Lethrinus miniatus
Ablabys taenianotus
Abudefduf luridus
Abudefduf saxatilis
Abudefduf sexfasciatus
Abudefduf vaigensis
Acanthocybium solandri
Acantholabrus palloni
Acanthopagrus bifasciatus
Acanthostracion polygonius
Acanthostracion quadricornis
Acanthurus bahianus
Acanthurus chirurgus
Acanthurus coeruleus
Acanthurus dussumieri
Acanthurus gahhm
Acanthurus leucosternon
Acanthurus lineatus
Acanthurus monroviae
Acanthurus nigricauda
Acanthurus sohal
Acanthurus triostegus
Aetobatus narinari
Agonopsis vulsa
Agonus cataphractus
Ahlia egmontis
Aidablennius sphynx
Alectis alexandrinus
Alectis ciliaris
Alepes vari
Alopias vulpinus
Alosa fallax
Alphestes afer
Aluterus scriptus
Amblycirrhitus pinos
Ammodytes hexapterus
Ammodytes tobianus
Amphiprion biaculeatus
Amphiprion bicinctus
Amphiprion clarkii
Amphiprion melanopus
Amphiprion nigripes
Amphiprion ocellaris
Amphiprion sebae
Anarhichas lupus
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Anguilla anguilla
Anisotremus moricandi
Anisotremus surinamensis
Anisotremus virginicus
Antennarius commerson
Antennarius multiocellatus
Antennarius ocellatus
Anthias anthias
Apodichthys flavidus
Apogon americanus
Apogon binotatus
Apogon cyanosoma
Apogon imberbis
Apogon lachneri
Apogon maculatus
Apogon nigripinnis
Apogon planifrons
Apogon townsendi
Apolemichthys trimaculatus
Apolemichthys xanthotis
Argyrosomus regius
Ariosoma balearicum
Arothron diadematus
Arothron hispidus
Arothron nigropunctatus
Arothron stellatus
Artedius harringtoni
Astrapogon puncticulatus
Atherina hepsetus
Atherinops affinis
Aulostomus chinensis
Aulostomus maculatus
Aulostomus strigosus
Balistapus undulatus
Balistes capriscus
Balistes vetula
Balistoides conspicillum
Balistoides viridescens
Bathygobius soporator
Belone belone
Beringraja rhina
Bodianus axillaris
Bodianus diana
Bodianus pulchellus
Bodianus rufus
Bodianus scrofa
Bolbometopon muricatum
Boops boops
Bothus lunatus
Bothus podas
Brachyistius frenatus
Caesio cuning
Caesio suevica
Calamus calamus
Calamus penna
Calamus pennatula
Callanthias ruber
Callionymus lyra
Calloplesiops altivelis
Cantherhines dumerilii
Cantherhines macrocerus
Cantherhines pardalis
Cantherhines pullus
Canthidermis sufflamen
Canthigaster capistrata
Canthigaster margaritata
Canthigaster rostrata
Capros aper
Carangoides fulvoguttatus
Carangoides bajad
Carangoides bartholomaei
Carangoides ferdau
Carangoides ruber
Caranx hippos
Caranx ignobilis
Caranx latus
Caranx lugubris
Caranx melampygus
Caranx papuensis
Carcharhinus amblyrhynchos
Carcharhinus limbatus
Carcharhinus longimanus
Carcharhinus melanopterus
Carcharhinus perezi
Carcharhinus Plumbeus
Carcharias taurus
Carcharodon carcharias
Centriscus scutatus
Centrolabrus exoletus
Centrolabrus trutta
Centrolophus niger
Centropomus undecimalis
Centropyge argi
Centropyge aurantonotus
Cephalopholis argus
Cephalopholis cruentatus
Cephalopholis fulva
Cephalopholis hemistiktos
Cephalopholis miniata
Cephalopholis sonnerati
Cetorhinus maximus
Cetoscarus bicolor
Chaetodermis penicilligerus
Chaetodipterus faber
Chaetodon austriacus
Chaetodon capistratus
Chaetodon Collare
Chaetodon falcula
Chaetodon interruptus
Chaetodon lineolatus
Chaetodon ocellatus
Chaetodon paucifasciatus
Chaetodon sedentarius
Chaetodon semilarvatus
Chaetodon striatus
Chaetodon trifascialis
Cheilinus fasciatus
Cheilinus lunulatus
Cheilinus trilobatus
Cheilinus undulatus
Cheilodipterus macrodon
Cheilopogon heterurus
Chelidonichthys lucernus
Chelmon rostratus
Chelon labrosus
Chilomycterus antennatus
Chilomycterus antillarum
Chilomycterus reticulatus
Chilomycterus schoepfi
Chirolophis decoratus
Chirolophis nugator
Chlorurus gibbus
Chlorurus microrhinos
Chlorurus sordidus
Chromis chromis
Chromis cyanea
Chromis insolata
Chromis limbata
Chromis multilineata
Chromis retrofasciata
Chromis viridis
Ciliata mustela
Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus
Cirripectes auritus
Citharichthys stigmaeus
Clepticus parrae
Clupea harengus
Clupeidae spp.
