Discover the fish of Edenya

Siganus lineatus

TAXONOMY

• Kingdom : Animalia
• Phylum : Chordata
• Genius : Siganus
• Class : Teleostei
• Order : Acanthuriformes
• Family : Siganidae

MORPHOLOGY

• Size : 43 cm

DISTRIBUTION

• Indo-Pacifique

DIET

• Algae and sponges

Statut IUCN : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend: Unknown

Pseudocaranx dentex

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Pseudocaranx
Class : Teleostei
Order : Carangiformes
Family : Carangidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 40 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Atlantic Ocean

DIET

Plankton

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Gymnothorax unicolor

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Gymnothorax
Class : Teleostei
Order : Anguilliformes
Family : Muraenidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 80–110 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Eastern Atlantic

DIET

Crabs, gastropods and cephalopods

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Acanthurus olivaceus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Acanthurus
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Acanthuridae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 35 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indo-Pacific basin

DIET

Organic detritus and calcareous sediments

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Stable

Acanthurus sohal

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Acanthurus
Class : Teleostei
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Acanthuridae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 40 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Red Sea to the Persian Gulf

DIET

Benthic algae

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Stable

Siganus vulpinus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Siganus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Siganidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 20–25 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Western Pacific Ocean

DIET

Algae

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Lutjanus kasmira

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Lutjanus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Eupercaria
Family : Lutjanidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 25–40 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indo-Pacific

DIET

Fish, shrimp, crabs, stomatopods, cephalopods, planktonic crustaceans and algae

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Chaetodon auriga

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Chaetodon
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Chaetodontidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 23 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indian and Pacific Oceans

DIET

Plankton, coral polyps, algae, shrimp, gastropods, nemertean worms and polychaetes

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Decreasing

Corydoras sterbai

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Corydoras
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Siluriformes
Family : Callichthyidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 5–7 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Brazil and Bolivia

DIET

Small rivers, tributaries and flooded forest pools with soft, acidic freshwater

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Naso unicornis

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Naso
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Acanthuridae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 50–70 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indo-Pacific basin

DIET

Coral reefs

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Kuhlia mugil

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Kuhlia
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Centrarchiformes
Family : Kuhliidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 20–40 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indo-Pacific basin and the eastern Pacific

DIET

Coral or rocky reefs, intertidal pools, estuaries and river mouths

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Forcipiger flavissimus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Forcipiger
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Chaetodontidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 22 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indian and Pacific Oceans

DIET

Outer coral reefs, caves, overhangs and lagoon reefs

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Stable

Nimbochromis venustus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Nimbochromis
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 22.5 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Lake Malawi

DIET

Fish and invertebrates

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Decreasing

Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Pseudotropheus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 7.5 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Lake Malawi

DIET

Algae, zooplankton and epibenthic invertebrates

IUCN status : Critically Endangered (CR)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Decreasing

Cheilinus undulatus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Cheilinus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Labriformes
Family : Labridae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 60–229 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indo-Pacific basin

DIET

Molluscs, fish, sea urchins, crustaceans and other invertebrates

IUCN status : Endangered (EN)
CITES : Appendix II
EEP : /
Population trend : Decreasing

Haemulon sciurus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Haemulon
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Haemulidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 25–46 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Western Atlantic and the Caribbean

DIET

Crustaceans, bivalves and small fish

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Neolamprologus leleupi

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Neolamprologus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 10 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Lake Tanganyika

DIET

Invertebrates

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Labidochromis caeruleus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Leporinus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 8.1 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Lake Malawi

DIET

Invertebrates, small crustaceans and small snails

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Stable

Tropheus Ikola

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Tropheus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 10–15 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Lake Tanganyika

DIET

Aquatic plants

IUCN status : Not Evaluated (NE)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : /

Chrysiptera taupou

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Chrysiptera
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Ovalentaria
Family : Pomacentridae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 8 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Southwestern Pacific Ocean

DIET

Phytoplankton and zooplankton

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Valenciennea strigata

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Valenciennea
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Gobiiformes
Family : Gobiidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 18 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indian and Pacific Oceans

DIET

Benthic invertebrates, small fish and fish eggs

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Cyphotilapia frontosa

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Cyphotilapia
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 33 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Lake Tanganyika

DIET

Shellfish and fish

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Nimbochromis livingstonii

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Nimbochromis
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 20–25 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Lake Malawi and Lake Malombe

DIET

Small fish

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Stable

Zebrasoma scopas

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Zebrasoma
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Acanthuridae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 20–40 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indian and Pacific Oceans

DIET

Phytoplankton

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Stable

Acanthurus triostegus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Acanthurus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Acanthuriformes
Family : Acanthuridae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 17–27 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Indo-Pacific basin

DIET

Algae and corals

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Stable

Dasyatis pastinaca

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Dasyatis
Class : Chondrichthyes
Order : Myliobatiformes
Family : Dasyatidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 60 cm

DISTRIBUTION

The Mediterranean Sea and the northeastern Atlantic Ocean

DIET

Crustaceans, cephalopods, bivalves, polychaetes and small fish

IUCN status : Vulnerable (VU)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Pagellus acarne

TAXONOMY
Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Pagellus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Perciformes
Family : Sparidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 25 cm

DISTRIBUTION

The Mediterranean Sea and the eastern Atlantic Ocean

DIET

/

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Hemichromis exsul

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Hemichromis
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 8 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Kenya

DIET

/

IUCN status : /
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Aulonocara marmelade

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Aulonocara
Class : Teleostei
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 10 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Africa

DIET

/

IUCN status : /
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Aulonocara
Class : Teleostei
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 10 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Africa

DIET

/

IUCN status : Least Concern (LC)
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Cryptoheros spilurus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Cryptoheros
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 7 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Pacific coast of Central America

DIET

/

IUCN status : /
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Astronotus ocellatus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Astronotus
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 14 cm

DISTRIBUTION

America

DIET

/

IUCN status : /
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Astronotus
Class : Pterygoplichthys
Order : Siluriformes
Family : Loricariidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 35 cm

DISTRIBUTION

South America

DIET

/

IUCN status : /
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown

Vieja synspilus

TAXONOMY

Kingdom : Animalia
Phylum : Chordata
Genus : Vieja
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Cichliformes
Family : Cichlidae

MORPHOLOGY

Size : 25 cm

DISTRIBUTION

Central America

DIET

/

IUCN status : /
CITES : /
EEP : /
Population trend : Unknown