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  • Our library of images includes thousands of macro underwater photos of species taken in their natural habitat.
    Basslet-Fairy Gramma loreto 6.jpg
  • Sharpnose Puffer swim about reefs and seagrass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Tobago.
    Puffer-Sharpnose juv Canthigaster ro...jpg
  • Sharpnose Puffer swim about reefs and seagrass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Tobago.
    Puffer-Sharpnose Canthigaster rostra...jpg
  • Bandtail Puffer inhabit areas of shallow rubble and sea grass in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Puffer-Bandtail Sphoeroides spengler...jpg
  • Sharpnose Puffer swim about reefs and seagrass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Puffer-Sharpnose Canthigaster rostra...jpg
  • Inhabit shallow areas of sand and rubble, seagrass and mangroves in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
    Puffer-Southern Sphoeroides nephelus...JPG
  • Sharpnose Puffer swim about reefs and seagrass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Puffer-Sharpnose Canthigaster rostra...jpg
  • Checkered Puffer inhabits shallow bays, inlests and protected inshore waters in areas of sand, rubble and sea grass in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Jupiter, FL.
    Puffer-Checkered Sphoeroides testudi...jpg
  • Bandtail Puffer inhabit areas of shallow rubble and sea grass in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Puffer-Bandtail Sphoeroides spengler...jpg
  • Sharpnose Puffer swim about reefs and seagrass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Bequia, Grenadines.
    Puffer-Sharpnose Canthigaster rostra...jpg
  • Caribbean Puffer inhabit shallow areas of sand and/or mud mixed with seagrass and algae in Greater Antillies, coastal South and Central America including off shore islands; picture taken Los Frailes, Margareta, Venezuela.
    Puffer-Caribbean Sphoeroides greeley...jpg
  • Sharpnose Puffer swim about reefs and seagrass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Little Cayman.
    Puffer-Sharpnose Canthigaster rostra...jpg
  • Bandtail Puffer inhabit areas of shallow rubble and sea grass in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Puffer-Bandtail Sphoeroides spengler...jpg
  • Atlantic Trumpetfish inhabit coral reefs and surrounding areas and attempt to concel their presence by drifting near similar elongate structures in Tropical West Atalantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Trumpetfish-Atlantic Aulostomus macu...jpg
  • Oyster Toadfish inhabit shallow rocky areas, jetties and reefs on in the entrance to recesses along east coast from Massachusetts to Florida; picture taken Gray's Reef, GA.
    Toadfish-Oyster Opsanus tau 2.jpg
  • Blue Tang intermediate phase have yellow in tail; picutre taken Panama near San Blas Islands.
    Surgeonfish-BlueTang int Acanthurus ...jpg
  • Gray Snapper generally inhabit shallow inshore areas including reefs, in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Snapper-Gray Lutjanus griseus 2.jpg
  • Black Hamlet inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Turk.
    Hamlet-Black Hypoplectrus nigricans ...jpg
  • Lantern Bass inhabit areas of coral rubble and sea grass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Bass-Lantern Serranus baldwini 5.jpg
  • Whitenose Pipefish inhabit reefs to sand, rubble and seagrass beds, stay near bottom to camouflage in recesses and vegetation in Tropical West Pacific; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Pipefish-Whitenose Cosmocampus albir...jpg
  • Queen Parrotfish swim about reefs and adjacent areas scrapping filamenmtous algae from hard substrates in  Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken San Salvador, Bahamas.
    Parrotfish-Queen IP Scarus vetula 2.jpg
  • Yellowhead Wrasse consatantly swim about reefs in Tropical West Pacific; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Wrasse-Yellowhead TP-IP Halichoeres ...jpg
  • Yellowhead Wrasse consatantly swim about reefs in Tropical West Pacific; picture taken Little Cayman.
    Wrasse-Yellowhead JP-IP Halichoeres ...jpg
  • Slippery Dick constantly swim about reefs and adjacent sand areas and sea grass beds in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken St. Lucia.
    Wrasse-Slippery Dick TP Halichoeres ...jpg
  • Puddingwife swim in open water just above and around reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken San Salvador, Bahamas.
    Wrasse-Puddingwife TP Halichoeres ra...jpg
  • Clown Wrasse inhabit reefs and adjacent sand areas in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Wrasse-Clown TP Halichoeres maculipi...jpg
  • French Grunt inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Grunt-French Haemulon flavolineatum ...jpg
  • Inhabit sandy areas with rocky outcrippings along northenrn coast of South America and islands of continental shelf; picture taken Isla Cubuga, Venezuela.