Conger conger
Conger triporiceps
Coris aygula
Coris formosa
Coris gaimard
Coris julis
Coryphaena hippurus
Coryphoblennius galerita
Coryphopterus glaucofraenum
Coryphopterus lipernes
Corythoichthys amplexus
Corythoichthys flavofasciatus
Crenimugil crenilabis
Cromileptes altivelis
Cryptacanthodes giganteus
Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus
Ctenogobiops maculosus
Ctenogobius saepepallens
Ctenolabrus rupestris
Cyclopterus lumpus
Cymatogaster aggregata
Cymbacephalus beauforti
Dactylopterus volitans
Dascyllus aruanus
Dascyllus trimaculatus
Dasyatis marianae
Dasyatis pastinaca
Dendrochirus biocellatus
Dentex dentex
Dentex gibbosus
Dermatolepis inermis
Dicentrarchus labrax
Dicentrarchus punctatus
Diodon holocanthus
Diodon hystrix
Diodon liturosus
Diplodus annularis
Diplodus argenteus
Diplodus cervinus
Diplodus puntazzo
Diplodus sargus
Diplodus vulgaris
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
Echeneis naucrates
Echeneis neucratoides
Echidna catenata
Echidna nebulosa
Echiichthys vipera
Ecsenius lineatus
Elacatinus figaro
Elacatinus phthirophagus
Elacatinus (Gobiosoma) genie
Embiotoca lateralis
Enchelycore anatina
Engraulis encrasicolus
Epibulus insidiator
Epinephelus adscensionis
Epinephelus costae
Epinephelus fasciatus
Epinephelus flavocaeruleus
Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Epinephelus guttatus
Epinephelus itajara
Epinephelus lanceolatus
Epinephelus malabaricus
Epinephelus marginatus
Epinephelus merra
Epinephelus striatus
Epinephelus tauvina
Epinephelus tukula
Equetus lanceolatus
Equetus punctatus
Eumicrotremus orbis
Exallias brevis
Fistularia commersonii
Fistularia tabacaria
Gadus chalcogrammus
Gadus morhua
Gaidropsarus vulgaris
Galeocerdo cuvier
Genicanthus caudovittatus
Gerres cinereus
Ginglymostoma cirratum
Glaucostegus halavi
Gnathanodon speciosus
Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Gnatholepis thompsoni
Gobiesox maeandricus
Gobiosoma evelynae
Gobius cruentatus
Gobius geniporus
Gobius niger
Gobius paganellus
Gobiusculus flavescens
Gomphosus caeruleus
Gramma brasiliensis
Gramma loreto
Gramma melacara
Grammistes sexlineatus
Gymnothorax fimbriatus
Gymnothorax funebris
Gymnothorax javanicus
Gymnothorax miliaris
Gymnothorax moringa
Gymnothorax nudivomer
Gymnothorax unicolor
Gymnothorax vicinus
Gymnura altavela
Haemulon album
Haemulon aurolineatum
Haemulon chrysargyreum
Haemulon flavolineatum
Haemulon melanurum
Haemulon parra
Haemulon plumierii
Haemulon squamipinna
Halichoeres brasiliensis
Halichoeres cyanocephalus
Halichoeres garnoti
Halichoeres penrosei
Halichoeres poeyi
Halichoeres radiatus
Helicolenus dactylopterus
Hemilepidotus spinosus
Heniochus acuminatus
Heniochus intermedius
Heniochus monoceros
Heteroconger hassi
Heteroconger longissimus
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Hexagrammos decagrammus
Hexagrammos stelleri
Hexanchus griseus
Himantura uarnak
Himantura jenkinsii
Hippocampus erectus
Hippocampus guttulatus
Hippocampus hippocampus
Hippocampus histrix
Hippocampus kuda
Hippocampus reidi
Hippocampus suezensis
Hippoglossus hippoglossus
Hippoglossus stenolepis
Holacanthus ciliaris
