Man-of-war Fish
Nomeus gronovii
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Scombriformes
- Family
- Nomeidae
- Genus
- Nomeus
Where to Find
Found in 21 diving areas across 14 countries and 7 regions.
- Sydney & New South Wales, Australia - 61 records
- Abaco, Bahamas - 2 records
- Bimini, Bahamas - 16 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 1 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 1 records
- North Shore, Bermuda - 1 records
- Sosua & Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 1 records
- La Parguera, Puerto Rico - 4 records
- Rincon & West Coast, Puerto Rico - 4 records
- Tobago, Trinidad & Tobago - 4 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Cocos Island, Costa Rica - 1 records
- Roatán, Honduras - 3 records
- Ishigaki & Yaeyama, Japan - 2 records
- Aldabra & Outer Islands, Seychelles - 2 records
- Cape Town & Western Cape, South Africa - 4 records
- KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa - 5 records
- Sodwana Bay, South Africa - 1 records
- Dubai & Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates - 1 records
- Tubbataha Reef, Philippines - 2 records