Northern Stargazer

Fish > Stargazers

The Northern Stargazer (Astroscopus guttatus) is one of the most uniquely specialized and fearsome ambush predators in the coastal waters of the western Atlantic. Known for its upward-oriented eyes and flat, heavily armored skull, this benthic fish buries itself...

Whipnose Anglerfish

Fish > Deep-Sea Anglerfishes

The Whipnose Anglerfish (Gigantactis vanhoeffeni) is one of the most surreal and extraordinary apex predators inhabiting the lightless bathypelagic depths of the world’s oceans. Belonging to the deep-sea ceratioid anglerfish family Gigantactinidae, this solitary...

Majestic Angelfish

Fish > Angelfishes

The Majestic Angelfish (Pomacanthus navarchus), also celebrated as the Blue-girdled Angelfish, is an aristocrat of the coral reef world whose coloration resembles an intricate, living stained-glass masterpiece. Gliding through the coral corridors of the Coral...

Purple Tang

Fish > Surgeonfishes

The Purple Tang (Zebrasoma xanthurum), also celebrated as the Yellowtail Sailfin Tang, is an iconic, royal marine fish renowned as one of the most breathtaking crown jewels of the Red Sea coral reefs. Boasting an intense, velvety royal purple-blue body contrasted with...

Sea Goldie

Fish > Anthias & Basslets

The Sea Goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis), also celebrated as the Lyretail Anthias or Scalefin Anthias, is an iconic, kaleidoscopic reef dweller that forms swirling clouds of glowing color over Indo-Pacific coral reefs. Renowned for its breathtaking sexual dimorphism...

Ornate Butterflyfish

Fish > Butterflyfishes

The Ornate Butterflyfish (Chaetodon ornatissimus) is universally considered one of the most elegantly patterned reef fishes in the global ocean. Native to the crystal-clear coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific, this disc-shaped marine jewel is an obligate...

Coral Hind

Fish > Groupers & Reef Fish

The Coral Hind (Cephalopholis miniata), also celebrated as the Coral Grouper or Jewel Bass, is an incomparably gorgeous, jewel-toned reef predator native to the sun-drenched coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. Flamboyantly dressed in brilliant, glowing...

Grayling

Fish > Salmon & Trout

The Grayling (Thymallus thymallus), affectionately crowned the ‘Lady of the Stream’ by fly anglers, is an exquisite, iridescent salmonid native to the pristine, cold-water rivers of Europe. Instantly recognized by its colossal, sail-like dorsal fin...

Humpback Chub

Fish > Minnows & Carps

The Humpback Chub (Gila cypha) is an awe-inspiring, prehistoric-looking native fish exquisitely engineered to conquer the roaring, silt-choked whitewater rapids of the Grand Canyon and Colorado River. With its bizarre, pronounced fleshy dorsal hump, pencil-thin caudal...

Woundfin

Fish > Minnows & Carps

The Woundfin (Plagopterus argentissimus) is a critically imperiled, highly specialized desert river minnow endemic to the turbid, swift-flowing currents of the Virgin River in the American Southwest. A true living relict of the ancient Colorado River basin, this...