Ocean Surgeonfish

Doctorfish has vertical bars

F: Surgeonfishes

Doctorfish

note the vertical bars

F: Surgeonfishes

Blue Tang

F: Surgeonfishes

Barred Cardinalfish

F: Cardinalfishes

Atlantic Trumpetfish

F: Trumpetfishes

Large Eyed Toadfish

F: Toadfishes

Horse Eyed Jack

Yellow tail but no blue band as on the bar jack

F: Jacks

Bar Jack

Long blue strip on the back is the key ID

F: Jack

Blue Runner

F: Jacks

Foureye Butterflyfish

This guy has the spot well on its body unlike the spotfin butterflyfish

F: Butterflyfishes

Spotfin Butterflyfish

Has the spot on the fin which can sometimes be faint

F: Butterflyfishes

Redspotted Hawkfish

F: Hawkfishes

Flying Gurnard

F: Flying Gurnard

Caribbean Whiptail Stingray

The pectoral disc is more rounded at the front and sides than the southern stingray

F: Stingrays

Balloonfish

Fewer larger spots than the spotfin porcupinefish

F: Porcupinefishes

Spotfin Porcupinefish

Lots of small spots over the entire body

F: Porcupinefish

Whitefin Sharksucker

F: Remoras

Atlantic Spadefish

F: Spadefishes

Nurse Shark

F: Nurse sharks

Bridled Goby

F: Gobies

S: Gobiidae

Glass/Masked Goby

F: Gobies

S: Gobiidae

Sharpnose Goby

F: Gobies

S: Gobiidae

Porkfish

F: Grunts

S: Haemulidae

Caesar Grunt

Dusky fins and ventral portion of the body

F: Grunts

S: Haemulidae

French Grunt

Lots of Bright Yellow on this guy

F: Grunts

S: Haemulidae

Spanish Grunt

Black highlights and stripes

F: Grunts

S: Haemulidae

White Grunt

 Cross hatch of colors on dorsal side and blue lines on face

F: Grunts

S: Haemulidae

Striped Grunt

Much more slender/streamlined than the other grunt species seen

F: Grunts

S: Haemulidae

Tomtate

Black spot on caudal peduncle

F: Grunts

S:Heamulidae

Squirrelfish

F: Squirrelfishes

Spanish Hogfish

F: Hogfish/wrass

S: Labridae

Slippery Dick

F: Hogfishes/Wrass

S: Labridae

Yellowhead Wrass

F: Hogfishes/Wrass

S: Labridae

Hogfish

F: Hogfishes/Wrass

S: Labridae

Striped Parrotfish

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Redband Parrotfish

Fins lined with red and yellow/orange band from mouth to below eye

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Redtail Parrotfish

ID is green fish with red crescent at edge of caudal fin

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Yellowtail Parrotfish

green caudal in adult, pure yellow with grey body in juvenile

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Stoplight Parrotfish

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Blueheaded Wrass

and a juevenile (yellow)

F: Hogfish/Wrass

S: Labridae

Schoolmaster

Juvenile has white bars and a black stripe across eye

F: Snapper

S: Lutjanidae

Mahogany Snapper

F: Snapper

S: Lutjanidae

Lane Snapper

F: Snapper

S: Lutjanidae

Yellowtail Snapper

F: Snapper

S: Lutjanidae

Mutton Snapper

F: Snapper

S: Lutjanidae

Scrawled Filefish

F: Filefishes

S: Monacanthidae

Yellow Goatfish

F: Goatfish

S: Mullidae

Spotted Goatfish

F: Goatfishes

S: Mullidae

Green Moray

F: Morays

S: Muraenidae

Spotted Moray

F: Morays

S: Muraenidae

Spotted Eagle Ray

F: Eagle Rays

S: Myliobatidae

Honeycomb Cowfish

F: Boxfishes

S: Ostraciidae

Scrawled Cowfish

F: Boxfishes

S: Ostraciidae

Spotted Trunkfish

F: Boxfishes

S: Ostraciidae

Queen Angelfish

F: Angelfishes

S: Pomacanthidae

Rock Beauty

F: Angelfishes

S: Pomacanthidae

Grey Angelfish

F: Angelfishes

S: Pomacanthidae

French Angelfish

F: Angelfishes

S: Pomacanthidae

Sergeant Major

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Blue Chromis

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Brown Chromis

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Yellowtail Damselfish

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Dusky Damselfish

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Beaugregory

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Threespot Damselfish Juvenile

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Bicolor Damselfish

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Cocoa Damselfish

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Spotted Drum

F: Drums

S: Sciaenidae

Reef Croaker

F: Drums

S: Sciaenidae

Lionfish

F: Scporpionfishes

S: Scorpaenidae

Graysby Grouper

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Red Hind

Look at black fin margins = red hind not graysby

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Goliath Grouper

F: Grouper/Seabass

F: Serranidae

Golden Hamlet

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Yellowtail Hamlet

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Black Hamlet

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Barred Hamlet

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Butter Hamlet

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Tan Hamlet

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Harlequin Bass

F: Grouper/Seabass

S: Serranidae

Great Barracuda

F: Barracudas

S: Sphyraenidae

Sand Diver

F: Lizardfishes

S: Synodontidae

Sharpnose Pufferfish

F: Pufferfish

S: Tetraodontidae

Checkered Puffer

F: Pufferfish

S: Tetreaodontidae

Yellow Stingray

F: Round Stingrays

S: Urotrygonidae

Threespot Damselfish

F: Chromis/Damselfishes

S: Pomacentridae

Banded Butterflyfish

F: Butterflyfishes

Stoplight Parrotfish Initial Phase

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Striped Parrotfish Juvenile/intermediate

look at the yellow mouth

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Redtail Parrotfish Initial

Yellow Tint to tail but not pure yellow like yellowtail juvenile

F: Parrtotfish

S: Labridae

Yellow Jawfish

F: Jawfishes

Queen Triggerfish

F: Triggerfishes

Yellowheaded Wrass Intermediate

F: Hogfishes/Wrass

S: Labridae

Juvenile Grey angel fish

There is no yellow boarder on caudal fin

F: Angelfish

Juvenile French Angelfish

Note the yellow outline around the caudal fin

F: Angelfish

Slippery dick initial phase

Notice the face being less symmetrical than the parrotfishes

F: Hogfish/Wrass