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Saltwater

Golden Trevally

Gnathanodon speciosus

Golden trevally is a coastal jack found on reefs, lagoons, sand flats, and around piers across the Indo-Pacific. Juveniles often school under jellyfish or float with drifting debris; adults hunt crustaceans and small fish over open structure.

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Saltwater

Goldentail Moray

Gymnothorax miliaris

Goldentail Moray is a tropical Atlantic reef eel with a yellow to brown body and a bright yellow tail. It hides in holes and crevices by day and hunts at night, feeding mainly on small fishes and crustaceans.

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Freshwater

Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Goldfish (Carassius auratus) is a domesticated freshwater carp that also occurs as feral populations worldwide, often from aquarium releases. In the wild it thrives in calm, warm, weedy waters and can become invasive, competing with native fish.

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Saltwater

Goldring Surgeonfish

Ctenochaetus strigosus

Goldring Surgeonfish is a Hawaiian reef surgeonfish that grazes film algae and detritus from hard substrate using fine comb-like teeth. It is a common aquarium fish but is not a typical angling target; most encounters are on shallow coral and rocky reefs.

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Saltwater

Goldsaddle Goatfish

Parupeneus cyclostomus

Goldsaddle Goatfish is a reef-associated goatfish of the Indo-Pacific, recognized by a bright yellow saddle on the back and yellow-to-golden coloration. It forages over sand and rubble near coral reefs, using chin barbels to probe for benthic prey.

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Saltwater

Goldspot Goby

Gnatholepis thompsoni

Goldspot Goby (Gnatholepis thompsoni) is a small reef-associated goby of tropical Indo-Pacific waters. It lives close to sand and rubble around coral reefs, where it picks tiny prey from the bottom and water column.

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Freshwater

Goldspotted Rockcod

Epinephelus coioides

Goldspotted Rockcod (Epinephelus coioides) is a reef-associated grouper found in tropical and subtropical Indo-West Pacific waters, often entering estuaries and mangroves. It is an ambush predator with a broad diet, and larger fish can pose ciguatera risk in some regions.

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Saltwater

Goldspotted Sweetlips

Plectorhinchus flavomaculatus

Goldspotted Sweetlips is a tropical Indo-Pacific sweetlips known for its yellow-gold spots on a dark body and thick fleshy lips. It is a reef-associated fish that feeds mostly on invertebrates; it is not a common sport target and is usually taken incidentally.

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Saltwater

Goldstripe Butterflyfish

Chaetodon aureofasciatus

Goldstripe Butterflyfish (Chaetodon aureofasciatus) is a reef-associated butterflyfish from the tropical Indo-Pacific. It is a small, mostly coral-feeding species that usually lives in pairs or small groups around shallow coral reefs.

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Freshwater

Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

Grass Carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) is a large, fast-growing herbivorous cyprinid widely stocked and introduced outside its native East Asian range. It lives in warm lowland waters and is valued for weed control, though many populations are managed or prohibited as an invasive species.

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Freshwater

Grass Carp

Ctenopharyngodon idella

A large herbivorous freshwater fish often stocked for aquatic vegetation control.

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Saltwater

Gray Snapper

Lutjanus griseus

Gray snapper (Lutjanus griseus) is a coastal reef and mangrove snapper found in the western Atlantic, from North Carolina and Bermuda through the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean, and Brazil. It is a wary, hard-fighting predator that feeds mostly at dawn, dusk, and night.

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