Gobiesocidae
Every other fish on Fin, recorded across our dive sites.
Gobiesocidae spp.
Uranoscopidae spp.
Synodontidae spp.
Holocentridae spp.
Siganidae spp.
Priacanthidae spp.
Zeus faber
Triglidae spp.
Malacanthidae spp.
Echeneidae spp.
Zoarcidae spp.
Cyclopteridae spp.
Megalops atlanticus
Aeoliscus spp.
Equetus punctatus
Pegasidae spp.
Holocentrus rufus
Synodus intermedius
Opistognathus aurifrons
Myripristis jacobus
Plotosus lineatus
Ogcocephalus cubifrons
Ogcocephalidae spp.
Synodus saurus
Gramma loreto
Echeneis naucrates
Priacanthus hamrur
Siganus guttatus
Holocentrus adscensionis
Neoniphon sammara
Siganus virgatus
Ogcocephalus nasutus
Siganus luridus
Sargocentron caudimaculatum
Synodus synodus
Siganus javus
Synodus variegatus
Siganus rivulatus
Siganus corallinus
Siganus vulpinus
Heteropriacanthus cruentatus
Myripristis murdjan
Sanopus splendidus
Sargocentron spiniferum
Chelidonichthys lastoviza
Heteropriacanthus fulgens
Siganus stellatus
Malacanthus plumieri
Sargocentron diadema
Diploprion bifasciatus
Grammistes sexlineatus
Siganus spinus
Siganus puellus
Myripristis violacea
Sargocentron rubrum
Hemiramphus brasiliensis
Rypticus saponaceus
Siganus doliatus
Heteroconger hassi
Myripristis kuntee
Alosa pseudoharengus
Neoniphon marianus
Myripristis vittata
Pseudochromis fridmani
Dorosoma cepedianum
Uranoscopus scaber
Fundulus diaphanus
Malacanthus latovittatus
Schuettea scalaripinnis
Coryphaena hippurus
Lepadogaster candolii
Morone americana
Dinolestes lewini
Cnidoglanis macrocephalus
Aracana ornata
Malacanthus brevirostris
Myripristis adusta
Latropiscis purpurissatus
Pseudochromis springeri
Anoplocapros inermis
Siganus fuscescens
Siganus lineatus
Saurida gracilis
Opistognathidae spp.
Aracana aurita
Cyclopterus lumpus
Gobiesox maeandricus
Anarhichas lupus
Zoarces viviparus
Siganus argenteus
Siganus unimaculatus
Sargocentron suborbitale
Chanos chanos
Anarrhichthys ocellatus
Rhamphocottus richardsonii
Lepadogaster lepadogaster
Batrachoididae spp.
Pentaceropsis recurvirostris
Labracinus cyclophthalmus
Synodus lacertinus
Anoplocapros amygdaloides
Synodus dermatogenys
Myripristis berndti
Sargocentron hastatum
Liopropoma rubre
Manonichthys splendens
Ciliata mustela
Opistognathus randalli
Lotella rhacina
Diademichthys lineatus
Pictichromis paccagnellae
Porichthys notatus
Schuettea woodwardi
Pictichromis porphyrea
Apletodon dentatus
Lepadogaster purpurea
Sanopus barbatus
Belonoperca chabanaudi
Myripristis leiognathus
Priacanthus arenatus
Siganus punctatus
Nematistius pectoralis
Cochleoceps orientalis
Anoplocapros lenticularis
Hemiramphus far
Ablabys taenianotus
Trachichthys australis
Rypticus bicolor
Gramma melacara
Elops saurus
Trachelochismus pinnulatus
Pseudochromis dutoiti
Chorisochismus dentex
Centroberyx affinis
Optivus elongatus
Diploprion drachi
Gaidropsarus mediterraneus
Cyprinodon variegatus
Pseudochromis fuscus
Diplecogaster bimaculata
Synodus jaculum
Acyrtus rubiginosus
Chelidonichthys kumu
Synodus similis
Pseudochromis perspicillatus
Sargocentron punctatissimum
Opsanus tau
Batrachomoeus dubius
Zanclistius elevatus
Pictichromis diadema
Pogonoperca punctata
Eumicrotremus orbis
Carapus acus
Sargocentron tiere
Fundulus seminolis
Apletodon pellegrini
Gobiesox rhessodon
Macroramphosus gracilis
Optivus agastos
Hyporhamphus melanochir
Gonorynchus gonorynchus
Uranoscopus bicinctus
Lepidotrigla papilio
Synodus doaki
Synodus lucioceps
Priacanthus meeki
Eckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps
Myripristis amaena
Chilara taylori
Herklotsichthys quadrimaculatus
Paristiopterus labiosus
Saurida flamma
Sardinops sagax
Aspasmogaster costata
Sargocentron melanospilos
Every member ranked by how many dive sites hold them, with the traits a diver cares about.
