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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.
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.
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.
Clown Coris
Coris aygula
Clown Coris is a reef-associated wrasse from Indo-Pacific tropical waters. Adults are vivid blue-green with orange to red markings, and juveniles look very different, which can make field ID tricky.
Clown Triggerfish
Balistoides conspicillum
The clown triggerfish is a boldly patterned Indo-Pacific reef fish with a strong, beaklike jaw and an aggressive temperament when defended or cornered. It is not a standard food or sport target everywhere, and local rules or reef-protection concerns can limit keeping or harvest.
Cobia
Rachycentron canadum
Cobia is a fast-growing, warm-water pelagic fish found in coastal seas, often around reefs, wrecks, buoys, and channel markers. It is prized by anglers for powerful runs and strong table quality, but it can carry ciguatera risk in some tropical waters.
Comber
Serranus cabrilla
Comber (Serranus cabrilla) is a small serranid of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, usually found over rocky or mixed bottoms in coastal waters. It is an ambush feeder that takes small fish and crustaceans; it is not a major target for most anglers but will bite small natural baits and jigs.
Common Dolphinfish
Coryphaena hippurus
Common dolphinfish is a fast-growing, highly migratory pelagic fish found in warm oceans worldwide. It is a prized game fish and table fish, commonly encountered around floating structure, weed lines, and current edges.
Common Lionfish
Pterois volitans
The common lionfish (Pterois volitans) is a venomous Indo-Pacific reef fish now widely established in the western Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico. It is a nocturnal ambush predator that has become an invasive species in many areas.