In response to a request from one of our foreign friends on sci.aquaria, the following is a chart showing the scientific name and "American" name of various marine fish. This list is far from a complete list of the fish commonly kept by marine enthusiasts. It comes from "The Tetra Encyclopedia of The Marine Aquarium" published 1987 by Tetra Press, 201 Tabor Road, Morris Plains, NJ. Although the book is out of date when it comes to filtration technology (not a word about wet-dry), the fish photographs are excellent. There is a photograph and description of each fish listed below, including geographic distribution, maximum size, diet and aquarium behavior. I paid US$ 22 for it about three years ago and I recommend it. As to the accuracy of the information, I have no idea. I'm just a little country lawyer from White Plains. Preparing this list took a lot of work. Please download it, copy it, give it to your friends, amplify it with omissions and have fun with it. If I get really ambitious, I'll take the list around to a few stores and get local prices for these fish which we can compare. Family Genus Species Common Names Acanthuridae Acanthurus Achilles Achilles Tang (Tangs and) Red-Tailed Surgeon Surgeonfish) Coeruleus Blue T. Glaucopareius Goldrim T. Powder Brown Leucosternon Powder Blue S. Lineatus Clown S. Blue lined S. Pyjama T. Sohal Zebra S. Majestic S. Naso Lituratus Lipstick T. or S. Paracanthus Hepatus Regal T. Zebrasoma Flavescens Yellow T. Veliferum Striped Sailfin T. Xanthurum Purple Sailfin T. Emperor T. Apogonidae Apogon Maculatus Flamefish (Cardinalfish) Sphaeramia Nematopterous Pyjama C. (Apogon) Spotted C. Balistidae Balistapus Undulatus Undulate Trigger (Triggerfish) Orange-Green T. Red-lined T. Balistes Bursa White-lined T. Bursa T. Vetula Queen T. Conchino Peja Puerco (Spanish) Balisrodies Conspicillum Clown T. Big Spotted T. Melichthys Reingens Black Finned T. Odonus Niger Black T. Niger T. Rinecanthus Aculeatus Picasso T. Blennidae Apistodontus Taeniatus False Cleanerfish (Blennies) NOTE: Text includes Sabre-Toothed Blenny warning - Do not keep this Cleaner Mimic fish in your tank. It kills! Ecsenius Bicolor Bicolor B. Ophioblennius Atlanticus Redlip B. Petroscirtes temmincki Striped Slimefish Salaria fasciatus Banded B. Callionymidae Synchiropus picturatus Psychedelic Fish (Mandarins) splendidus Mandarin Centriscidae Aeoliscus stigatus Razorfish Shrimpfish Chaetodontidae Apolemichthys arcuatus Badit Angel (& Pomcanthidae) (Angels) Banded A. trimaculatus Three-spot A. Arusetta asfur Purple Moon A. Centropyge argi Pygmy A. Cherubfish Purple Fireballo bicolor Bicolor Cherub Oriole A. bispinosus Coral Beauty eibli Aibl's A. acanthops African Pygmy A. flavissimus Lemonpeel A. heraldi Herald's A. loriculus Flame A. multifasciatus Multibarred A. vroliki Pearl-scaled A. Chaetodonplus Conspiculatus Conspicuous A. duboulayi Scribbled A. septentrionalis Blue Striped A. Euxiphipops navarchus Blue-girdled A. Majestic A. xanthometapon Blue-faced A. Yellow-faced A. Blue-masked A. Holacanthus bermudensis Blue A. ciliarus Queen A. passer King A. tricolor Rock Beauty Pomacanthus annularis Blue Ring A. imperator Emperor A. paru French semicirculatus Koran Pygoplites diacanthus Regal A. Royal Empress A. (Butterfly) Chaetodon auriga Threadfin B. capistratus Four-eyed B. chrysurus Pearlscale B. (or xanthurus) ephippium Saddleback B. collare Pakistani B. falcula Double-Saddled B. Pigfaced B. frembli Blue-striped B. kleini Klein's B. Sunburst B. larvatus Red-headed B. lunula Racoon B. melannotus Black-backed B. meyeri Meyer's B. octofasciatus Eight-banded B. ornatissimus Ornate B. punctofasciatus Spot-banded B. semilarvatus Addis B. striatus Banded B. trifascialis Chevron B. trifasciatus Rainbow B. Redfin B. vagabondus Vagabond B. Crisscross B. xanthocephalus Yellow-head B. Goldrim B. Chelmon