Fish and Coral of The Bahamas
photos by Paul Trammell
queen angelfish, adult, Holacanthus ciliarus
nassau grouper, Epinephelus striatus, at Cat Island
red hind with cleaner fish on mouth
red hind, Epinephelus guttatus,
at Conception Island
spotfin butterflyfish, Chaetodon ocellatus
sergeant major, Abudefduf saxatilis
rock beauty, Holacanthus tricolor
spotted moray eel, Gymnothorax moringa, at Hog Cay, Ragged Islands
spotted trunkfish, Lactophrys bicaudalis, at Great Guana Cay, Exumas
blue chromis, Chromis cyaneus
blue angelfish, juvenile, Holacanthus bermudensis
Caribbean reef octopus, Octopus briareus, Eleuthera
stoplight parrotfish, Sparisoma viride, Ragged Islands
hogfish, Lacnolaminus maximus
Spanish hogfish, juvenile, Bodianus rufus
lemon shark, Negaprion, brevirostris, at Conception Island
lobed star coral with christmas tree worms, at Gaulin Cay South, Exumas
L to R: finger coral, mountainous star coral, mustard hill coral, at Gaulin Cay South, Exumas
finger coral, Porites sp. in foreground, blue chromis above, lobed star coral in background, French grunt on right
pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindrus, at Conception Island
grooved brain coral, Diplora labyrinthiformis, at Big Galliot Cay, Exumas
brain coral
brain coral with fan worms on the right, ocean surgeon (fish on right). This coral is growing on an old cable at Clarence Town, Long Island.
grooved brain coral on left, symmetrical brain coral on right
spiney lobster under lobed star coral
mountainous star coral
elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
stromatolites
trumpetfish, Aulostomus maculatus
unknown stingray, very large, Black Point Settlement, Exumas
longfin damselfish, Pomacentrus diencaeus, at Conception Island, great barracuda, Sphyraena barracuda, in upper right
female queen parrotfish, Scarus vetula
royal gramma, Gramma loreto on left, juvenile Spanish hogfish on right
juvenile cocoa damselfish, Pomacentrus variabilis, at Cat Island
blue tang, Acanthurus coeruleus, at Cat Island