    Grunt-Bronzestriped Haemulon boschma...jpg
  • Cleaning Goby a cleaner fish, perch on cleaner station coral heads in the Bahamas and nothern Caribbean; picture taken Grand Turk.
    Goby-Cleaning Elacatinus genie 4.jpg
  • Atlantic Flyingfish, juvenile, inhabit open water in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken West Florida, Gulf of Mexico.
    Flyingfish-Atlantic juv Cheilopogon ...jpg
  • Maculated Flounder inhabit sand, rubble and areas mixed with sea grasses, often near patch reefs in the Bahamas and Caribbean; picture taken Utila, Honduras.
    Flounder-Maculated male Bothus macul...jpg
  • Channel Flounder inhabit sand, rubble and areas mixed with sea grasses, often in or near channels in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Flounder-Channel Syacium micrurum 3.jpg
  • Scrawled Filefish drift over reefs and rocky bottoms with abundant gorgonian growths in Tropical West Atlantic and cirumtropical; picture taken Key Largo, FL .
    Filefish-Scrawled Aluterus scriptus ...jpg
  • Chain Moray inhabit shallow clearwater reefs and rocky shores; hide during day in recesses with heads extended from openings, in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Moray-Chain Echidna catenata 1.jpg
  • Yellowtail Damselfish, intermediate, inhabit shallowreef tops in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Bequia, Grenadines.
    Damselfish-Yellowtail juvenile Micro...jpg
  • Threespot Damselfish inhabit reef tops in areas with algae in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Turk.
    Damselfish-Threespot Stegastes plani...jpg
  • Bicolor Damsilfish inhabit patch reefs and areas of sand and coral rubble, in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Culebra, Puerto Rico.
    Damselfish-Bicolor Stegastes partitu...jpg
  • Brassy Chub inhabit reefs and adjacent areas in Tropical West Atlantic, also circumtropical; picture taken Grand Turk.
    Chub-Brassy Kyphosus vaigiensis 4.jpg
  • Bigtooth Cardinalfish hide in caves and recesses during day in deep reefs and rocky outcroppings Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Venzuela.
    Cardinalfish-Bigtooth Apogon affinis...jpg
  • Banded Butterflyfish flit about reef tops, often in pairs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Butterflyfish-Banded Chaetodon stria...jpg
  • Spotted Trunkfiosh swim around reefs in Tropical West Atlantic, often hover in the openings to small holes and under ledges; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Boxfish-SpottedTrunkfish Lactophrys ...jpg
  • Sailfin Blenny inhabit shallow clear water areas of rock rubble and sand, perch in holes with head and verntral fins exposed Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Blenny-Sailfin Emblemaria pandionis,...jpg
  • Rosy Blenny inhabit reef tops and adjacent areas of sand and rubble in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Anguilla, Grenadines.
    Blenny-Rosy male Malacoctenus macrop...jpg
  • Fairy Basslet inhabit reefs, often in or near recesses, may orient upside down to ceilings of ledge overhangs and caves in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Basslet-Fairy Gramma loreto 2.jpg
  • Flameback Angelfish inhabit deep reefs and occasionally walls deeper than 75 ft. in southeastern islands of the Caribbean; picture taken Tobago.
    Angelfish-Flameback Centropyge auran...jpg
  • Blackedge Triplefin inhabit reefs, often perch in open, frequently on sponges, usually below 20 ft., in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken San Salvador, Bahamas..
    Triplefin-Blackedge Enneanectes atro...jpg
  • Bearded Toadfish inhabit shallow sandy areas, usually in dark recesses under rocks and reefs with only head proturding along Caribbean coast and islands of Central America; picture taken Belize.
    Toadfish-Bearded Sanopus barbatus 4.jpg
  • Blue Tang inhabit reefs in the Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Surgeonfish-BlueTang Acanthurus coer...jpg
  • Yellowtail Snapper feed in open water above reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Turk.
    Snapper-Yellowtail Ocyurus chrysurus...jpg
  • Schoolmaster inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Snapper-Schoolmaster Lutjanus apodus...jpg
  • Mutton Snapper drift above reefs and sand between reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Snapper-Mutton Lutjanus analis 1.jpg
  • Blackfin Snapper, juvenile, inhabit areas of sand, rubble and rocky outcroppings near reefs from 20-60 feet in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken San Salvador, Bahamas.