Holacanthus tricolor
Holocentrus adscensionis
Holocentrus rufus
Hologymnosus doliatus
Hydrolagus colliei
Hypanus americanus
Hypoplectrus gemma
Hypoplectrus guttavarius
Hypoplectrus puella
Hypoplectrus unicolor
Inermia vittata
Istigobius decoratus
Istiophorus albicans
Istiophorus platypterus
Kyphosus sectatrix
Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Labrisomus conditus
Labrisomus cricota
Labrisomus kalisherae
Labrisomus nuchipinnis
Labroides dimidiatus
Labrus bergylta
Labrus merula
Labrus mixtus (bimaculatus)
Labrus turdus (viridis)
Lachnolaimus maximus
Lactophrys bicaudalis
Lactophrys trigonus
Lactophrys triqueter
Lactoria cornuta
Lamna nasus
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Lepidorhombus whiffiagonis
Lethrinus harak
Lethrinus microdon
Lethrinus olivaceus
Lethrinus xanthochilus
Lichia amia
Limanda limanda
Liopropoma rubre
Liparis pulchellus
Lipophrys pholis
Lipophrys trigloides
Lithognathus mormyrus
Lophius piscatorius
Lumpenus sagitta
Lutjanus alexandrei
Lutjanus analis
Lutjanus apodus
Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Lutjanus cyanopterus
Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Lutjanus fulviflamma
Lutjanus griseus
Lutjanus jocu
Lutjanus kasmira
Lutjanus monostigma
Lutjanus sebae
Lycodes pacificus
Macropharyngodon meleagris
Macroramphosus scolopax
Makaira nigricans
Malacanthus plumieri
Malacoctenus delalandii
Malacoctenus sp1
Malacoctenus triangulatus
Manta birostris
Megalops atlanticus
Melanogrammus aeglefinus
Melichthys niger
Merlangius merlangus
Merluccius merluccius
Microspathodon chrysurus
Mobula alfredi
Mobula mobular
Mobula tarapacana
Mola mola
Molva molva
Monacanthus ciliatus
Monacanthus tuckeri
Monodactylus argenteus
Monotaxis grandoculis
Mugil cephalus
Mugil curema
Mulloidichthys martinicus
Mulloidichthys vanicolensis
Mullus barbatus
Mullus surmuletus
Muraena augusti
Muraena helena
Muraena pavonina
Mustelus mustelus
Mycteroperca bonaci
Mycteroperca fusca
Mycteroperca rubra
Mycteroperca tigris
Mycteroperca venenosa
Myliobatis aquila
Myoxocephalus polyacanthocephalus
Myoxocephalus scorpius
Myrichthys breviceps
Myrichthys colubrinus
Myrichthys maculosus
Myrichthys ocellatus
Myrichthys pardalis
Myripristis hexagona
Myripristis jacobus
Myripristis murdjan
Narcine brasiliensis
Naso unicornis
Naucrates ductor
Nautichthys oculofasciatus
Nebrius ferrugineus
Nectamia annularis
Negaprion brevirostris
Nemateleotris magnifica
Neoniphon marianus
Neoniphon opercularis
Neoniphon sammara
Neotrygon kuhlii
Oblada melanura
Ocyurus chrysurus
Odontoscion dentex
Odonus niger
Ogcocephalus parvus
Ogcocephalus vespertilio
Oncorhynchus keta
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Ophichthus melanoporus
Ophichthus ophis
Ophioblennius atlanticus
Ophioblennius macclurei (atlanticus)
Ophioblennius trinitatis
Ophiodon elongatus
Opistognathus aurifrons
Ostracion cubicus
Ostracion meleagris
Oxycirrhites typus
Oxylebius pictus
Oxymonacanthus halli
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Pagellus acarne
Pagellus bogaraveo
Pagellus erythrinus
Pagrus auriga
Pagrus pagrus
Papilloculiceps longiceps
