Authority given as Gunther, 1857 (original combination) in <130>. [details]

Authority Lac., 1798 in <130> [details]

Lacepede as author in Kalk (1958). [details]

Authority (Shaw, 1758) in <130> [details]

Authority (Forsk, 1775) in <130> [details]

Authority given as (Playfair & Gunther, 1867) , and spelt C. multispinis in Randall <307>. [details]

Author (Lacepede 1801) in <307>. [details]

(Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1830) in <307>. [details]

Authority given as for original combination in Smith & Smith (1963). [details]

Authority given as Bleeker, 1851 in <130> [details]

Authority (Brouss., 1786) in <130> [details]

Authority (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1828) according to Smith <130>, <150>. [details]

Smith & Radcliffe in Radcliffe, 1913 [details]

Authority given as (Lacepede, 1803) in <130> [details]

Authority Bleeker, 1853 in <130>. Some idication of confusion also in FishBase. [details]

Authority is (Bloch-Sneider, 1801) in <130> [details]

Authority (Cuvier & Valenciennes, 1829) in Randall <307>. [details]

Authority (Bloch & Schneider, 1801) in <130> [details]

Authority Regan 1908 in <130> [details]

Authority is (Fowler, 1912) according to Randall <307>. [details]

Placed in Family Pseudogrammidae in <130> [details]

Placed in separate family Astronesthidae in FishBase 2000 [details]

Placed in family Nasidae in <130> [details]

In family Melanostomiidae in Fishbase 96 [details]

In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]

In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]

In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]

In family Chlorophthalmidae in Fishbase 96 [details]

Placed in Family Tetrarogidae in <130> [details]

In Pentapodidae in <130> [details]

Placed in genus Bodianus in FishBase? [details]

Placed in Genus Bodianus in FishBase? [details]

Sometimes treated as a separate family, Macroramphosidae [details]

Genus placed in Family Alutheridae in <130> and <355> [details]

Placed in Family Pseudogrammidae in <130> [details]

Placed in Family Scolopsidae by <130> [details]

Placed in family Callyodontidae by <130>. Genus probably no longer valid. [details]

Inhabits coastal areas, usually found over muddy and sandy bottoms, also around reefs, together with the sponges ... [details]

Inhabits coastal and oceanic waters but more often found near islands (Ref. 5213). Feeds mainly on small fishes. ... [details]

Inhabits coastal coral reefs. [details]

Inhabits rocky inshore and offshore reefs. [details]

Found in small groups along upper edges of sheltered shear dropoffs. Also found in rocky inshore reefs of usually ... [details]

Usually found in shallow waters to around 15 meters, juveniles are common in tide pools while adults school over ... [details]

Inhabits lagoon and outer reefs in shallow areas exposed to mild or moderate surge. Feeds on benthic algae and ... [details]

Inhabits inshore and offshore coral or rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton and algae and aggregates high in the water ... [details]

Inhabits rocky lagoons, reef flat shorelines and piers subject to mild surge; juveniles are common in tidepools. ... [details]

Usually found in shallow water zones in lagoons and in flat bottom areas. Feeds on algae and sometimes on ... [details]

Inhabits upper edge of outer reef slopes and inshore rocky reefs. Feeds on zooplankton, benthic algae, and small ... [details]

Occurs frequently among rocks in depths of 1 to at least 20 m. Flesh excellent. [details]

An oceanic species frequently solitary or forming small loose aggregations rather than compact schools. Feeds on ... [details]

Found on muddy and sandy bottoms of coastal waters and estuaries. Enters freshwater. Juveniles inhabit protected ... [details]

Occurs in shallow coastal waters. Enters estuaries and bays, mainly around coral reefs. Sold fresh or dried in markets. [details]

Occurs in clear seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m. [details]

Occurs in outer lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of over 12 m and feeds primarily on the algal film covering ... [details]

A schooling species, usually occurring in seaward reefs at depths greater than 9 m. Feeds on surface film of fine ... [details]

Occurs in surge zones and browses on filamentous and calcareous algae. Occasionally forms schools. [details]

Inhabits coral reefs. May occur singly or in large feeding aggregations. Feeds on benthic algae. Marketed fresh. ... [details]

A territorial species (Ref. 167) which is common in surge zones of exposed seaward reefs of less than 3 m. The ... [details]

