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Blacksaddle Goatfish
Parupeneus spilurus
A small Indo-Pacific goatfish associated with reef and lagoon habitats, where it forages over sand and rubble. Like other goatfishes, it uses chin barbels to probe the bottom for buried prey.
Blacksaddle Toby
Canthigaster valentini
The blacksaddle toby is a small, venomless pufferfish found on Indo-Pacific coral reefs and lagoons. It commonly occurs in shallow tropical waters where it grazes on benthic invertebrates and algae, and it can inflate when threatened.
Blackspot Sergeant
Abudefduf sordidus
Blackspot Sergeant is a reef-associated damselfish found in warm Indo-Pacific waters. It lives in shallow coastal reefs and surge channels, where it feeds mainly on algae and small benthic invertebrates.
Blackspot Snapper
Lutjanus fulviflamma
Blackspot Snapper is a reef-associated lutjanid found across the Indo-West Pacific, especially around coastal reefs, lagoons, and deeper reef slopes. It is a predatory snapper that feeds mainly on fishes and crustaceans and is taken by anglers in tropical saltwater fisheries.
Blackspotted Puffer
Arothron nigropunctatus
A large Indo-Pacific reef puffer with a bluish to gray body covered in black spots and a beak-like mouth. It is common around coral and rocky reefs, where it grazes on hard-shelled invertebrates and algae.
Blackspotted Topminnow
Fundulus olivaceus
Blackspotted Topminnow is a small North American killifish associated with slow, warm, vegetated freshwater. It forages near the surface and among plants, taking tiny aquatic insects and other small invertebrates.
Blackspotted Wrasse
Austrolabrus maculatus
A small wrasse with limited published life-history detail in many reference sets. Blackspotted Wrasse (Austrolabrus maculatus) is a coastal marine species associated with reef and algal habitats in temperate waters, where it forages close to structure.
Blackstripe Topminnow
Fundulus notatus
The blackstripe topminnow is a small, slender fundulid native to interior North American waters, often associated with quiet, vegetated streams, sloughs, and backwaters. It is primarily an insect picker and surface feeder rather than a targeted sport fish.
Blacktail Snapper
Lutjanus fulvus
Blacktail Snapper (Lutjanus fulvus) is a reef-associated snapper from the Indo-Pacific, usually found in shallow coastal waters and around coral reefs. It feeds mainly at night on small fishes, crustaceans, and other benthic prey.
Blackthroat Threefin
Helcogramma decurrens
Blackthroat Threefin (Helcogramma decurrens) is a small reef-associated triplefin reported from tropical Indo-Pacific locality records. It inhabits shallow coastal hard-bottom areas where it stays close to rock and coral surfaces and feeds on tiny drifting and benthic invertebrates.
Blacktip Grouper
Epinephelus fasciatus
Blacktip Grouper (Epinephelus fasciatus) is a small serranid reef fish found on tropical and subtropical rocky and coral reefs. It is an ambush predator that shelters in crevices by day and feeds on small fishes and crustaceans, especially around steep reef drop-offs and rubble.
Blackvent Damsel
Dischistodus melanotus
Blackvent Damsel is a small Indo-Pacific reef damselfish associated with shallow coral-rich habitats. It is not a targeted angling species and is seldom of fishing interest except as incidental reef catch.