| Species | Diver appeal | Findability | Size | Depth | Sites | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ClingfishGobiesocidae spp. |
| Easy to miss |
| – |
| – |
| 4,763 |
| Least concern |
| StargazerUranoscopidae spp. | Easy to miss | – | – | 3,750 | Least concern |
 LizardfishSynodontidae spp. | Easy to spot | – | – | 3,699 | Least concern |
 SoldierfishHolocentridae spp. | Easy to spot | – | – | 3,612 | Least concern |
 RabbitfishSiganidae spp. | Easy to spot | – | – | 3,313 | Least concern |
 BigeyesPriacanthidae spp. | Usually seen | – | – | 3,107 | Least concern |
 John DoryZeus faber | Usually seen | – | – | 3,104 | Least concern |
 GurnardTriglidae spp. | Usually seen | – | – | 3,069 | Least concern |
 TilefishMalacanthidae spp. | Usually seen | – | – | 2,730 | Least concern |
| RemoraEcheneidae spp. | – | – | – | 2,706 | Least concern |
 PoutZoarcidae spp. | Easy to miss | – | – | 2,092 | Least concern |
 LumpfishCyclopteridae spp. | Easy to miss | – | – | 1,748 | Least concern |
| Atlantic TarponMegalops atlanticus | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,614 | Vulnerable |
| RazorfishAeoliscus spp. | Easy to spot | – | – | 1,579 | Least concern |
| Spotted DrumEquetus punctatus | Usually seen | – | – | 1,340 | Least concern |
 SeamothPegasidae spp. | Easy to miss | – | – | 1,319 | Least concern |
 Longspine SquirrelfishHolocentrus rufus | – | 24cm | 0-32m | 1,184 | Least concern |
 Sand DiverSynodus intermedius | – | 32cm | 3-320m | 1,104 | Least concern |
| Yellowhead JawfishOpistognathus aurifrons | Usually seen | – | – | 996 | Least concern |
 Blackbar SoldierfishMyripristis jacobus | – | 17cm | 0-210m | 906 | Least concern |
| Striped Eel CatfishPlotosus lineatus | Easy to spot | – | – | 888 | Least concern |
| Polka-dot BatfishOgcocephalus cubifrons | – | 26cm | 0-70m | 863 | Least concern |
| Walking BatfishOgcocephalidae spp. | – | – | – | 814 | Least concern |
 Atlantic LizardfishSynodus saurus | – | 28cm | 1-400m | 704 | Least concern |
| Fairy BassletGramma loreto | Usually seen | – | – | 690 | Least concern |
| Live SharksuckerEcheneis naucrates | Usually seen | – | – | 681 | Least concern |
 Moontail BullseyePriacanthus hamrur | – | 31cm | 0-250m | 621 | Least concern |
 Golden RabbitfishSiganus guttatus | – | 29cm | 0-25m | 619 | Least concern |
 SquirrelfishHolocentrus adscensionis | – | 42cm | 0-180m | 608 | Least concern |
 Sammara SquirrelfishNeoniphon sammara | – | 22cm | 0-46m | 606 | Least concern |
 Doublebar RabbitfishSiganus virgatus | – | 21cm | From 1m | 583 | Least concern |
| Shortnose BatfishOgcocephalus nasutus | Easy to miss | – | – | 562 | Least concern |
 Dusky SpinefootSiganus luridus | – | 21cm | 2-40m | 555 | Least concern |
 Silverspot SquirrelfishSargocentron caudimaculatum | – | 17cm | 2-40m | 546 | Least concern |
 Red LizardfishSynodus synodus | – | 30cm | 0-144m | 524 | Least concern |
 Java RabbitfishSiganus javus | – | 37cm | 0-20m | 511 | Least concern |
 Variegated LizardfishSynodus variegatus | – | 28cm | 0-121m | 508 | Least concern |
 Marbled SpinefootSiganus rivulatus | – | 21cm | 1-30m | 500 | Least concern |
 Coral RabbitfishSiganus corallinus | – | 24cm | 3-30m | 496 | Least concern |
| Foxface RabbitfishSiganus vulpinus | Easy to spot | – | – | 468 | Least concern |
 GlasseyeHeteropriacanthus cruentatus | – | 35cm | 3-300m | 450 | Least concern |
 Blotcheye SoldierfishMyripristis murdjan | – | 42cm | 1-50m | 445 | Least concern |
| Splendid ToadfishSanopus splendidus | Hard to spot | – | – | 423 | Endangered |
