Fish of Indonesia — A to B

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

Acropora coral 1 – Acropora sp.
Alcala’s Chromodoris nudibranch 1 – Chromodoris alcalai
Ambon chromis – Chromis amboinensis
Ambon damsel – Pomacentrus amboinensis
Ambon emperor -Lethrinus amboinensis
Anchor tuskfish – Choerodon anchorago
Anemone hermit crab (Decorator crab) – Dardanus pedunculatus
Anna’s Chromodoris nudibranch – Chromodoris annae
Arc-eye hawkfish – Paracirrhites arcatus
Argus wrasse – Halichoeres argus
Armored sea star – Fromia hemiopla
Arnaz’s damsel – Chrysiptera arnazae
Asteronotus hepaticus nudibranch – Asteronotus hepaticus
Axilspot wrasse – Halichoeres podostigma
Axilspot wrasse juveniile – Halichoeres podostigma
Azurespot damsel – Pomacentrus grammorhynchus
Azure swimming crab – Thalamita coeruleipes
Banana split nudibranch – Notodoris gardineri
Banda coralblenny – Ecsenius bandanus
Banded archerfish – Toxotes jaculatrix
Banded coral shrimp – Stenopus hispidus
Banded goby – Amblygobius phalaena
Banded sea krait – Laticauda colubrina
Banded sea urchin – Echinothrix calamaris
Banded sergeant – Abudefduf septemfasciatus
Banded shrimpgoby – Cryptocentrus cinctus
Banded snake eel – Myrichthys colubrinus
Bandtail goatfish – Upeneus taenipterus
Barcheek trevally – Craterognathus plagiotaenia
Barramundi – Chromileptes altivelis
Barred filefish (Vagabond filefish) – Cantherhines dumerilii
Barred flagtail – Kuhlia mugil
Barred moray – Echidna polyzona
Barred rabbitfish – Siganus doliatus
Barred thicklip – Hemigymnus fasciatus
Bartlett’s anthias – Pseudanthias bartlettorum
Basket sea star – Gorgonocephalus sp
Batavia spadefish – Platax batavianus
Bath’s coralblenny – Ecsenius bathi
Batu coris – Coris batuensis
Batuna’s damsel – Amblyglyphidodon batunai
Bat volute – Cymbiola vespertilio
Beautiful feather star – Cenometra bella
Beautiful feather star – Himerometra robustipinna
Bennetts bushy feather star – Anneissia bennetti
Bennett’s feather star – Oxycomanthus bennetti
Bicolor angelfish – Centropyge bicolor
Bicolor chromis – Pycnochromis margaritifer
Bicolor cleaner wrasse – Labroides bicolor
Bicolor coralblenny – Ecsenius bicolor
Bicolor coralblenny – Ecsenius bicolor
Bigeye trevally – Caranx sexfasciatus
Bigeye trevally – Caranx sexfasciatus
Bigfin reef squid
– Sepioteuthis lessoniana
Big longnose butterflyfish – Forcipiger longirostris
Bignose unicornfish – Naso vlamingii
Black-axil chromis – Chromis atripectoralis
Black-backed butterflyfish – Chaetodon melannotus
Black-banded damsel – Amblypomacentrus breviceps
Black-banded snapper – Lutjanus semicinctus
Blackbar chromis – Pycnochromis retrofasciatus
Blackbar damsel – Plectroglyphidodon dickii
Blackbar filefish – Pervagor janthinosoma
Blackbar wrasse – Thalassoma nigrofasciatum
Blackbelt hogfish – Bodianus mesothorax
Blackbelt hogfish – juvenile – Bodianus mesothorax
Black-blotched porcupinefish – Diodon liturosis
Black brittle star – Ophiocoma erinaceus
Black damsel – Neoglyphidodon melas
Black damsel – juvenile – Neoglyphidodon melas
Blackeye thicklip – Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackeye thicklip juvenile – Hemigymnus melapterus
Blackfin squirrelfish – Neoniphon opercularis
Blacklip butterflyfish – Chaetodon kleinii
Blackpatch triggerfish – Rhinecanthus verrucosus
Black rabbitfish (Dusky rabbitfish) – Siganus fuscescens
Blacksaddled toby – Canthigaster valentini
Blacksaddled toby – Canthigaster valentini
Blacksaddled toby – Canthigaster valentini
Black snapper – Macolor niger
Blackspine surgeonfish – Acanthurus fowlen
Blackspot cleaner wrasse – Labroides pectoralis
Blackspot coralblenny – yellow variation – Ecsenius lividanalis
Blackspot snapper – Lutjanus ehrenbergii
Blackspot sergeant – Abuderfuf sordidus
Black-spotted egg cowrie – Calpumus verrucosus
Blackspotted puffer – Arothon nigropunctatus
Blackspotted pufferfish – Arothron nigropunctatus
Blackspotted sea cucumber – Pearsonothuria graeffei
Blackstreak surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigricauda
