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The body of the batfish is very flat and compressed, so that the adult of the species actually resembles a disk. The forward profile of the head is convex and smooth, but it is broken in line with the snout, which becomes progressively longer. The young of the species have very tall and narrow dorsal and anal fins, but over time these become shorter and rounder. The coloration also varies with age. The young are reddish or yellowish-brown, while the adults display broad dark vertical bands, or else are more or less silvery, while parts of their fins are dark in colour. They live in small schools and are omnivorous. They grow to a length of 50 centimetres

The body is oval and stout and is covered with large scales. The dorsal profile of the head presents a saddle formation above the eyes. The snout is brief, mouth small and terminal. The caudal fin has a round upper edge. The coloration ranges from orange to yellow, but there is always a white strip on the head. The ventral fins are black. This fish lives in symbiosis with the genus Heteractis. They grow to be seven or eight centimetres in length.

These are extremely elusive creatures that flee immediately at the sight of an approaching scuba diver. They live in large colonies in sandy areas, generally deeper than 20 metres. They are seen with the front portion of their bodies out of their holes, allowing them to wave in the water, in search of plankton on which they feed. With a head distinguished by a short snout, their eyes are large and mouth oblique with large lips. The body is light coloured and is spangled with numerous small dark spots, with larger spots closer to the back. The species can grow to a length of 40 centimetres.

The body is elongated and globular, with an oval silhouette, and is covered in small spines. The young of the species have a rubbery texture, while adults are more flaccid. The mouth is powerful equipped with two large adjacent dental plates on each jaw. The colouring is typically mottled. In the young the belly is marked by pronounced black stripes. The base of the pectoral fins is black. This fish propels itself along with its dorsal and anal fins. It is common to encounter this species on the sandy bottoms of lagoons. It grows to a length of 100-120 centimetres.

Tapered body with pointed snout. Large eyes and mouth. The dorsal fin extends to the height of the caudal peduncle. The coloring is golden yellow on the back becoming gradually paler along the sides and almost silvery on the belly. Typical of the species are the four light stripes running lengthwise, with the longest stripe running from the mouth to the caudal peduncle. The edges of the dorsal and caudal fins are black. This fish measures forty centimetres in length.

The general configuration of the body is typical of the parrotfish. The dental plates can be clearly seen. The young present a pattern with horizontal stripes. As they grow this coloring turns dark brown. The adult males are green in colour and the edges of their scales are salmon pink. The cheeks are bright orange fading to yellow on the opercula. Strangely their teeth are green while the female of the species has a pink mouth.

The body is oval and compressed. The mouth is terminal with protruding incisors and the snout is pointed. The caudal fin is rounded. The colouring of is very vivid making it very easy to recognise. The clown triggerfish is one the best known in its family. The upper portion of it body is dark and speckled with yellow. The lower portion is adorned with large white spots. The lips are a yellowish orange and there is a yellow band beneath the eyes. The clown triggerfish live along the outer wall of the reef and grow to a length of 50 centimetres.

The body is massive and slightly compressed and quite similar to the peacock grouper. However the rear edges of the dorsal and anal fins are less rounded. The colouring is bright reddish orange with numerous small dark blue ocellate spots scattered all over its body and fins. The spots tend to be darker in the adults. A fairly territorial species, ehich prefers to remain in the vicinity of the grottoes and crannies of the reef. It has been observed that these become gregarious and gather in specific areas during the mating season. It attains a length of 40 to 50 centimetres.

The body of the giant barracuda is elongated and slightly cylindrical. Its snout is long and pointed and the lower jaw prominent. Its numerous teeth are canine shaped. There are two dorsal fins which are clearly separated. The colouring ranges from greyish to greenish bown on the back, while the sides and belly are silvery. The adults have irregular dark spots along their sides near the caudal fin. The species attain a length of 1.5 to 1.8 metres.