 Sabre SquirrelfishSargocentron spiniferum | – | 35cm | 0-122m | 378 | Least concern |
 Streaked GurnardChelidonichthys lastoviza | – | 28cm | 10-150m | 344 | Least concern |
 Bright GlasseyeHeteropriacanthus fulgens | – | 14cm | – | 330 | Least concern |
 Brown-spotted SpinefootSiganus stellatus | – | 28cm | – | 316 | Least concern |
 Sand TilefishMalacanthus plumieri | – | 49cm | 10-153m | 312 | Least concern |
 Crown SquirrelfishSargocentron diadema | – | 11cm | 1-60m | 279 | Least concern |
| Barred SoapfishDiploprion bifasciatus | Easy to miss | – | – | 274 | Least concern |
| Goldenstriped SoapfishGrammistes sexlineatus | Easy to miss | – | – | 264 | Least concern |
 Black SpinefootSiganus spinus | – | 19cm | 1-50m | 253 | Least concern |
 Bluelined RabbitfishSiganus puellus | – | 26cm | 1-30m | 250 | Least concern |
 Lattice SoldierfishMyripristis violacea | – | 24cm | 0-30m | 247 | Least concern |
 Red SoldierfishSargocentron rubrum | – | 22cm | 1-84m | 247 | Least concern |
 BallyhooHemiramphus brasiliensis | – | 38cm | 0-5m | 247 | Least concern |
 Greater SoapfishRypticus saponaceus | – | 24cm | 1-70m | 233 | Least concern |
 Barred RabbitfishSiganus doliatus | – | 17cm | 0-15m | 220 | Least concern |
| Spotted Garden EelHeteroconger hassi | Usually seen | – | – | 212 | Least concern |
 Epaulette SoldierfishMyripristis kuntee | – | 18cm | 0-100m | 207 | Least concern |
| AlewifeAlosa pseudoharengus | Easy to spot | – | – | 206 | Least concern |
 Longjaw SquirrelfishNeoniphon marianus | – | 12cm | 1-70m | 202 | Least concern |
 Whitetip SoldierfishMyripristis vittata | – | 18cm | – | 197 | Least concern |
| Orchid DottybackPseudochromis fridmani | Easy to miss | – | – | 196 | Least concern |
| Gizzard ShadDorosoma cepedianum | Usually seen | – | – | 193 | Least concern |
 StargazerUranoscopus scaber | – | 39cm | 15-400m | 189 | Least concern |
| Banded KillifishFundulus diaphanus | Easy to miss | – | – | 180 | Least concern |
 Blue BlanquilloMalacanthus latovittatus | – | 31cm | 5-65m | 175 | Least concern |
 Eastern PomfredSchuettea scalaripinnis | – | 14cm | 10-30m | 171 | Least concern |
| Common DolphinfishCoryphaena hippurus | Usually seen | – | – | 161 | Least concern |
 Connemara SuckerLepadogaster candolii | – | 4cm | – | 158 | Least concern |
| Sea PerchMorone americana | Easy to miss | – | – | 155 | Least concern |
 Longfin PikeDinolestes lewini | – | 58cm | 5-65m | 155 | Least concern |
 Estuary CatfishCnidoglanis macrocephalus | – | 63cm | 1-30m | 153 | Least concern |
| Ornate CowfishAracana ornata | – | 10cm | 5-60m | 145 | Least concern |
 Flagtail TilefishMalacanthus brevirostris | – | 22cm | 0-60m | 140 | Least concern |
 Shadowfin SoldierfishMyripristis adusta | – | 24cm | – | 135 | Least concern |
 Sergeant BakerLatropiscis purpurissatus | – | 42cm | Up to 100m | 132 | Least concern |
| Springer's DottybackPseudochromis springeri | – | 3cm | 2-60m | 132 | Least concern |
 Eastern Smooth BoxfishAnoplocapros inermis | – | 25cm | 10-300m | 122 | Least concern |
 Dusky RabbitfishSiganus fuscescens | – | 28cm | 1-50m | 119 | Least concern |
 Goldlined RabbitfishSiganus lineatus | – | 30cm | 0-25m | 118 | Least concern |
 Gracile LizardfishSaurida gracilis | – | 22cm | 0-135m | 117 | Least concern |
 JawfishOpistognathidae spp. | Usually seen | – | – | 109 | Least concern |
| Shaw’s CowfishAracana aurita | Usually seen | – | – | 104 | Least concern |
 LumpfishCyclopterus lumpus | – | 43cm | – | 100 | Least concern |
 Northern ClingfishGobiesox maeandricus | – | 11cm | 0-8m | 98 | Least concern |