Inhabits steep slopes, often in turbid waters, generally in the vicinity of coral reefs or rocky bottoms. May form ... [details]

Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs to a depth of at least 30 m around isolated coral heads. Prefers sandy ... [details]

Found on hard substrates of shallow lagoon and seaward reefs from the lower surge zone to a depth of more than 15 ... [details]

Inhabits clear lagoon and seaward reefs; often in areas with mixed coral, pavement, rubble and sand substrates ... [details]

Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs; prefers areas of mixed coral, rock, or sand at the base of reefs or ledges. ... [details]

Feeds on various kinds of algae, mainly @Sargassum@, and fine filamentous green algae <111>. The typical habitat is ... [details]

Inhabits coral reefs. Sometimes occurs in small shoals. Grazes on benthic algae. [details]

This occasionally schooling species occurs in steep outer reef slopes and drop-offs at depths of 4 to over 75 m ... [details]

Occurs in lagoon and seaward reefs with hard substrate to a depth of at least 90 m and feeds on a wide variety of ... [details]

Juveniles inhabit shallow, protected, turbid inshore waters while adults prefer deeper areas of protected bays and ... [details]

Enters rivers (Ref. 4343). [details]

Probably epibenthic (Ref. 4343). [details]

Reaches at least 6.3 cm. [details]

Occurs in the continental shelf (Ref. 7300). Marketed fresh and reduced to fishmeal. [details]

Form schools among the spines of @Diadema@ or staghorn corals, and feed on minute crustaceans in the zooplankton. ... [details]

Usually seen in or near caves and holes in the reef. Feeds mainly on small fishes (including @Pempheris@ sp.), also ... [details]

Usually found in shallow inshore waters. Common around bays, estuaries, off beaches and coral reefs but may cross ... [details]

Found in muddy bays and banks and on coral reefs from close inshore to 110 m depth (Ref. 9862). Probably caught in ... [details]

Inhabits freshwaters but may occur in estuaries. Taken mainly in subsistence fisheries in rivers. Marketed fresh. [details]

Lives mainly in freshwaters, but it may occasionally be found in estuaries (Ref. 3468). [details]

Look up in FishBase [details]

Distribution: cosmopolitan in tropical seas (Losse, 1968). Look up in FishBase [details]

Juveniles occur in open seas near the surface, adults near the bottom from shallow waters to 100 m; rarely occurs ... [details]

Adults mainly taken on hook and line, especially on light tackle while juveniles often caught with beach seines. ... [details]

Forms schools near reefs. Feeds on shrimps, copepods, crustacean larvae and small fish (Ref. 5213). [details]

Common in shallow coastal waters where it often swims near the surface. Feeds chiefly on shrimps, copepods, decapod ... [details]

Occurs on the continental slope (Ref. 9563). [details]

An occasionally schooling species which feeds mainly on krill (euphausids), and also on squids and small fishes. ... [details]

Primarily an oceanic and epipelagic species; usually mesopelagic in the tropics (Ref. 1602). Also inhabits ... [details]

An oceanic species that visits coasts and occurs near the bottom at depths down to 500 m. Feeds on pelagic ... [details]

Possibly to 609 cm. Also in coastal waters. Eats schooling fish, including mackerels, bluefishes, clupeids, ... [details]

Marine species occasionally found in the mouths of rivers. The actual occurrence of this euryhaline species in ... [details]

Inhabits reefs (Ref. 9318). Occasionally in shallow waters by steep drop-offs. Usually observed either singly or in ... [details]

Occurs in lagoons and on seaward reefs. Solitary, often in open water (Ref. 9710). Feeds on algae, seagrasses, ... [details]

Prefers shallow coastal coral reefs and feeds on benthic organisms (Ref. 3467). [details]

Occurs in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads on semi-protected seaward reefs at depths of 3 to at least 18 m. [details]

Known only from larvae and juveniles. [details]

In shallow waters; common in estuaries; may enter lower reaches of rivers. Can tolerate fresh water only within a ... [details]

Tolerant of freshwater within a temperature range of 19-27°C. In summer, feeds mainly in early evening and late ... [details]

Common in brackish waters near river mouths where it occurs in schools; sometimes found in upper streams (Ref. ... [details]

Lives with symbiont alpheid shrimps which prepare and maintain burrows in sand or sand and rubble areas. [details]

A schooling species occurring in coastal waters. [details]