The most commonly seen fishes around Rhodes. Most of these can be seen on any dive in the shallow bays such as Kalithea and the walls at Lindos.

- Damselfish (Chromis chromis). Inset photo - juveniles, just a centimetre or so long
- Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo), male
- Ornate wrasse (Thalassoma pavo), female
- Rainbow wrasse (Coris julis)
- Peacock wrasse (Symphodus tinca)
- Salema or Saupe (Sarpa salpa)
- Common two-banded seabream (Diplodus vulgaris)
- Saddled seabream (Oblada melanura)
- White seabream (Diplodus sargus)
- Striped seabream or Sand steenbras (Lithognathus mormyrus)
- Boxlip mullet (Oedalechilus labeo)
- Comber (Serranus cabrilla). A small (~20-30 cm long) member of the grouper family
- Painted comber (Serranus scriba). Small (~20-30 cm) member of the grouper family.
- Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense), male
- Parrotfish (Sparisoma cretense), female