Tropical fish - Underwater pictures

Underwater pictures - Bannerfish
A trio of Masked Bannerfish swimming in symmetry along the edge of the drop off, set against the deep ocean blue.

Bannerfish Trio

Underwater pictures - Bannerfish.
Red Sea Bannerfish occupying a beautiful golden coral castle. Also known as Red Sea Coachman and Red Sea Pennant Coralfish.

Masked Bannerfish

Tropical fish.
Yellow-head Moray Eel striking out. Yellow-head Morays inhabit crevices during the day, emerging at night to hunt crabs, fishes and octopus.

Titan Triggerfish

Tropcial fish.
Close-up portrait of a Picassofish. Extremely territorial, Picassofish will chase off intruders, including other fish, divers or photographers.

Blackside Hawkfish

Unicornfish.
Orangespine unicornfish with its bright orange highlights along the edge of its back and at the base of its tail.

Orangespine Unicornfish

Tropical Fish.
Ethereal Common Lionfish as it floats gracefully along the periphery of the coral reef. Its beauty is deceptive as Lionfish are highly venomous.

Common Lionfish

Angelfish.
Blue-faced Angelfish have a beautiful blue face with yellow spots that extend from eye to eye. A striking fish, they are found on outer reef slopes.

Blue-faced Angelfish

Angelfish.
Bluestreak Cleaner Wrasse removing the parasites and dead tissue from a Regal (Royal) Angelfish as it hovers perfectly still above a Table Coral.

Royal Angelfish

Tropcial Fish.
Black Pyramid Butterflyfish poised with its fins spread, at a cleaning station above the corals awaiting the services of a Cleaner Wrasse.

Black Pyramid Butterflyfish

Tropical fish.
Black-tailed Butterflyfishes tend to be found in coral rich areas such as seaward reefs or lagoons. Found only in the Red Sea and around southern Oman

Black-tailed Butterflyfish

Surgeonfish.
A swarm of Manini completely obscuring the corals. The zebra like black stripes have earned it the nickname of Convict Surgeonfish

Manini

Surgeonfish.
Powder Blue Surgeonfish as he nibbles from the corals within a reef. Powder Blue Surgeonfish eat mostly benthic algae from within reef corals.

Powder Blue Surgeonfish

Puffers.
A minute Black Saddled Toby nibbling from the tiny coral formations within a coral nook. Also known as Valentinni's sharp nose puffer.

Black Saddled Toby

Puffers.
White-spotted Puffer resting atop a coral bed. White-spotted puffers often rest on corals, rubble or sand during the day.

White-spotted Puffer

Parrotfish.
Indian Longnose Parrotfish nibbles on corals near the bottom of the reefs edge. Voracious feeding prevents algae from choking the corals.

Indian Longnose Parrotfish

Parrotfish.
The amazingly bright colours of an aptly named Parrotfish (Scaridae) shine out from amongst the softly hued corals & other sea life of the reef.

Clown Eyes