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Pictures of saltwater fish [last update 2011-12-25]


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Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

School of anchovies
School of anchovies

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jellyfish
Purple-striped jellyfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Tube anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)
Tube anemone (Pachycerianthus fimbriatus)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Green anemone
Green anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)
Pacific sardine (Sardinops sagax)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Blackfooted penguins (Spheniscus demersus)
Blackfooted penguins (Spheniscus demersus)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria)
Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Red starfish
Red starfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata) in a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

White anemones
White anemones

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

White; yellow; and green anemone
White; yellow; and green anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Flounder in Hawaii
Flounder in Hawaii


Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)
Leopard Shark (Triakis semifasciata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfish (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Lionís mane jellies (Cyanea capillata)
Lionís mane jellies (Cyanea capillata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Chrysaira colorata jellyfish
Chrysaira colorata jellyfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Monterey Bay biotope
Monterey Bay biotope

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Fish hidden among sponges and sea life
Fish hidden among sponges and sea life

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Purple-striped jelly
Purple-striped jelly

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Green anemone
Green anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Green sea anemone
Green sea anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans)
Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans) and sponges
Coloful tide pool life; including orange cup coral (Balanophyllia elegans) and sponges

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)
Moon jellyfish (Aurelia labiata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Mandarin Goby (Pterosynchiropus splendidus)


Blue boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)
Blue boxfish (Ostracion meleagris)


Purple-striped jelly (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jelly (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Crystal jelly
Crystal jelly

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Flounder blending with the sandy bottom
Flounder blending with the sandy bottom

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Pacific sanddab (Citharichthys sordidus)



Coral reef display


Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)
Pacific sunfish (Mola mola)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Trumpetfish
Trumpetfish


Chrysaira colorata jelly
Chrysaira colorata jelly

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Blenny



Temperate marine saltwater fish


Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest
Kelp bass (Paralabrax clathratus) in a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)
Yellowfin tuna (Thunnus albacares)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Orange and blue fish
Orange and blue fish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Black; white;and gray jellyfish

(China)

Sea dragon
Sea dragon


Yellow tang
Yellow tang



Blenny


Spot prawn (Langostino manchado)
Spot prawn (Langostino manchado)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Moon jellies
Moon jellies

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard Shark in the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Leopard Shark in the Monterey Bay Aquarium

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)
Ocean sunfish (Mola mola)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia bachei)
Sea gooseberry (Pleurobrachia bachei)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Leopard shark
Leopard shark

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Scorpionfish
Scorpionfish

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Jumping chum salmon

(Alaska)

Hawaiian Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)
Hawaiian Black Triggerfish (Melichthys niger)


Pink sea anemone with lime green spots
Pink sea anemone with lime green spots

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Spotted moray eel


School of fish near a kelp forest
School of fish near a kelp forest

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)
California halibut (Paralichthys californicus)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Jackass Penguins
Jackass Penguins

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Monterey Bay biotope
Monterey Bay biotope

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Black and white jellyfish at Shanghai's aquarium

(China)


Pipefish



Jumping chum salmon

(Alaska)


Blue Tang
(pan01-0490)

Purple-striped jellyfishes (Chrysaira colorata)
Purple-striped jellyfishes (Chrysaira colorata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Mandarin Goby



Temperate marine saltwater fish


Green anemone
Green anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Lionfish



Jumping chum salmon

(Alaska)


Black and white jellies at the aquarium in Shanghai

(China)


Mandarin Dragonet (a.k.a. Psychedelic fish) (Pterosynchiropus splendidus)


Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria)
Crystal jellyfish (Aequorea victoria)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Reefs & Pilings habitat at the Monterey Bay Aquarium
Reefs & Pilings habitat at the Monterey Bay Aquarium

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)


Black; white;and gray jellies on a blue background

(China)

Green sea anemone
Green sea anemone

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Menage et trois of Lionís mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)
Menage et trois of Lionís mane jellyfish (Cyanea capillata)

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

Moon jellies
Moon jellies

(Monterey Bay Aquarium)

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