. Martin
Striped parrotfish – Scarus iseri – Roatan
Swollenclaw mantis shrimp – Neogonodactylus oerstedii
Swollenclaw mantis shrimp – Neogonodactylus oerstedii – Sint Maarten
Tarpon – Megalops atlanticus – St. Barts
Tarpon – Megalops atlanticus – St. Barts
Upside-down jellyfish – Cassiopea xamachana
Whitefin sharksucker – Echeneis neucratoides
Whitefin sharksucker – Echeneis neucratoides
Whitefin sharksucker – Echeneis neucratoides
Yellow jack – Caranx bartholomaei – Saint Martin
Yellowline arrow crab – Stenorhynchus seticornis – Saint Martin