rostratus Copper-banded B. Forcipiger flavissimus Long-nosed B. Heniochus acuminatus Wimplefish Pennant Coralfish Poor Man's Moorish Idol Cirrhitidae Oxycirrhites typus Longnosed Hawkfish Diodontidae Chilomycterus schoepfi Spiny Boxfish (Porcupinefish) diodon hystrix Common Porcupine Porcupine Puffer holacanthus Long Spined P. Gobidae Gobiosoma oceanops Neon Goby (Gobies) Lynthrypnus dalli Blue-banded G. Catalina G. Nemateleotris splendida Firefish Holocentridae Holocentrus diadema Common Squirrelfish (Squirrelfish) rufus White-tipped Myripristis murdjan Big-eye Blotch-eye Labridae Bodianus pulchellus Cuban Hogfish (Wrasses and Rainbows) rufus Spanish Hogfish Coris angulata Twin-spotted wrasse formosa African clown W. gaimardi Clown W. Red Labrid Gomphosus coeruleus Birdmouth W. Labroidus duimidiatus Cleaner W. Novaculichthys taeniurus Reindeer W. Thalassoma bifasciatum Bluehead W. lunare Moon W. Lyretail W. Green Parrot W. Monocanthidae Oxymonocanthus longirostris Long-nosed Filefish Monocentidae Monocentrus japonicus Pine-cone fish Monodactylidae monodactylus argenteus Fingerfish Malayan Angel Silver Batfish Muraenidae Gymnothorax tesselatus Reticulated Moray (Moray Eels) Leopard M. Rhinomuraenia ambionensis Blue-ribbon Eel Opisthognathidae Opistognathus aurifons Yellowheaded Jawfish Ostraciontidae Loctoria cornuta Longhorned Cowfish (Boxfish) Ostracion lentignosum Blue-spotted Boxfish meleagris White-spotted B. Pacific B. tuberculatum Blue-spotted B. Platacidae Platax orbicularis Batfish (Batfish) Orbiculate B. Round B. pinnatus Red-faced B. Plectorhychidae Plectorhynchus albovittatus Yellow sweetlips Yellow-lined S. chaetodonoides Harlequin S. Clown S. Polka Dot Grunt orientalis Oriental S. Pomacentridae Amphiprion akallapisos Yellow Skunk Clown (Clowns and Damsels) bicinctus Two-banded Anemone banded clown ephippium Tomato Clown Fire C. Red Saddleback C. frenatus Tomato C. Fire C. Bridled C. nigripes Black-footed C. ocellaris Common C. Percula C. perideraion Salmon C. Pink Skunk C. Polymnus White-saddled C. Premnas biaculeatus Moroon C. Abudefduf cyaneus Blue Damsel oxyodon Blue-velvet D. saxatilis Seargent Major Chromis caerulea Green Chromis cyanea Blue C. xanthurus Yellow-tailed D. Dascyllus aruanus Humbug carneus Cloudy D. marginatus Marginate D. Marginate Puller malanurus Black-tailed Humbug trimaulatus Domino D. Three-spot D. Eupomacentus leucostictus Beau Gregory Paraglyphidodon melanopus Yellow-backed D. Pomacentrus coeruleus Blue Devil Electric Blue Damsel melanochir Blue-finned D. violascens Yellow tailed Demoiselle Pomadasyidae Anisotremus virginicus Porkfish Scatophagidae Scatophagus argus Scat Argus Fish Sciaenidae Equetus acuminatus Cubbyu High hat lanceolatus Jack Knife Fish Ribbonfish Scorpaenidae Dendrochirus brachypterus Turkeyfish (Lions, Scorpionfish etc.) Pterois antennata Scorpionfish radiata White-fin Lionfish volitans Lionfish Serranidae Anthias sqamipinnis Wreckfish (Sea basses and Groupers) Calloplesiops altivelis Marine Betta Cephalopholis miniatus Coral Trout Red Grouper Chromileptis altivelis Panther Grouper Polka-dot Grouper Gramma loreto Royal Gramma Grammistes sexlineatus Golden striped grouper White/Black Striped Sea Bass Mirolabrichthys tuka Purple Queen Butterfly Perch Pseudochromis paccagnella False Gramma Dottyback Royal Dottyback Symphorichthys spilurus Majestic Snapper Siganidae Lo (Siganus) vulpinus Foxface Badgerfish Siganus virgatus Silver Badgerfish Synanceiidae Synanceja horrida Stonefish Syngnathidae Dunkerocampus dactyliophorus Banded Pipefish Hippocampus hudsonius Florida Seahorse kuda Yellow Seahorse Tetraodontidae Arothron meleagris Spotted Puffer Guinea Fowl P. Golden P. Canthigaster margaritatus Sharpnosed P. valentini Black-saddled P. Theraponidae Therapon jarbua Target Fish Crescent Bass Tiger Bass Zanclidae Zanclus canescens Moorish Idol