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Atlantic Spanish Mackerel
Scomberomorus maculatus
Atlantic Spanish mackerel are fast, schooling coastal predators that move along beaches, piers, jetties, and offshore edges in warm months. They strike baitfish aggressively and are a popular light-tackle target where present.
Atlantic Tripletail
Lobotes surinamensis
Atlantic tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis) is a large, laterally compressed coastal fish that often drifts near floating structure and surface debris, where it lies on its side to mimic a leaf or broken weed. It is an opportunistic predator that ambushes small fish, shrimp, and crabs in warm tropical to subtropical waters.
Australian Green Moray
Gymnothorax prasinus
A large moray eel of Indo-Pacific reefs and coastal rocky habitats, often hidden in crevices by day and active at night. It is an ambush predator that takes fish and crustaceans, and like other morays it can bite defensively if handled.
Australian Mado
Atypichthys strigatus
Australian Mado is a schooling reef fish found mainly around temperate eastern Australian coastal reefs. It feeds on small planktonic and benthic prey and is usually taken incidentally rather than targeted as a major table or sport species.
Axillary Wrasse
Symphodus mediterraneus
The axillary wrasse is a small Mediterranean wrasse commonly found over rocky reefs and seagrass beds, where it forages close to the bottom. It is not a major sport or table species in most areas, and reliable local rules should be checked because wrasse regulations vary by country.
Axilspot Hogfish
Bodianus axillaris
Axilspot Hogfish (Bodianus axillaris) is a reef-associated wrasse found across the tropical Indo-Pacific. It is most often seen along outer reef slopes and drop-offs, where it forages on benthic invertebrates and small reef prey.
Ballan Wrasse
Labrus bergylta
Ballan wrasse is a large, thick-bodied wrasse of rocky coasts and kelp forests in the northeast Atlantic. It feeds mainly on hard-shelled invertebrates such as crabs, mollusks, and sea urchins, using strong pharyngeal teeth to crush prey.
Banded Butterflyfish
Chaetodon striatus
The Banded Butterflyfish is a small reef butterflyfish with bold vertical black bands on a pale body. It is associated with coral reefs in warm coastal waters and feeds mainly on small benthic invertebrates and coral-associated prey.
Banded Pipefish
Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus
The banded pipefish is a slender Indo-Pacific pipefish with alternating dark bands, usually found in shallow coastal seagrass and rubble areas. It is a small, cryptic species that feeds on tiny crustaceans by suction-feeding and is not a common angling target.
Banded Sergeant
Abudefduf septemfasciatus
Banded Sergeant is a small Indo-Pacific damselfish that lives in shallow coral-rich coastal waters and often forms loose schools. It grazes on plankton and small benthic items and is not a major angling target.
Banded Wrasse
Halichoeres notospilus
A small Indo-Pacific wrasse associated with coral-rich reefs and rubble zones. Like many Halichoeres wrasses, it is an active benthic feeder that picks small invertebrates from the substrate; reliable species-specific fishing information is limited.
Bandtail Puffer
Sphoeroides spengleri
The bandtail puffer is a small tropical Atlantic puffer associated with shallow coastal waters and seagrass. It is a hard-toingest, toxin-bearing species that is not a typical target for anglers.