Blacktip Silverbiddy (Gerres oyena) ミナミクロサギ (size 25cm) also Oblong MojarraThe Blacktip Silverbiddy ...

Amberjack (Seriola sp.) カンパチI think that this is Seriola rivoliana but it could be Seriola dumerili....

Fimbriated Moray (Gymnothorax fimbriatus) ヘリゴイシウツボ (size 80cm)The Fimbriated Moray is a small Moray ...

Sharksucker (Echeneis naucrates) コバンザメ (size 110cm)The Sharksucker is a type of remora that lives up...

Variegated Lizardfish (Synodus variegatus) ヒトスジエソ (size 40cm)The Variegated Lizardfish looks much li...

Blacksaddle Filefish (Paraluteres prionurus) ノコギリハギ also Mimic FilefishThe Blacksaddle Filefish look...

Thousand-spot Grubfish  (Parapercis millepunctata) ワヌケトラギス also Black-dotted Sandperch size 18cmThe ...

Fire Dartfish (Nemateleotris magnifica) ハタタテハゼA Fire Dartfish Amami. Fire Dartfish are often seen in...

Dwarf Hawkfish (Cirrhitichthys falco) サラサゴンベThe Dwarf Hawkfish is very cute. There are similar speci...

Arceye Hawkfish (Paracirrhites arcatus) メガネゴンベThe Arceye Hawkfish like to perch on a Pocillopora hea...

Scorpionfish Scorpaenopsis sp. カサゴThere are many Scorpionfish that look much alike, with variable ap...

Redbar Anthias (Pseudanthias cooperi) カシワハナダイ also Silverstreak Antias A female Redbar Anthias does ...

Round Batfish (Platax orbicularis) ナンヨウツバメウオ also Orbicular SpadefishI saw two Round Batfish at the ...

Stocky Anthias (Pseudanthias hypselosoma) ケラマハナダイ also Pink Basslet (size 19cm)A juvenile Stocky Ant...

Forktail Rabbitfish (Siganus argenteus) ハナアイゴ (size 30cm)The Forktail Rabbitfish is often in schools...

Amethyst Anthias (Pseudanthias pascalus) ハナゴイ allso Purple Queen and Sailfin QueenTwo male Amethyst ...

Scalefin Anthias (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) キンギョハナダイ also Orange BassletA small female Scalefin Ant...

Great Barracuda (Sphyraena barracuda) オニカマスThe Great Barracuda is much larger than the rest. It is s...

Striped Barracuda (Sphyraena obtusata) タイワンカマスThese Striped Barracuda were hard to identify. there a...

Largescaled Blackfish (Girella punctata) メジナWe were in Goto and had some blackfish sashimi. They had...

Yellowstriped Blackfish (Girella mezina) オキナメジナNear the surge zone. Amami

Bluespotted Boxfish (Ostracion immaculatum) ハコフグ also Japanese Boxfish and Blackspotted boxfishThe m...

Whitespotted Boxfish (Ostracion meleagris) クロハコフグ also Black BoxfishThis is the male Whitespotted Bo...

Yellow Boxfish (Ostracion cubicus) ミナミハコフグA juvenile Yellow Boxfish is yellow with black dots and sh...

Striped Eel Catfish (Plotosus japonicus) ゴンズイJuvenile Striped Eel Catfish form dense schools that mo...

Lowfin Chub (Kyphosus vaigiensis) イスズミThe Lowfin Chub has lower profile dorsal and anal fins. It als...

Highfin Chub (Kyphosus cinerascens) テンジクイサキThe Highfin Chub has fins that stick out more. Its most n...

Smooth Cornetfish (Fistularia commersonii) アオヤガラSmooth Cornetfish are light brown with blue lines an...

Redbanded Pipefish (Corythoichthys amplexus) オビイシヨウジThe Redbanded Pipefish looks like a stretched ou...

Reticulate Pipefish (Corythoichthys conspicillatus) キシマイシヨウジ also Network PipefishIt has a netted pa...

Pearly Dartfish (Ptereleotris microlepis) イトマンクロユリハゼ also Greeneye DartgobyThe Pearly Dartfish hover...

Twotone Dartfish (Ptereleotris evides) クロユリハゼ also Arrow Dartgoby (size 14cm)The Twotone Dartfish is...

