Take a look at the list of fish below, paired with the Genus name. The list is ordered by sighting frequency, meaning the fish you’re most likely to see are higher up on the list. For example, you are more than 68 percent likely to spot a Spanish Hogfish on every dive and less than 1 percent likely to see a Toadfish on every dive.
| Fish | Genus species | Sighting Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Spanish Hogfish | Bodianus rufus | 68.39% |
| Rock Hind | Epinephelus adscensionis | 67.24% |
| Greater Amberjack | Seriola dumerili | 65.52% |
| Great Barracuda | Sphyraena barracuda | 62.07% |
| Creole Fish | Paranthias furcifer | 58.62% |
| Blue Angelfish | Holacanthus bermudensis | 56.32% |
| Sergeant Major | Abudefduf saxatilis | 54.60% |
| Bluehead Wrasse | Thalassoma bifaciatum | 45.40% |
| Gray Snapper | Lutjanus griseus | 45.40% |
| Cocoa Damselfish | Stegastes variabilis | 44.83% |
| Gray Triggerfish | Balistes capriscus | 44.83% |
| Red Snapper | Lutjanus campechanus | 44.25% |
| Atlantic Spadefish | Chaetodipterus faber | 42.53% |
| Blue Tang | Acanthurus coeruleus | 40.80% |
| Spotfin Hogfish | Bodianus pulchellus | 38.51% |
| Blue Runner | Caranx crysos | 37.36% |
| Almaco Jack | Seriola rivoliana | 32.76% |
| Bermuda Chub | Kyphosus sectatrixr | 31.03% |
| Horse-eye Jack | Caranx latus | 31.03% |
| Crevalle Jack | Caranx hippos | 29.31% |
| Seaweed Blenny | Parablennius marmoreus | 29.31% |
| Cobia / Ling | Rachycentron canadum | 28.74% |
| Spotfin Butterflyfish | Chaetodon ocellatus | 25.86% |
| African Pompano | Alectic ciliaris | 25.29% |
| Soapfish sp. | 24.71% | |
| French Angel | Pomacanthus paru | 22.41% |
| Sharpnose Puffer | Canthigaster rostrata | 22.41% |
| Sheepshead | Archosargus probatocephalus | 22.41% |
| Reef Butterflyfish | Chaetodon sedentarius | 18.97% |
| Tomtate | Haemulon aurolineatum | 17.82% |
| Bar Jack | Caranx ruber | 17.24% |
| Orange Spotted Filefish | Cantherhines pullus | 17.24% |
| Vermillion Snapper | Rhomboplites aurorubens | 17.24% |
| Lookdown | Selene vomer | 16.09% |
| Brown Chromis | Chromis multilineata | 13.79% |
| Townsend Angel | Pomacanthus townsendi | 13.79% |
| Grouper sp. | 13.22% | |
| Tesselated Blenny | Hypsoblennius invemar | 13.22% |
| Blenny sp. | 12.64% | |
| Mycteroperca sp. | 12.64% | |
| Rainbow Runner | Elagatis bipinnulata | 12.07% |
| Molly Miller | Scartella cristata | 11.49% |
| Beaugregory | Stegastes leucostictus | 10.92% |
| Damselfish sp. | 10.92% | |
| Graysby | Epinephelus cruentatus | 10.92% |
| Yellow Jack | Caranx bartholomaei | 10.92% |
| Atlantic Bonito | Sarda sarda | 9.20% |
| Dusky Damselfish | Stegastes fuscus | 9.20% |
| Creole Wrasse | Clepticus parrae | 7.47% |
| Doctorfish | Acanthurus chirurgus | 7.47% |
| Gag | Mycteroperca microlepis | 7.47% |
| Scrawled Filefish | Aluterus scriptus | 7.47% |
| Dog Snapper | Lutjanus joca | 6.90% |
