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Highhat
Pareques acuminatus
Highhat (Pareques acuminatus) is a small Atlantic drum that lives close to structure and uses its long first dorsal spine as a display feature. It is not a major sport fish, but it can be caught incidentally around reefs, wrecks, and pilings.
Hoese's Sandgoby
Istigobius hoesei
Hoese's Sandgoby (Istigobius hoesei) is a small tropical sand-dwelling goby known from occurrence records rather than extensive angling literature. It is associated with shallow coastal sandy habitats and is not generally considered a target game fish.
Hogfish
Lachnolaimus maximus
Hogfish (Lachnolaimus maximus) is a Caribbean and western Atlantic wrasse prized for its white flesh and spear-like snout. It lives over reefs and hard bottom, especially where sponges and crustaceans are abundant.
Honeycomb Grouper
Epinephelus merra
Honeycomb Grouper (Epinephelus merra) is a small coral-reef grouper of the Indo-Pacific, usually on shallow reef flats and lagoon margins. It sits tight to cover and ambushes small fishes and crustaceans; it is much more often encountered by small-boat or shore anglers than targeted as a major gamefish.
Horned Blenny
Parablennius intermedius
Horned Blenny is a small intertidal blenny of rocky shores, named for the paired horn-like head appendages seen in breeding males. It is a secretive algae- and detritus-grazer that shelters in crevices and tide pools.
Horned Bream
Diplodus cervinus
Horned Bream (Diplodus cervinus) is a coastal sparid bream of rocky reefs and shallow hard-bottom habitat in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, with records also from adjacent subtropical waters. It is not a common sport target everywhere, but it can be taken by anglers fishing natural bait over rough ground.
Horse-eye Jack
Caranx latus
Horse-eye Jack (Caranx latus) is a strong, fast jack found in warm coastal waters of the western Atlantic, commonly around reefs, wrecks, bays, and offshore structure. It is an aggressive predator and hard-fighting angler's species, but not a prime table fish.
Horseshoe Leatherjacket
Meuschenia hippocrepis
Horseshoe Leatherjacket (Meuschenia hippocrepis) is a temperate marine filefish found around southern Australia, not a freshwater species. It is recognized by its horsehoe-shaped dark mark and rough, leathery skin, and is most often associated with reefs and seaweed beds.
Houndfish
Tylosurus crocodilus
Houndfish (Tylosurus crocodilus) is a slender needlefish of tropical and subtropical seas, often seen near the surface in coastal waters. It is a fast, toothy predator and an occasional light-tackle catch rather than a major target species.
Humbug Dascyllus
Dascyllus aruanus
Humbug Dascyllus is a small Indo-Pacific damselfish that lives tightly around coral heads and branching corals. It is bold, territorial, and often occurs in small groups that defend a home coral against intruders.
Humpback Grouper
Chromileptes altivelis
Humpback Grouper (Chromileptes altivelis) is a reef-associated serranid with a very tall, arched back and striking black-and-white spotting. It is a slow-growing coral-reef predator that hides in holes and ledges and is valued more in aquaria than as a target species.
Humpback Snapper
Lutjanus gibbus
Humpback Snapper (Lutjanus gibbus) is a reef-associated snapper of the tropical Indo-Pacific, often found in schools over coral and rocky bottoms. It is a nocturnal predator that feeds on small fishes and crustaceans and is occasionally taken by reef anglers.