Blackstreak surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigricauda
Blackstripe cardinalfish – Ostorhinchus nigrofasciatus
Blackstriped angelfish (Lamarck’s angelfish) – Genicanthus lamarck
Blackstripe dottyback – Pseudochromis perspicillatus
Blacktail angelfish – Centropyge eibli
Black-tailed dascyllus – Dascyllus melanurus
Black-tail sergeant – Abudefduf lorenzi
Blacktail snapper – Lutjanus fulvus
Blacktip grouper – Epinephelus fasciatus
Blacktip reef shark – Carcharhinus melanopterus
Black triggerfish – Melichthys niger
Blackvent damsel – Dischistodus melanotus
Bleeker’s parrotfish – Chlorurus bleekeri
Bleeker’s parrotfish – Chlorurus bleekeri
Bleeker’s parrotfish – intermediate phase –
Chlorurus bleekeri
Bloch’s bigeye – Priacanthus blochii
Blotcheye soldierfish – Myripristis murdjan
Blue and yellow fusilier – Caesio teres
Blue-axil chromis – Chromis caudalis
Blueback damsel – Pomacentrus simsiang
Blue-barred parrotfish – Scarus ghobban
Blue blanquillo – Malacanthus latovittatatus
Blue blanquillo – juvenile – Malacanthus latovittatatus
Blue devil female – Chrysiptera cyanea
Blue devil female – Chrysiptera cyanea
Blue devil – male – Chrysiptera cyanea
Blue-dot margined flatworm – Nudibranch – Pseudoceros indicus
Blue dragon nudibranch – Pteraeolidia semperi
Bluefin trevally 24 – Caranx melampygus
Blue-girdled angelfish – Pomacentrus navarchus
Blue-green chromis – Chromis viridis
Blue-green chromis – Chromis viridis
Blue-green chromis – courting male – Chromis viridis
Blue-lined flatworm – Pseudoceros concinnus
Bluepatch parrotfish – Scarus forsteni
Blue sea star – Linckia laevigata
Bluesided fairy wrasse – Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Bluesided fairy wrasse – Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura
Bluespine unicornfish – Naso unicornis
Bluespine unicornfish – Naso unicornis
Bluespine unicornfish – Naso unicornis
Bluespot mullet – Moolgarda seheli
Bluespotted grouper – Cephalopholis cyanostigma
Blue-spotted puffer – Arothron caeruleopunctatus
Blue-spotted ribbontail ray – Taeniura lymma
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse – Labroides dimidiatus
Bluestreak cleaner wrasse – Labroides dimidiatus
Bluestreak fusilier – Pterocaesio tile
Bluestreak goby – Valenciennea strigata
Bluestriped fangblenny – Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Bluestriped fangblenny juvenile – Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Bluestriped fangblenny – juvenile – Plagiotremus rhinorhynchos
Blue swimming crab – Portunus pelagicus
Blue trevally – Carangoides ferdau
Blue triggerfish – Pseudobalistes fuscus
Bluntheaded wrasse – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bluntheaded wrasse – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bluntheaded wrasse – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bluntheaded wrasse intermediate phase – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bluntheaded wrasse juvenile – Thalassoma amblycephalum
Bluntsnout gregory – Stegastes punctatus
Bohadschia koellikeri sea cucumber – Bohadschia koellikeri
Bracelet cardinalfish – Nectamia viria
Brassy trevally – Caranx papuensis
Brassy trevally – Caranx papuensis
Brick soldierfish – Myripristis amaena
Bridled monocle bream – Scolopsis bilineata
Bridled monocle bream – Scolopsis bilineata
Broadclub cuttlefish – Sepia latimanus
Broadclub cuttlefish – Sepia latimanus
Broom filefish – Amanses scopas
Broom filefish – Amanses scopas
Brown coral blenny – Atrosalarias fuscus
Brown coral blenny – Atrosalarias fuscus
Brown demoiselle – Neopomacentrus filamentosus
Brown-marbled grouper 1 – Epinephelus fuscoguttatus
Brown surgeonfish – Acanthurus nigrofuscus
Brushtail tang – Zebrasoma scopas
Brushtail tang – Piebald or xanthic variation – Zebrasoma scopas
Bumphead parrotfish – Bolbometopon muricatum
Bumphead parrotfish – Bolbometopon muricatum
Burrowing urchin – Echinometra mathaei
Burrowing urchin – Echinometra mathaei