| Redspotted Hawkfish | Amblycirrhitus pinos | 6.32% |
| Porkfish | Anisotremus virginicus | 6.32% |
| Spottail Pinfish | Diplodus holbrooki | 5.75% |
| Red Hind | Epinephelus guttalus | 5.17% |
| Squirrelfish | Holocentrus adscensionis | 5.17% |
| White Spotted Filefish | Cantherhines macrocerus | 5.17% |
| Goby sp. | 4.02% | |
| Queen Angelfish | Holacanthus ciliaris | 4.02% |
| Redbanded Parrotfish | Sparisoma aurofrenatum | 4.02% |
| Redlip Blenny | Ophioblennius atlanticus | 4.02% |
| Scamp | Mycteroperca phenax | 4.02% |
| Bicolor Damselfish | Stegastes partitus | 3.45% |
| Scad sp. | 3.45% | |
| Angelfish sp. Juvenile | 2.87% | |
| Black Durgon | Melichthys niger | 2.87% |
| Black Jack | Caranx lugubris | 2.87% |
| Longfin Damselfish | Stegastes diencaeus | 2.87% |
| Sharksucker | Echeneis naucrates | 2.87% |
| Silky Shark | Carcharhinus falciformis | 2.87% |
| Trumpetfish | Aulostomus maculatus | 2.87% |
| Bandtail Puffer | Sphoeroides splengleri | 2.30% |
| Black Grouper | Mycteroperca bonaci | 2.30% |
| Hawksbill Turtle | Eretmochelys imbriocota | 2.30% |
| Larval Fish | 2.30% | |
| Ocean Trigger | Canthidermis sufflamen | 2.30% |
| Tomtate Juv. | Haemulon aurolineatum | 2.30% |
| Whale Shark | Rhincodon typus | 2.30% |
| Yellowmouth Grouper | Mycteroperca interstitialis | 2.30% |
| Cardinal fish | 1.72% | |
| Ballyhoo | Hemirhamphus brasiliensis | 1.72% |
| Bigeye | Priacanthus arenatus | 1.72% |
| Bluehead Wrasse Juvenile | Thalassoma bifaciatum | 1.72% |
| Jack sp. | 1.72% | |
| Jack sp. Juvenile | 1.72% | |
| King Mackerel | Scomberomorus cavalla | 1.72% |
| Spotted Scorpionfish | Scorpaena plumieri | 1.72% |
| Smooth Trunkfish | Lactophyrs triqueter | 1.72% |
| Yellowtail Damselfish | Microspathodon chrysurus | 1.72% |
| Atlantic Bumper | Chloroscombrus chrysurus | 1.15% |
| Cubbyu | Equetus umbrosus | 1.15% |
| Grunt sp. | 1.15% | |
| Goliath Grouper | Epinephelus itajara | 1.15% |
| Least Puffer | Sphoeroides parvus | 1.15% |
| Mackeral sp. | 1.15% | |
| Puffer sp. | . | 1.15% |
| Shark sp. | 1.15% | |
| Southern Stingray | Dasyatis americana | 1.15% |
| Stoplight Parrotfish | Sparisoma viride | 1.15% |
| Black Margate | surinamensis | 0.57% |
| Blackfin Tuna | Thunnus atlanticus | 0.57% |
| Comb Grouper | Mycteroperca rubra | 0.57% |
| Damselfish sp. Juvenile. | 0.57% | |
| Dolphin/Dorado | Coryphaena hippurus | 0.57% |
| Goldentail Moray | Gymnothorax miliaris | 0.57% |
| Gray Angelfish | Pomacanthus arcuatus | 0.57% |
| Great Hammerhead | Sphyrna mokarran | 0.57% |
| Grouper sp. Juvenile | 0.57% | |
| Hogfish | Lachnolaimus maximus | 0.57% |
| Lane Snapper | Lutjanus synagris | 0.57% |
| Loggerhead Turtle | Caretta caretta | 0.57% |
| Longspine Squirrelfish | Holocentrus rufus | 0.57% |
| Man-o-War fish | Nomeus gronovii | 0.57% |
| Parrotfish Juvenile | 0.57% | |
| Pinfish | Lagodon rhomboides | 0.57% |
| Gulf Toadfish | Opsanus beta | 0.57% |
KEY:
sp. = unknown species