Fish of Indonesia — M to N

Various species photographed in 2023 and 2024. All photos copyright by Martin Holladay and Karyn Patno.

Magenta slender anthias – Luzonichthys waitei
Magnificent sea slug 2 – Nudibranch – Chromodoris magnifica
Magnum sea cucumber – Neothyonidium magnum
Malabar grouper – Epinephelus malabaricus
Mandarinfish – Synchiropus splendidus
Mandarinfish – Synchiropus splendidus
Mangrove cardinalfish – Fibramia ceramensis
Mangrove snapper – Lutjanus argentimaculatus
Manybar goatfish – Parupeneus multifasciatus
Manybar goatfish – Parupeneus multifasciatus
Manylined cardinalfish – Ostorhinchuys multilineatus
Manylined cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus multilineatus
Many-spotted sweetlips (Spotted sweetlips) – Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Many-spotted sweetlips – Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Many-spotted sweetlips juvenile – Plectorhinchus chaetodonoides
Map puffer – Arothron mappa
Map puffer – Arothron mappa
Map puffer – juvenile – Arothron mappa
Marbled cone – Conus marmoreus
Masked grouper – Gracila albomarginata
Masked rabbitfish – Siganus puellus
Masked rabbitfish – Siganus puellus
Maxima clam – Tridacna maxima
Messmate pipefish – Corythoichthys intestinalis
Messmate pipefish – Corythoichthys intestinalis
Meyers butterflyfish – Chaetodon meyeri
Midnight snapper – Macolor macularis
Midnight snapper – Macolor macularis
Midnight snapper – Macolor macularis
Millipede spider conch – Lambis millepeda
Mimic filefish – Paraluteres prionurus
Mimic surgeonfish – Acanthurus pyroferus
Mimic surgeonfish – Acanthurus pyroferus
Mimic surgeonfish – juvenile – Acanthurus pyroferus
Moluccan cardinalfish – Ostorhinichus moluccensis
Monarch damsel – Dischistodus pseudochryspoecilus
Monarch damsel juvenile – Dischistodus pseudochryspoecilus
Monocle coralblenny – Ecsenius monoculus
Monogram monocle bream – Scolopsis monogramma
Monogram monocle bream – Scolopsis monogramma
Moon jelly – Aurelia aurita
Moon jelly – Aurelia aurita
Moorish idol – Zanclus cornutus
Moorish idol – Zanclus cornutus
Moorish idol juvenile – Zanclus cornutus
Mosaic boxer crab – Lybia tesselata
Mottled lightfoot crab – Grapsus albolineatus
Mozambique scorpionfish – Parascorpaena mossambica
Multi-barred cardinalfish – Nectamia luxuria
Multipore sea star – Linckia multifora
Mural goby – Valenciennea muralis
Mushroom coral – Fungia fungites
Mushroom coral – Fungia fungites
Mushroom coral – at night – Fungia fungites
Mushroom coral – photographed at night – Fungia fungites
Narrowstripe fusilier – Pterocaesio tessellata
Nebulous wrasse (pink-bellied wrasse, cloud wrasse) – Halichoeres nebulosus
Nebulous wrasse – Halichoeres nebulosus
Nebulous wrasse juvenile – Halichoeres nebulosus
Neon damsel – Pomacentrus coelestis
Neon damsel – Pomacentrus coelestis
New Caledonian sea star – Nardoa novaecaledoniae
Noble feather star – Comaster nobilis
Nocturn goby – Amblygobius nocturnus
Nocturn goby – Amblygobius nocturnus
Nosestripe sandperch – Parapercis lineopunctata