During the 3 week survey of Ascension, the Shallow Marine Surveys Group took thousands of images of the marine life around the island. This page represents a photographic record of Ascension Island fish species seen by team members. The images in this post are being added to as the back-catalogue is processed and, when finished, should provide a useful and accurate guide to almost any species of fish life a skin-diver or scuba diver may see during a visit to Ascension Island.
Acanthuridae (surgeonfishes, tangs, and unicornfishes)
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Acanthurus bahianus (ocean surgeonfish)
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Acanthurus bahianus (ocean surgeonfish)
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Acanthurus coeruleus (blue tang) - juvenile
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Acanthurus coeruleus (blue tang)
Apogonidae (cardinalfishes)
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Apogon axillaris (axillary spot cardinalfish)
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Apogon axillaris (axillary spot cardinalfish)
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Apogon pseudomaculatus (twospot cardinalfish) - Image: Peter Wirtz
Aulostomidae (trumpet fish)
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Aulostomus strigosus (Atlantic trumpetfish)
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Aulostomus strigosus (Atlantic trumpetfish) - Image: Peter Wirtz
Balistidae (triggerfish)
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Melichthys niger (black triggerfish)
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Melichthys niger (black triggerfish)
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Balistes vetula (queen triggerfish)
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Canthidermis maculata (ocean triggerfish)
Belonidae (needlefish)
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Platybelone trachura (needlefish)
Bothidae (flounder)
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Bothus lunatus (peacock flounder)
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Bothus mellissi (St Helena flounder)
Chaetodontidae (butterfly fish)
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Chaetodon sanctaehelenae (St Helena butterflyfish)
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Prognathodes dichrous (hedgehog butterflyfish)
Cirrhitidae (hawkfish)
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Amblycirrhitus earnshawi (white hawkfish)
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Amblycirrhitus earnshawi (white hawkfish)
Diodontidae (porcupine fish)
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Diodon holocanthus (porcupine pufferfish)
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Diodon hystrix (spotted porcupinefish)
Gobiidae (gobies)
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Gnatholepis thompsoni (Thompsons goby)
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Priolepis ascensionis (Ascension goby)
Holocentridae (soldierfish,squirrelfish)
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Holocentrus adscensionis (squirrelfish)
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Holocentrus adscensionis (squirrelfish) - may be found in large schools.
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Myripristis jacobus (blackbar soldierfish)
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Myripristis jacobus (blackbar soldierfish)
Kyphosidae (sea chub)
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Kyphosus sectatrix (sea chub)
Labridae (wrasse)
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Thallasoma ascensionis (Ascension wrasse)
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Thallasoma ascensionis (Ascension wrasse) - juvenile
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Thallasoma ascensionis (Ascension wrasse)
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Bodianus insularis (island hogfish)
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Bodianus insularis (island hogfish)
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Xyrichtys blanchardi (Blanchard's cleaver wrasse)
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Xyrichtys blanchardi (Blanchard's cleaver wrasse)
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Thalassoma sanctaehelenae (yellow razorfish)
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Xyrichtys novacula (marmalade razorfish)
Malacanthidae (tilefish)
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Malacanthus plumieri (sand tilefish)
Monacanthidae (filefish)
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Aluterus scriptus (scrawled filefish)
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Aluterus scriptus (scrawled filefish)
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Cantherhines macrocerus (whitespotted filefish)
Mugilidae (mullet)
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Mugil curvidens (dwarf mullet)
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Mugil curvidens (dwarf mullet)
Mullidae (goatfish)
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Mulloidichthys martinucus (yellow goatfish)
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Mulloidichthys martinucus (yellow goatfish)
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Mulloidichthys martinucus (yellow goatfish)
Muraenidae (morays)
Ascension moray gallery
here
Ophichthidae (snake eels)
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Quassiremus ascensionis (black spotted snake eel)
Pomacanthidae (angelfish)
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Pomacanthus paru (french angelfish)
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Pomacanthus paru (french angelfish)
Ostraciidae (cowfish)
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Acanthostracion notacanthus (island cowfish)
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Acanthostracion notacanthus (island cowfish)
Pomacentridae (damselfish)
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Abudefduf saxatilis (sergeant major)
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Chromis multilineata (Apollo damselfish)
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Stegastes lubbocki (Lubbocks damselfish)
Priacanthidae (bigeyes)
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Heteropriacanthus cruentatus (glasseye)
Scorpaenidae (scorpionfish)
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Scorpaenodes insularis (red scorpionfish)
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Scorpaena plumieri (spotted scorpionfish)
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Scorpaena plumieri (spotted scorpionfish)
Serranidae (groupers)
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Rypticus saponaceus (greater soapfish) - Image: Peter Wirtz
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Rypticus saponaceus (greater soapfish)
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Paranthias furcifer (creolefish) - Image: Peter Wirtz
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Paranthias furcifer (creolefish)
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Paranthias furcifer (creolefish)
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Epinephelus adscensionis (rock hind)
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Epinephelus adscensionis (rock hind) - juvenile
Synodontidae (lizardfish)
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Synodus synodus (diamond lizardfish)
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Synodus synodus (diamond lizardfish)
Tetraodontidae (pufferfish)
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Canthigaster sanctaehelenae (St Helena pufferfish)
To be added:
Carangidae (jacks)
Lutjanidae (snappers)
Tripterygiidae (triple fin blennies)
Blenniidae (blennies)
Callionymidae (dragonet)
Sphyraenidae (barracuda)