Firetail Dottyback (Labracinus cyclophthalma) メギスThe Firetail Dottyback gets to about 12 cm. they ar...

Magenta Dottyback (Pictichromis porphyrea) クレナイニセスズメ (size 6cm)The Magenta Dottyback is a small fish...

Barred Filefish (Cantherhines dumerilii) ハクセイハギThe Barred Filefish has dark vertical bars on the bac...

Longnose Filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) テングカワハギ also Orange Spotted Filefish and Harlequin F...

Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus) ソウシハギScrawled filefish are large and can reach up to 110 cm. A...

Thread-sail Filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer) カワハギThread-sail Filefish are a popular food fish in J...

Barred flagtail (Kuhlia mugil) ギンユゴイBarred flagtail are said to get over 30 cm, but I have never see...

Crocodile Flathead (Cymbacephalus beauforti) エンマゴチ also Crocodile FishThe Crocodile Flathead starts ...

Doubleline Fusilier (Pterocaesio digramma) タカサゴThe Doubleline Fusilier has two yellow lines. The bot...

Blue Fusilier (Caesio teres) ウメイロモドキ also Blue and yellow fusilierThe Blue Fusilier is mainly blue w...

Scissortail fusilier (Caesio caerulaurea) ササムロThe Scissortail fusilier has black stripes on the tail...

Threestripe Fusilier (Pterocaesio trilineata) イッセンタカサゴ The Threestripe Fusilier has three narrow blu...

Marbled Blenny Sculpin (Pseudoblennius marmoratus) アヤアナハゼThis Marbled Blenny Sculpin was hiding in t...

Blackside Hawkfish (Paracirrhites forsteri) ホシゴンベ also Freckled HawkfishBlacksided Hawkfish perched ...

Brassy Trevally (Caranx papuensis) オニヒラアジ (size 88cm)The Brassy Trevally is light with dark spots. p...

Barred Trevally (Carangoides ferdau) クロヒラアジ also Blue Trevally size 70cmThe Barred Trevally is silve...

Bluefin Trevally (Caranx melampygus) カスミアジ also Omilu (size 120cm) Bluefin Trevally have a yellow pe...

Coach-whip Trevally (Carangichthys oblongus) テンジクアジThe Coach-whip Trevally has a whip coming off of ...

Giant Trevally (Caranx ignobilis) ロウニンアジ also GTGiant Trevally can get to 180 cm making them giant. ...

Island Jack (Carangoides orthogrammus) ナンヨウカイワリ also lots of other namesIsland Jacks are usually in ...

Smallspotted Dart (Trachinotus baillonii) コバンアジSmallspotted Dart travel in small schools in shallow ...

Snubnosed Pompano (Trachinotus blochii) マルコバンSnubnosed Pompano can get to be over 100 cm. This one w...

Barred Knifejaw (Oplegnathus fasciatus) イシダイBarred Knifejaws are found along rocky coasts and like t...

Spotted Knifejaw (Oplegnathus punctatus) イシガキダイSpotted Knifejaws have small but powerful jaws good f...

Lizzardfish (Saurida (gracilis or nebulosa)) マダラエソ or ウチウミマダラエソI think that this is a Slender Lizzar...

Twospot Lizardfish (Synodus binotatus) ニテンエソThe Twospot Lizzardfish has two very small spots on its ...

Indian Mackerel (Rastrelliger kanagurta) グルクマ also Mouth MackerelIndian Mackerel are a coastal speci...

Stout Moray (Gymnothorax eurostus) ワカウツボ also Abbot’s MorayThe Stout Moray is small up to 60 c...

Giant Moray (Gymnothorax javanicus) ドクウツボThe Giant Moray can be very big (up to 300 cm). The head is...

Kidako Moray (Gymnothorax kidako) ウツボA Kidako Moray at Enoshima. A free swimming Kidako Moray at Eno...

Laced Moray (Gymnothorax favagineus) ヒョウモンウツボ also Honeycomb MorayThe Laced Moray has black spots on...

Snowflake Moray (Echidna nebulosa) クモウツボ also Clouded MorayA Snowflake Moray in an Anchor Coral Head...