Parablennius gattorugine
Parablennius rouxi
Parablennius sanguinolentus
Paracirrhites forsteri
Paralichthys brasiliensis
Paranthias furcifer
Parapercis hexophtalma
Parapriacanthus ransonneti
Parapristipoma octolineatum
Pareques acuminatus
Parophrys vetulus
Parupeneus barberinus
Parupeneus cyclostomus
Parupeneus forsskali
Parupeneus macronemus
Parupeneus trifasciatus
Pempheris schomburgki
Petromyzon marinus
Pholis gunnellus
Pholis laeta
Phycis phycis
Pictichromis paccagnellae
Platax boersii
Platax orbicularis
Platax pinnatus
Platax teira
Platichthys flesus
Platichthys stellatus
Platybelone argalus argalus
Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Plectorhinchus gaterinus
Plectorhinchus lineatus
Plectorhinchus mediterraneus
Plectorhinchus vittatus
Plectropomus oligacanthus
Pleuronectes platessa
Plotosus lineatus
Podothecus accipenserinus
Pogonoperca punctata
Pollachius pollachius
Polyprion americanus
Pomacanthus annularis
Pomacanthus arcuatus
Pomacanthus imperator
Pomacanthus maculosus
Pomacanthus paru
Pomacanthus semicirculatus
Pomacanthus sexstriatus
Pomacanthus xanthometopon
Pomacentrus pavo
Pomadasys Incisus
Pomatoschistus microps
Porichthys notatus
Priacanthus arenatus
Priacanthus blochii
Priacanthus hamrur
Prionace glauca
Prionotus punctatus
Pristis pectinata
Prognathodes aculeatus
Pseudanthias hypselosoma
Pseudanthias squamipinnis
Pseudanthias taeniatus
Pseudanthias tuka
Pseudobalistes flavimarginatus
Pseudobalistes fuscus
Pseudocaranx dentex
Pseudupeneus maculatus
Ptarmus gallus
Pterois antennata
Pterois miles
Pterois radiata
Pygoplites diacanthus
Raja binoculata
Raja brachyura
Raja undulata
Remora remora
Rhacochilus vacca
Rhamphocottus richardsonii
Rhina ancylostoma
Rhincodon typus
Rhinecanthus aculeatus
Rhinecanthus assasi
Rhinobatos cemiculus
Rhinogobiops nicholsii
Rhinoptera bonasus
Ronquilus jordani
Rypticus saponaceus
Salaria pavo
Salmo salar
Sanopus astrifer
Sanopus splendidus
Sarda sarda
Sardina pilchardus
Sardinops sagax
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Sargocentron cornutum
Sargocentron coruscum
Sargocentron diadema
Sargocentron hastatum
Sargocentron rubrum
Sargocentron spiniferum
Sargocentron vexillarium
Sarpa salpa
Saurida gracilis
Scartella cristata
Scarus coelestinus
Scarus coeruleus
Scarus ferrugineus
Scarus ghobban
Scarus guacamaia
Scarus niger
Scarus rubroviolaceus
Scarus russeli
Scarus taeniopterus
Scarus trispinosus
Scarus vetula
Scarus zelindae
Sciaena umbra
Scomber colias
Scomber scombrus
Scophthalmus maximus
Scophthalmus rhombus
Scorpaena elongata
Scorpaena maderensis
Scorpaena notata
Scorpaena plumieri
Scorpaena porcus
Scorpaena scrofa
Scorpaenichthys marmoratus
Scorpaenopsis oxycephala
Scyliorhinus canicula
Scyliorhinus stellaris
Sebastes auriculatus
Sebastes caurinus
Sebastes maliger
Sebastes melanops
Sebastes miniatus
Sebastes nebulosus
Sebastes nigrocinctus
Sebastes ruberrimus
Selene vomer
Seriola dumerili
Seriola rivoliana
Serranus atricauda
Serranus cabrilla
Serranus flaviventris
Serranus hepatus
Serranus scriba
Serranus tabacarius
Serranus tigrinus
Siganus corallinus
Siganus rivulatus
Siganus stellatus
Solea solea
