Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia Fishes

This page presents fishes we photographed on one 17-day dive trip to Lembeh Strait, Sulawesi, Indonesia. Although we tended to focus our attention on nudibranchs and sea slugs, we did get a few photos of various fish. These pages, however, do not show many (or even most) of the fish that can be found in Sulawesi or Indonesia. Note that the sizes shown for species are generally the maximum size reported by fishbase rather than the sizes of any individuals we photographed, although sometimes I'm not sure if those maximum sizes are correct. Common names were drawn from either iNaturalist or Fishbase or both and often did not agree. I'm sure looking a few more references we'd have found additional common names.

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Angelfish
Pomacanthidae


Barracuda
Sphyraenidae

Batfish (Spadefish)
Ephippidae

Bigeyes
Priacanthidae

Blenny
Blenniidae

Boxfish and Cowfish
Ostraciidae

Breams
Nemipteridae

Butterflyfish
Chaetodontidae

Cardinalfish
Apogonidae

Catfish
Plotosidae

Clingfish
Gobiesocidae

Comet
Plesiopidae

Coronetfish
Fistulariidae

Damsels and Clownfish
Pomacentridae

Dottybacks
Pseudochromidae

Dragonets
Callionymidae

Eels
Muraenidae, Ophichthidae, Congridae

Emperors
Lethrinidae

Fairy Basslets (Anthias)
Serranidae-Anthiadinae

Filefish
Monacanthidae

Flatheads
Platycephalidae

Flounders and Soles
Bothidae, Paralichthyidae, Soleidae

Frogfish
Antennariidae

Ghost Pipefish
Solenostomidae

Gobies
Gobiidae

Groupers
Serranidae

Gurnards
Dactyloptenidae

Hawkfish
Cirrhitidae

Jacks
Carangidae

Jawfish
Opistognathidae

Lizardfish
Synodontidae

Parrotfish
Scaridae

Pipefish and Seahorses
Syngnathidae

Porcupinefish
Diodontidae

Puffers
Tetradontidae

Rabbitfish
Siganidae

Razorfish
Centriscidae

Sand Divers
Trichonotidae

Sandperch
Pinguipedidae

Scorpionfish
Scorpaenidae

Sea Moths
Pegasidae

Snappers
Lutjanidae

Soapfish
Liopropomatidae

Stargazers
Uranoscopidae


Stingrays
Dasyatidae

Stonefish and Devilfish
Synanceiidae

Sweetlips
Haemulidae

Surgeonfish
Acanthuridae

Triggerfish
Balistidae

Triplefins
Tripterygiidae

Velvetfish
Apolactinidae

Waspfish
Tetraogidae

Wrasses
Labridae
 

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