White-eyed Moray (Gymnothorax thyrsoideus) サビウツボ also Grayfaced Moraythe White-eyed Moray is small o...

Whitemouth Moray (Gymnothorax meleagris) ワカウツボThe Whitemouth Moray is brown with white spots and a w...

Yellowmargin Moray (Gymnothorax flavimarginatus) ゴマウツボThe Yellowmargin Moray can get up to 240 cm. T...

Moorish Idol (Zanclus cornutus) ツノダシMoorish Idols are often alone with other fish. Amami The Moorish...

Spottedtail Morwong (Goniistius zonatus) タカノハダイI saw these swimming in the kelp at Enoshima.

Fringelip Mullet (Crenimugil crenilabis) フウライボラFringelip Mullet have some fringes on their lips. You...

Striped Mullet (Mugil cephalus) ボラStriped Mullet have dark and light stripes. They are found in the ...

Crocodile Needlefish (Tylosurus crocodilus) オキザヨリ also Crocodile LongtomCrocodile Needlefish are lar...

Schultz’s Pipefish (Corythoichthys schultzi) クチナガイシヨウジSome Redbanded Pipefish were moving arou...

Blackblotch Foxface (Siganus unimaculatus) ヒフキアイゴ is also a Rabbitfish. All Rabbitfish have venomous...

Coral Rabbitfish (Siganus corallinus)　サンゴアイゴA Coral Rabbitfish in Miyakojima.

Doublebar Rabbitfish (Siganus virgatus) ヒメアイゴ All Rabbitfish do have venomous spines. Amami I often ...

Golden Rabbitfish (Siganus guttatus) ゴマアイゴ Amami

Masked Rabbitfish (Siganus puellus) マジリアイゴ Masked Rabbitfish are not real common. Amami Another Mask...

Scribbled Rabbitfish (Siganus spinus) アミアイゴ are small up to about 20 cm. They are often in small sch...

Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus ater) ツカエイ (size 300cm)A Cowtail Stingray (Pastinachus ater) ツカエイ take...

A male Latticed Sandperch (Parapercis clathrata) ヨツメトラギス has an eye spot above the gill. Amami

Sharpnose Sandperch (Parapercis cylindrica) ダンダラトラギス has a pointy nose. Amami Sharpnose Sandperch pe...

Male Speckled Sandperch (Parapercis pacifica) オグロトラギス was formerly known as (Parapercis hexophtalma)...

I think that these are Sardines that swam by me. They went by quickly and the pictures are not good ...

The Darkbanded Rockfish (Sebastes inermis) メバル has been split into three species. I think that this ...

Marbled Rockfish (Sebastiscus marmoratus) カサゴ False KelpfishThe Marbled Rockfish is also a Scor...

Common Lionfish (Pterois volitans) ハナミノカサゴ are also known as Red Lionfish or Turkeyfish. They h...

Spotfin Lionfish (Pterois antennata) ネッタイミノカサゴ have spots on their pectoral fins. They also hav...

Scorpionfish (Scorpaenopsis sp.)I am not sure which species of Scorpionfish this is, but it has a lo...

Zebra Lionfish (Dendrochirus zebra) キリンミノThe Zebra Lionfish is small only getting to about 15 cm. Th...

Perch Sculpin (Pseudoblennius percoides) アナハゼI think that this is a male Perch Sculpin. It was hidin...

Sunrise Sculpin (Pseudoblennius cottoides) アサヒアナハゼThis Sunrise Sculpin was hiding in the at Enoshima...

Whitetip Reef Shark (Triaenodon obesus) is the only shark that I have been able to identify in Japan...

Stripey (Microcanthus strigatus) カゴカキダイI have seen these in Izu and this one is at Enoshima.

Surfperch ウミタナゴ (Ditrema sp.) Enoshima Surfperch ウミタナゴ (Ditrema sp.) Enoshima

Sweeper (Pempheris sp.)Sweepers are odd shaped fish that are mainly nocturnal. I have seen then at E...

Kawakawa (Euthynnus affinis) スマ Kawakawa have many names Wavyback Tuna, Mackerel Tuna, or Little Tun...

The Trumpetfish (Aulostomus chinensis) ヘラヤガラThe Trumpetfish also known as the Chinese Trumpetfish li...