Marine Life of St. John

The warm waters of the Caribbean are home to many species of fish and other aquatic organisms. Listed is a sample of what we observed.

Sergeant Major
Permit
Goatfish
Bluehead
Squirrelfish
Trumpetfish
Striped Parrotfish
Banded Butterfly
Silverside
Slippery Dick
Yellowhead Wrasse
Pudding wife
Whitespotted filefish
Lizard fish
Nurse shark
Barracuda
Grunt
Yellowtail snapper
Bar Jack

Some other organisms seen in the water:

Cushion sea star
Sea wasp
Hermit crab
Upside-down Jellyfish
Christmas tree worm
Long-spined black sea urchin

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