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Checkerboard Wrasse
Halichoeres hortulanus
Checkerboard wrasse is a reef-associated marine wrasse found across the Indo-Pacific. It forages in shallow coral and rubble areas, often picking benthic invertebrates from sand, reef flats, and lagoon edges.
Checkered Puffer
Sphoeroides testudineus
The Checkered Puffer is a small pufferfish found in coastal waters, estuaries, and mangrove-associated habitats across tropical and subtropical western Atlantic and Caribbean regions. It is a toxin-bearing species that inflates when threatened and is not a typical food fish.
Checkered Snapper
Lutjanus decussatus
Checkered Snapper is a reef-associated lutjanid known from tropical Indo-Pacific waters, especially around coastal reefs and drop-offs. It is an ambush predator that feeds on fishes and crustaceans and is taken occasionally by anglers targeting reef snappers.
Chevron Butterflyfish
Chaetodon trifascialis
The Chevron Butterflyfish is a coral reef butterflyfish from the Indo-Pacific, usually seen singly on reef slopes and rich coral habitats. It feeds mainly on coral polyps and small invertebrates, and is generally not considered a good food fish.
Chinese Demoiselle
Neopomacentrus bankieri
Chinese demoiselle is a small damselfish from Indo-Pacific coral reefs and lagoons. It is most often seen in sheltered shallow reef areas, where it schools above coral and rubble and feeds on plankton and tiny drifting invertebrates.
Chinese Sleeper
Perccottus glenii
Chinese sleeper (Perccottus glenii) is a small, hardy goby-like freshwater fish native to East Asia and widely introduced elsewhere. It favors still or slow waters and is often associated with dense aquatic vegetation and soft bottoms.
Chinook Salmon
Oncorhynchus tshawytscha
Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) is the largest Pacific salmon, anadromous and prized for its strong runs and table quality. It spawns in cool freshwater rivers and streams, then juveniles migrate to the ocean before returning to natal waters to reproduce.
Chocolate Grouper
Cephalopholis boenak
The chocolate grouper is a Indo-Pacific reef grouper that lives on coral and rocky reefs, often near drop-offs and ledges. It is a compact ambush predator that takes small fish and crustaceans and is usually caught incidentally rather than targeted in most areas.
Christmas Wrasse
Thalassoma trilobatum
Christmas wrasse is a colorful Indo-Pacific reef fish that lives close to coral and rocky bottoms. It is an active day-feeder that picks small invertebrates from the reef, and it is not a major target for most anglers.
Chum Salmon
Oncorhynchus keta
Chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta) are a widespread Pacific salmon that spend most of their lives in the ocean and return to natal rivers to spawn. Adults are best known for their dark spawning colors and, in males, the pronounced kype and canine-like teeth that develop in freshwater.
Cigar Wrasse
Cheilio inermis
A slender Indo-Pacific wrasse with a cigar-shaped body and a pointed snout, often seen cruising shallow reefs and seagrass beds. It is not a common target for anglers and is better treated as a reef fish to observe than to pursue.
Clark's Anemonefish
Amphiprion clarkii
Clark's anemonefish is a hardy tropical reef clownfish found with sea anemones across the Indo-Pacific. It is one of the most adaptable anemonefishes, living in shallow lagoon and outer-reef habitats and defending a host anemone aggressively.