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Canary Damsel
Similiparma lurida
A small Canary Islands damselfish found around rocky reefs and surge-swept coastal habitat. It grazes and picks at benthic algae and tiny invertebrates, staying close to cover in shallow water.
Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse
Thalassoma bifasciatum
The Caribbean Bluehead Wrasse is a reef-associated tropical wrasse common on shallow coral and rocky reefs. Juveniles and females are yellow, while terminal males are vivid blue with a blue head; it is generally too small to be a target game fish.
Caribbean Cocoa Damselfish
Stegastes xanthurus
The Caribbean cocoa damselfish is a small reef fish in the western Atlantic/Caribbean region, usually seen hovering close to hard coral and rocky reef. It is territorial and feeds mainly on benthic algae, which it aggressively defends from other grazers.
Caribbean Ocean Surgeonfish
Acanthurus tractus
A Caribbean surgeonfish commonly associated with reef and hardbottom habitats in the western Atlantic, where it grazes on benthic algae. It is not a typical target for anglers and is more often encountered by divers than by fishermen.
Caribbean Redlip Blenny
Ophioblennius macclurei
A small Caribbean reef blenny that lives on shallow rocky and coral shores, where it perches in crevices and darts out to feed. It is common in its habitat and is more often observed than targeted by anglers.
Caribbean Sharpnose Puffer
Canthigaster rostrata
A small Caribbean to western Atlantic puffer that inhabits shallow reefs and seagrass beds. It nips at benthic invertebrates and is more often observed than targeted by anglers.
Chain Moray
Echidna catenata
Chain morays are eel-like reef predators common on shallow tropical and subtropical reefs, especially around Caribbean and western Atlantic hardbottom and coral structures. They hide by day and hunt crustaceans and small fish at night, using strong jaws to crush hard prey.
Chameleon Wrasse
Halichoeres dispilus
Chameleon wrasse (Halichoeres dispilus) is a reef-associated marine wrasse from the eastern Pacific. It forages actively over sand and coral rubble, often shifting color with mood, sex, and habitat.
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 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.