    Snapper-Blackfin juvenile Lutjanus b...jpg
  • Leopard Searobin inhabit bays and coastal areas of sand and rubble in Florida, Gulf of Mexico and Caribbean (not reported Bahamas); picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Searobin-Leopard Prionotus scitulus ...jpg
  • Bluespotted Searobin inhabit areas of sand and rocky rubble, most common below 90 ft in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Searobin-Bluespotted Prionotus roseu...jpg
  • Butter Hamlet inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, Florida.
    Hamlet-Butter Hypoplectrus unicolor ...jpg
  • Blue Hamlet inhabit reefs in South Florida and Keys; picture taken Palm Beach, FL.
    Hamlet-Blue Hypoplectrus gemma 1.jpg
  • Yellowmouth Grouper inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Grouper-Yellowmouth Mycteroperca int...jpg
  • Tiger Grouper inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Little Cayman.
    Grouper-Tiger Mycteroperca tigris 2.jpg
  • Inhabit reefs and surrounding areas of sand and rubble. Picture taken Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Is.
    Grouper-Nassau Epinephelus striatus ...jpg
  • Gag Grouper inhabit rocky outcorppings and undercuts in reefs in Florida to Massachusetts; picture taken Jacksonville, FL.
    Grouper-Gag Mycteroperca microlepis ...jpg
  • Sand Perch inhabit areas of sand, coral rubble and sea grass beds in North Carolina to coastal Florida and Gulf of Mexico and southern Caribbean (not in Bahamas and balance of Caribbean); picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Bass-Sand Perch Diplectrum formosum ...jpg
  • Tobaccofish inhabit sand and coral rubble areas adjacent reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Bass-Tobaccofish Serranus tabacarius...jpg
  • Atlantic Creolefish inhabit, deeper reefs, feeding on plankton in the water column above, in Tropical Wesst Atlantic; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Bass-Atlantic Creolefish Paranthias ...jpg
  • Peppermint hide in dark recesses in reefs and walls in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Bass-Peppermint Basslet Liopropoma r...jpg
  • Flagfin Mojarra hover over shallow sand and seagrass beds in Florida and Caribbean; picture taken St. Lucia.
    Mojarra-Flagfin Eucinostomus melanop...jpg
  • Spotted Scorpionfish most commonly inhabit reefs, but can be found in all bottom habitats in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Palm Beach, FL.
    Scorpionfish-Spotted Scorpaena plumi...jpg
  • Plumed Scorpionfish inhabit areas of sand mixed with algae in Tropical West Atlanatic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Scorpionfish-Plumed Scorpaena grandi...jpg
  • Coral Scorpionfish inhabit areas of sand and rubble around patch reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Scorpionfish-Coral Scorpaena albifim...jpg
  • Barbfish inhabit reefs and areas of sand and rubble in Tropical West Atlantic, most common along continental coastlines; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Scorpionfish-Barbfish Scorpaena bras...jpg
  • Attach to sharks, rays, other large fish and turtles; in tropical and subtropical waters around the world; picture taken in Grand Cayman.
    Remora-Sharksucker Echeneis naucrate...jpg
  • Yellow Stingray inhabit sandy areas near reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Stingray-Yellow Urobatis jamaicensis...jpg
  • Southern Stingray inhabit sandy areas, lie on bottom often covered with sand in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Jupiter FL.
    Stingray-Southern Dasyatis americana...jpg
  • Spotted Eagle Ray inhabit the open water, stopping to feed in sand and rubble areas on mollusks in the Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Eagle Ray-Spotted Aetobatus narinari...jpg
  • Red Porgy hover and swim around reefs, rocky outcroppings and adjacent sand areas in Florida and continental coast from New York to Argentina; picture taken Panama City, Panhandle, FL
    Porgy-Red Pagrus pagrus 1.jpg
  • Whitenose Pipefish inhabit reefs to sand, rubble and seagrass beds, stay near bottom to camouflage in recesses and vegetation in Tropical West Pacific; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge; Palm Beach, FL.
    Pipefish-Whitenose Cosmocampus albir...jpg
  • Whitenose Pipefish inhabit reefs to sand, rubble and seagrass beds, stay near bottom to camouflage in recesses and vegetation in Tropical West Pacific; picture taken Little Cayman.
