Category: Fish

Adult Cortez Angelfish

Cortez Angelfish

  Cortez Angelfish in the Pacific Ocean are not available year round unlike most other fish in the ocean. The scientific name given to Cortez angelfish is “Pomacanthus zonipectus”. It is called part of...

Sardine Schools in Costa Rica

  Sardine schools can commonly be found in the waters of the Pacific Ocean or anywhere near Costa Rica. They are colloquially called ‘pilchards’ and belong to the herring family called “Clupeidae”. Sardines are...

Squirrel Fish

Squirrel fish found in the Pacific Ocean and other islands near Costa Rica are known as belonging to the fish family Holocentridae. These fish have rays on the upper side of their body which...

The Sergeant Major Fish

Sergeant majors in Costa Rica have become more and more common as of late. Colloquially, the sergeant majors are called ‘pintano’ and the scientific name given to this fish is ‘Abudefduf saxatilis’ from the...

Black Nosed Butterfly Fish in Costa Rica

Butterfly Fish

The Pacific Ocean plays host to a number of beautiful fish that attract tourists from all over the world. Butterfly fish are one of those creatures living in the waters of Costa Rica.