| Atlantic WolffishAnarhichas lupus | Easy to miss | – | – | 92 | Least concern |
 EelpoutZoarces viviparus | – | 36cm | – | 88 | Least concern |
 Forktail RabbitfishSiganus argenteus | – | 28cm | – | 87 | Least concern |
 Blotched FoxfaceSiganus unimaculatus | – | 14cm | – | 85 | Least concern |
 Tinsel SquirrelfishSargocentron suborbitale | – | 18cm | – | 84 | Least concern |
 MilkfishChanos chanos | – | 1.3m | – | 79 | Least concern |
| Wolf-eelAnarrhichthys ocellatus | Easy to miss | – | – | 79 | Least concern |
| Grunt SculpinRhamphocottus richardsonii | Easy to miss | – | – | 78 | Least concern |
 Shore ClingfishLepadogaster lepadogaster | – | 4cm | – | 78 | Least concern |
 ToadfishBatrachoididae spp. | Easy to miss | – | – | 73 | Least concern |
 Longsnout BoarfishPentaceropsis recurvirostris | – | 35cm | – | 71 | Least concern |
 Red DottybackLabracinus cyclophthalmus | – | 17cm | – | 70 | Least concern |
 Calico LizardfishSynodus lacertinus | – | 14cm | – | 69 | Least concern |
 Western Smooth BoxfishAnoplocapros amygdaloides | – | 21cm | – | 68 | Least concern |
 Variegated LizardfishSynodus dermatogenys | – | 16cm | 1-91m | 68 | Least concern |
 Blotcheye SoldierfishMyripristis berndti | – | 21cm | 0-159m | 67 | Least concern |
 Red SquirrelfishSargocentron hastatum | – | 20cm | – | 66 | Least concern |
| Peppermint BassLiopropoma rubre | Easy to miss | – | – | 65 | Least concern |
 Splendid DottybackManonichthys splendens | – | 9cm | – | 64 | Least concern |
 Five-bearded RocklingCiliata mustela | – | 18cm | – | 64 | Least concern |
 Gold-specs JawfishOpistognathus randalli | – | 7cm | – | 62 | Least concern |
 BeardieLotella rhacina | – | 35cm | 10-90m | 61 | Least concern |
 Urchin ClingfishDiademichthys lineatus | – | 3cm | 3-20m | 60 | Least concern |
| Royal DottybackPictichromis paccagnellae | Usually seen | – | – | 59 | Least concern |
 Plainfin MidshipmanPorichthys notatus | – | 27cm | – | 59 | Least concern |
 Western PomfredSchuettea woodwardi | – | 17cm | – | 58 | Least concern |
 Magenta DottybackPictichromis porphyrea | – | 4cm | – | 57 | Least concern |
 Small-headed ClingfishApletodon dentatus | – | 3cm | – | 56 | Least concern |
 Cornish SuckerLepadogaster purpurea | – | 6cm | – | 56 | Least concern |
 Bearded ToadfishSanopus barbatus | – | 29cm | – | 55 | Least concern |
 Arrowhead SoapfishBelonoperca chabanaudi | – | 10cm | – | 55 | Least concern |
 Panamic SoldierfishMyripristis leiognathus | – | 13cm | – | 54 | Least concern |
 Atlantic BigeyePriacanthus arenatus | – | 35cm | – | 52 | Least concern |
 Gold-spotted RabbitfishSiganus punctatus | – | 28cm | 1-40m | 48 | Least concern |
| RoosterfishNematistius pectoralis | Easy to spot | – | – | 47 | Least concern |
 Eastern Cleaner-clingfishCochleoceps orientalis | – | 3cm | 3-40m | 47 | Least concern |
 Humpty-dumptyAnoplocapros lenticularis | – | 23cm | – | 45 | Least concern |
 Black-barred HalfbeakHemiramphus far | – | 31cm | – | 44 | Least concern |
| Cockatoo FishAblabys taenianotus | Hard to spot | – | – | 43 | Least concern |
 Pug-faced RoughyTrachichthys australis | – | 10cm | – | 42 | Least concern |
 Mottled SoapfishRypticus bicolor | – | 20cm | – | 42 | Least concern |
 Blackcap BassletGramma melacara | – | 7cm | – | 36 | Least concern |
 LadyfishElops saurus | – | 70cm | – | 36 | Least concern |
 LumpfishTrachelochismus pinnulatus | – | 7cm | – | 34 | Least concern |
 DutoitiPseudochromis dutoiti | – | 6cm | – | 30 | Least concern |
 RocksuckerChorisochismus dentex | – | 21cm | – | 29 | Least concern |