    Pipefish-Shortfin Cosmocampus elucen...jpg
  • Saddled Parrotfish swim about reefs and adjacent areas scrapping filamenmtous algae from hard substrates in St. Vincent to Tobago and Brazil; picture taken Tobago.
    Parrotfish-Saddled IP Sparisoma fron...jpg
  • Redtail Parrotfish commonly in shallow areas of coral rubble and seagrass, occasionally on reefs, scrape filamentous algae from hard substrates in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Parrotfish-Redtail TP Sparisoma chry...jpg
  • Redtail Parrotfish commonly in shallow areas of coral rubble and seagrass, occasionally on reefs, scrape filamentous algae from hard substrates in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Parrotfish-Redtail TP Sparisoma chry...jpg
  • Redband Parrotfish swim about reefs and adjacent areas scrapping filamenmtous algae from hard substrates in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Turk.
    Parrotfish-Redband TP Sparisoma auro...jpg
  • Pearly Razorfish inhabit shallow areas of sand and coral rubble in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Razorfish-Pearly female Xyrichtys no...jpg
  • Green Razorfish inhabit shallow areas of sand and rubble in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Razorfish-Green female Xyrichtys spl...jpg
  • Spotfin Hogfish constantly swim about reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Miami, FL.
    Hogfish-Spotfin TP Bodianus pulchell...jpg
  • Hogfish most commonly over open bottoms of sand and rubble, occasionally over reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Hogfish-Hogfish TP Lachnolaimus maxi...jpg
  • Puddingwife swim in open water just above and around reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Panama near San Blas Islands.
    Wrasse-Puddingwife JP Halichoeres ra...jpg
  • Puddingwife swim in open water just above reef in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Belize.
    Wrasse-Puddingwife IP-TP Halichoeres...jpg
  • Clown Wrasse inhabit reefs and adjacent sand areas in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken  Key Largo, FL.
    Wrasse-Clown JP-IP Halichoeres macul...jpg
  • Bluehead inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Wrasse-Bluehead JP-IP Thalassoma bif...jpg
  • Bluehead inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Wrasse-Bluehead IP-JP Thalassoma bif...jpg
  • Yellowjawfish inhabit areas of sand and coral rubble near reefs; hover above burrows, in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Jawfish-Yellowhead Opistognathus aur...jpg
  • Bluebar Jawfish inhabit areas of sand and coral rubble, hover above burrows; known from St. Vincent & Tobago, males incubate eggs inside their mouth; picture taken St. Vincent.
    Jawfish-Bluebar with eggs Opistognat...jpg
  • Banded Jawfish inhabit shallow areas of sand, coral rubble and rocks, live in burrow usually extend head, in Tropical West Atlantic, males incubate egg in their mouth; picture taken Blue Heron Bridge, Palm Beach, FL.
    Jawfish-Banded with eggs Opistognath...jpg
  • Rainbow Runner inhabit open water in Tropical West Atlantic, also circumtropical; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Jack-Rainbow Runner Elagatis bipinnu...jpg
  • Redspotted Hawkfish inhabit reefs perching on the bottom in Tropical West Alantic; picture taken Dominica.
    Hawkfish-Redspotted Amblycirrhitus p...jpg
  • Spanish Grunt inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Key Largo, FL.
    Grunt-Spanish Haemulon macrostomum 4.jpg
  • Cottonwick inhabit reefs in Tropical West Atlantic; picture taken Dominica.
    Grunt-Cottonwick Haemulon melanurum ...jpg
  • Bronzestripe Grunt inhabit sandy areas with rocky outcrippings along northern coast of South America and islands of continental shelf; picture taken Isla Cubuga, Venezuela.
    Grunt-Bronzestripe Haemulon boschmae...jpg
  • Yellowline Goby live on and around sponges, especially tube, on medium depth reefs in Caribbean and the Bahamas; picture taken Grand Cayman.
    Goby-Yellowline Elacatinus horsti 5.jpg
  • Neon Goby a cleaner fish, perch on cleaner station coral heads in Florida; picture taken Key Largo, Florida Keys.
    Goby-Neon Elacatinus oceanops 1.jpg
  • Linesnout Goby inhabit sponges, especially tubes in Belize and Bay Islands of Honduras; picture taken Roatan, Honduras.
    Goby-Linesnout Elacatinus lori 1.jpg
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