Planning your next dive trip? Enter either the common or scientific name of the reef fish you want to see in the form below. Our search engine will suggest some of the best places you can go to encounter this species. On the location list that is displayed you can click the species profile button to get a complete description of the fish along with a large photograph. Get extra value and enjoyment out of your next dive vacation by learning about the marine life you will encounter before you go.

Use our Reef Fish Locator to find locations where you have the best chance of seeing a particular type of reef fish.

Check out these feature articles on How to be a Better Fish Photographer or Special Behaviors to Observe such as cleaners, feeding associations or commensal relationships like the shrimp gobies or the anemone fishes and their host anemones.

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Common Name like:lionfish
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Scientific Name like:Dendrochirus

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