This species is fairly common in the waters of the Maldives. During dives it is not uncommon to see to or three swimming along the reef wall towards the deeper seabed. The grey reef shark is easily recognisable by its silhouette -stout, and against its greyish colour the white rear edge of the first dorsal fin and the black edge of the tail both stand out prominently. It prefers to feed upon fish but do not pass up on other forms of reef life. The grey reef shark can attain a length of two metres.

The leopard moray has a general squat shape. Its forward section appears rather large and tall because of its massive head and its dorsal fin that begins at the nape of what may be considered as its neck and the gill aperture. The colour of its body is marbled in appearance and the head is spotted. The edge of the gills and the tip of the tail are white. It lives amidst the nooks and crannies of the reef as well as in the flat areas and the slopes of the reef. The leopard moray grows to length of 1.5 metres.

A cylindrical body, taller at the centre and terminating in an elongated snout. The mouth is small and the spinous part of the dorsal fin bears a series of appendages. The pectoral fins are particularly well developed and are used to balance over gorgonians. Amongst the gorgonians the fish is perfectly camouflaged because of its matching tone and colour, the series of red stripes that form a checkerboard design. The longnose hawkfish attains a length of 10 to 13 centimentres.

The body of the peacock grouper is massive, tapered and slightly compressed, with a powerful head and a slightly prominent lower jaw. The edge of the caudal fin is rounded. The dorsal fin with a rounded rear edge has nine spinous rays that end in the proximity of the caudal peduncle and opposite the anal fin. Its body is marked by numerous dark blue spots and by ten darker bands on the sides. The fins are dark blue. It attains a length of 50 centimetres.

The body of the picasso triggerfish is oval and compressed. Its head is conical and snout long and pointed. The forward and ventral part of the body is light in colour and the rear part is dark. Its mouth is edged with light blue and yellow and a striation of the same colour extends from what would be the nape of its neck to the eyes. A series of light coloured oblique bands extend over its flanks. The caudal peduncle has three rows of small black spines. The picasso triggerfish grows up to a length of thirty centimetres.

Its body is not as tall as the others in the angelfish family. The rear edges of the dorsal and anal fins are well developed but do not exceed the caudal fin. The body has a background colouring of orange and yellow with eight or nine dark blue bands. The eyes are surrounded by two sharply defined dark blue stripes. The dorsal fin has a fairly dark vermiculation, while the anal fin has parallel yellow stripes along its edge. The young are fairly similar and have posterior ocellar spot. The fish grows to a length of 30 centimetres.

This ray can be easily recognised by its pointed and convex head with large eyes and broad lateral spirales. The body is diamond-shaped and has broad, pointed pectoral fins. The tail, with one, two or three denticulated spines, is about three times the length of its body. The ventral fins are broad and fleshy. The back is dark in colouring with many white spots. The disk-shaped body measures up to two and a half metres in width. It attains a total length of up to two and a half metres. It can also be found in shallow lagoons (one to five metres in depth) on sandy areas.

The body of the picasso triggerfish is oval and compressed. Its head is conical and snout long and pointed. The forward and ventral part of the body is light in colour and the rear part is dark. Its mouth is edged with light blue and yellow and a striation of the same colour extends from what would be the nape of its neck to the eyes. A series of light coloured oblique bands extend over its flanks. The caudal peduncle has three rows of small black spines. The picasso triggerfish grows up to a length of thirty centimetres.

An elongated compressed body which terminates in the front with a long and tubular snout. At the tip of the snout is a small mouth with a barble beneath the mandible. At the centre of its back are a number of stout and erectile spines, the vestigial residue of the first dorsal fin. The second dorsal fin is located near the caudal peduncle, opposite of the anal fin. The coloration ranges from yellowish to greenish. The trumpetfish feed on other smaller fish and crustaceans. They grow to a length of 60 centimetres.

This is the world’s largest fish, and it can easily be recognised by it size. The head is flat and terminates in a large mouth, distinguished by the presence of numerous small teeth. The eyes are very small. The whale shark prefers to swim near the surface, where it feeds on small fish, cephalopods and crustaceans. The colouring is dark and light blue with distinctive white spots on the back. The belly is white. The fish is not dangerous; it grows to a length of eighteen metres.