Solenostomus cyanopterus
Solenostomus paradoxus
Sparisoma amplum
Sparisoma axillare
Sparisoma cretense
Sparisoma frondosum
Sparisoma radians
Sparisoma rubripinne
Sparisoma viride
Sparus aurata
Sphaeramia nematoptera
Sphoeroides marmoratus
Sphoeroides spengleri
Sphyraena argentea
Sphyraena barracuda
Sphyraena flavicauda
Sphyraena qenie
Sphyraena viridensis
Sphyrna lewini
Sphyrna zygaena
Spicara maena
Spondyliosoma cantharus
Sprattus sprattus
Squalus acanthias
Squalus suckleyi
Squatina squatina
Stegastes fuscus
Stegastes partitus
Stegastes pictus
Stegastes planifrons
Stegastes rocasensis
Stegastes variabilis
Stephanolepis diaspros
Stephanolepis hispidus
Sufflamen bursa
Syacium papillosum
Symphodus bailloni
Symphodus caeruleus
Symphodus cinereus
Symphodus mediterraneus
Symphodus melops
Symphodus ocellatus
Symphodus roissali
Symphodus rostratus
Symphodus tinca
Symphorichthys spilurus
Synanceia horrida
Synanceia verrucosa
Synchiropus splendidus
Syngnathus acus
Syngnathus leptorhynchus
Syngnathus typhle rondeleti
Synodus dermatogenys
Synodus intermedius
Synodus saurus
Synodus variegatus
Taenianotus triacanthus
Taeniura lymma
Taeniura meyeni
Taurulus bubalis
Tetronarce californica
Thalassoma bifasciatum
Thalassoma lunare
Thalassoma lutescens
Thalassoma pavo
Thalassoma rueppellii
Thalassoma trilobatum
Thalassothia cirrhosa
Thorogobius ephippiatus
Thunnus albacares
Thunnus atlanticus
Thunnus thynnus
Torpedo marmorata
Trachinotus falcatus
Trachinotus goodei
Trachinotus ovatus
Trachinus draco
Trachurus mediterraneus
Trachurus picturatus
Trachurus trachurus
Triaenodon obesus
Trichonotus setiger
Trigloporus lastoviza
Tripterygion delaisi
Trisopterus luscus capelanus
Trisopterus luscus luscus
Trisopterus minutus
Tylosurus choram
Tylosurus crocodilus
Umbrina canariensis
Umbrina cirrosa
Umbrina ronchus
Uranoscopus scaber
Uranoscopus sulphureus
Urobatis jamaicensis
Valenciennea puellaris
Variola louti
Xanthichthys ringens
Xiphias gladius
Xiphister mucosus
Xirichthys martinicensis
Xyrichtys novacula
Zebrasoma desjardinii
Zebrasoma velifer
Zebrasoma xanthurum
Zeus faber
Synanceia verrucosa
Scorpion fishes and others
Environment and movement of the diurnal species
- The species is generally observed on the reef or near it.
- The species is generally motionless in its environment
- The species is generally found on or close to the seafloor.
- The species can be found between 1 and 45 Meters.
- Uncommon Species
- Imitates a rock or a coral.
General behaviour of the species
- The species is territorial
- Species generally solitary
- Imitates a rock or a coral.
- The animal is rather indifferent to the diver, though it remains on its guard
General characteristics of the species
- Maximum size : 40 cm
- The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.
- Diet : Fishes -
- The animal changes colour like a chameleon
Relationship with humans
- The spines of the animal can be very dangerous
- The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
The species can be confused with other species of similar appearance!
Reef stonefish
Echter Steinfisch 
Poisson-pierre commun
Pez piedra 
Pesce pietra