 NannygaiCentroberyx affinis | – | 36cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Slender RoughyOptivus elongatus | – | 8cm | – | 26 | Least concern |
 Yellowface SoapfishDiploprion drachi | – | 10cm | – | 24 | Least concern |
 Shore RocklingGaidropsarus mediterraneus | – | 35cm | – | 23 | Least concern |
 Sheepshead MinnowCyprinodon variegatus | – | 6cm | – | 22 | Least concern |
 Dusky DottybackPseudochromis fuscus | – | 7cm | – | 20 | Least concern |
 Two-spotted ClingfishDiplecogaster bimaculata | – | 4cm | – | 17 | Least concern |
 Lighthouse LizardfishSynodus jaculum | – | 14cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Red ClingfishAcyrtus rubiginosus | – | 3cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Bluefin GurnardChelidonichthys kumu | – | 42cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Ear-spot LizardfishSynodus similis | – | 13cm | – | 16 | Least concern |
 Blackstripe DottybackPseudochromis perspicillatus | – | 8cm | – | 15 | Least concern |
 Speckled SquirrelfishSargocentron punctatissimum | – | 16cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Oyster ToadfishOpsanus tau | – | 30cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Eastern FrogfishBatrachomoeus dubius | – | 24cm | – | 14 | Least concern |
 Long-finned BoarfishZanclistius elevatus | – | 23cm | – | 13 | Least concern |
 Diadem DottybackPictichromis diadema | – | 4cm | – | 13 | Least concern |
 Bearded SoapfishPogonoperca punctata | – | 24cm | – | 12 | Least concern |
 Pacific Spiny LumpsuckerEumicrotremus orbis | – | 13cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 PearlfishCarapus acus | – | 15cm | – | 11 | Least concern |
 Bluelined SquirrelfishSargocentron tiere | – | 23cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Seminole KillifishFundulus seminolis | – | 8cm | – | 10 | Least concern |
 Chubby ClingfishApletodon pellegrini | – | 4cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 California ClingfishGobiesox rhessodon | – | 4cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Slender SnipefishMacroramphosus gracilis | – | 10cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Violet RoughyOptivus agastos | – | 7cm | – | 9 | Least concern |
 Dusky GarfishHyporhamphus melanochir | – | 36cm | – | 8 | Least concern |
 SandfishGonorynchus gonorynchus | – | 42cm | – | 8 | Least concern |
 Blackbanded StargazerUranoscopus bicinctus | – | 21cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Butterfly GurnardLepidotrigla papilio | – | 14cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Doak's LizardfishSynodus doaki | – | 20cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 California LizardfishSynodus lucioceps | – | 45cm | – | 7 | Least concern |
 Hawaiian BigeyePriacanthus meeki | – | 23cm | – | 4 | Least concern |
 WeedsuckerEckloniaichthys scylliorhiniceps | – | 3cm | – | 3 | Least concern |
 Brick SoldierfishMyripristis amaena | – | 18cm | – | 3 | Least concern |
 Spotted Cusk-eelChilara taylori | – | 28cm | – | 3 | Least concern |
 Bluestripe HerringHerklotsichthys quadrimaculatus | – | 18cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Giant BoarfishParistiopterus labiosus | – | 70cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Orangemouth LizardfishSaurida flamma | – | 21cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Pacific SardineSardinops sagax | – | 28cm | – | 2 | Least concern |
 Eastern ClingfishAspasmogaster costata | – | 4cm | – | 1 | Least concern |
 Blackspot SquirrelfishSargocentron melanospilos | – | 18cm | – | 1 | Least concern |