Atlantic Mudskipper

Fish > Gobies & Mudskippers

The Atlantic Mudskipper (Periophthalmus barbarus) is a remarkable, amphibious teleost fish belonging to the goby family Gobiidae, native to the intertidal mangrove swamps and muddy coastal flats of West and Central Africa. Defying the standard paradigm of aquatic...

Green Moray Eel

Fish > Eels

The Green Moray Eel (Gymnothorax funebris) is one of the largest and most ecologically dominant moray species in the Western Atlantic, belonging to the cosmopolitan family Muraenidae. A commanding apex predator of coral reefs, rocky escarpments, and mangrove lagoons,...

Banded Archerfish

Fish > Archerfishes

The Banded Archerfish (Toxotes jaculatrix) is a renowned, laterally compressed perciform fish belonging to the family Toxotidae, famous for its extraordinary ability to shoot high-velocity water jets to dislodge terrestrial insects perched on overhanging mangrove...

Basking Shark

Fish > Sharks & Rays

The Basking Shark (Cetorhinus maximus) is the second-largest living fish on Earth, surpassed in mass and dimension only by the whale shark. The sole surviving member of the ancient lamniform family Cetorhinidae, this gentle pelagic titan cruises cold-temperate marine...

Red Lionfish

Fish > Scorpionfishes

The Red Lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a striking, predatory marine fish belonging to the scorpionfish family (Scorpaenidae), celebrated for its dramatic, fan-like pectoral fins, intricate zebra-striped maroon and white banding, and array of venomous dorsal and anal...

Red Handfish

Fish > Handfishes

The Red Handfish (Thymichthys politus) is one of the most eccentric, vulnerable, and critically imperiled marine vertebrates on planet Earth. Belonging to the family Brachionichthyidae—an ancient relict lineage of coastal anglerfishes that diverged over 50 million...

Clown Anemonefish

Fish > Damselfishes

The Clown Anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris), celebrated globally in popular culture as the iconic clownfish, is a small, dazzling damselfish inhabiting the sunlit coral reefs of the tropical Indo-Pacific. Instantly recognized by its brilliant, vivid orange body...

Alligator Gar

Fish > Gars

The Alligator Gar (Atractosteus spatula) is the undisputed mega-fish titan of North American freshwaters and one of the largest exclusively freshwater fish on Earth, easily exceeding eight feet in length and 250 pounds in weight. Often called a ‘living...

Atlantic Bluefin Tuna

Fish > Tunas & Mackerels

The Atlantic Bluefin Tuna (Thunnus thynnus) is the supreme thoroughbred of the open ocean, an evolutionary triumph of hydrodynamic design, endothermic power, and relentless predatory speed. Prowling the cold, tempestuous expanses of the North Atlantic Ocean and the...

Electric Eel

Fish > Gymnotiforms

The Electric Eel (Electrophorus electricus) is one of the most astonishing, bio-electrically capable creatures in the natural world, a freshwater apex predator native to the murky streams and shaded swamp waters of northeastern South America. Despite its elongated,...