Fish of Indonesia — C to D

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

Cabbage sea slug – Nudibranch – Nembrotha cristata
Calf cowry – Lyncina vitellus
Camouflage cardinalfish – Apogonichthys perdix
Camouflage grouper – Epinephelus polyphekadion
Canarytop wrasse – Halichoeres leucoxanthus
Canary wrasse - Halichoeres chrysus
Canary wrasse – Halichoeres chrysus
Carnation coral 1 – Dendronephthya sp.
Celebes wrasse (slender Maori wrasse) – Oxycheilinus celebicus
Ceram blenny – Salarias ceramensis
Chain-lined wrasse – Halichoeres leucurus
Chain-link brittle star – Ophiomastix annulosa
Charcoal damsel juvenile – Pomacentrus brachialis
Checkerboard wrasse – Halichoeres hortulanus.jpg
Checkerboard wrasse – Halichoeres hortulanus.jpg
Checkerboard wrasse juvenile – Halichoeres hortulanus.jpg
Checkered snapper – Lutjanus decussatus
Cheek-lined wrasse – Oxycheilinus digrammus
Cheek-lined wrasse juvenile – Oxycheilinus digrammus
Cheesecake nudibranch – Doriprismatica atromarginata
Cheesecake nudibranch – Doriprismatica atromarginata
Chelidonura electra headshield slug – Nudibranch – Chelidonura electra
Chelidonura inornata headshield slug – Nudibranch – Chelidonura inornata
Chestnut blenny – Cirripectes castaneus
Chevroned butterflyfish – Chaetodon trifascialis
China rock crab – Percnon sinense
Chin-strap fairy wrasse – Cirrhilabrus aquamarinus
Chiseltooth wrasse – Pseduodax mollucanus
Chocolate chip sea star – Protoreaster nodosus
Chocolate chip sea star – Protoreaster nodosus
Chromodoris boucheti nudibranch – Chromodoris boucheti
Chromodoris willani nudibranch – Chromodoris willani
Cigar wrasse – Cheilio inermis
Cigar wrasse – Cheilio inermis
Cigar wrasse – Cheilio inermis
Cigar wrasse juvenile – Cheilio inermis
Circular spadefish – Platax orbicularis
Circular spadefish – Platax orbicularis
Circular spadefish juvenile – Platax orbicularis
Clark’s anemonefish – Amphiprion clarkii
Clark’s anemonefish – Amphiprion clarkii
Clearfin lionfish – Pterois radiata
Clearfin lionfish – Pterois radiata
Clearfin lizardfish – Synodus dermatogenys
Clouded lizardfish – Saurida nebulosa
Clown triggerfish – Balistoides conspricillum
Clown triggerfish – Balistoides conspricillum
Coachwhip trevally – Carangoides oblongus
Cockerel wrasse – Pteragogus enneacanthus
Colombo damsel – Pomacentrus proteus
Common crevice feather star – Comanthus parvicirrus
Common egg cowrie – Ovula ovum
Common egg cowrie – Ovula ovum
Common seahorse – Hippocampus kuda
Comb jelly – Bolinopsis infundibulum
Convict surgeonfish – Acanthurus triostegus
Convict surgeonfish – Acanthurus triostegus
Convict surgeonfish – Acanthurus triostegus
Copper sweeper – Pempheris oualensis
Coral demoiselle – Neopomacentrus nemurus
Coral grouper – Cephalopholis miniata
Coral grouper – Cephalopholis miniata
Coral rabbitfish – Siganus corallinus
Coral sea gregory – Stegastes gascoynei
Cornetfish – Fistularia commersonii
Cornetfish – Fistularia commersonii
Crescent-banded grunter – Terapon jarbua
Crescent-banded grunter – Terapon jarbua
Crescent wrasse (moon wrasse) – Thalassoma lunare
Crescent wrasse – Thalassoma lunare
Crescent wrasse – Thalassoma lunare
Crocodile flathead – Cymbacephalus beauforti
Crocodile needlefish – Tylosurus crocodilus
Cross’s damsel – Neoglyphidodon crossi
Cross’s damsel juvenile – Neoglyphidodon crossi
Cross’s damsel – Neoglyphidodon crossi
Crown-of-thorns sea star – Acanthaster planci
Crown squirrelfish – Sargocentron diadema
Cutribbon wrasse – intermediate phase – Stethojulis interrupta
Darkcapped parrotfish – initial phase – Scarus oviceps
Darkcapped parrotfish – initial phase – Scarus oviceps
Darkcapped parrotfish – Scarus oviceps
Darktail snapper – Lutjanus lemniscatus
Dash-dot goatfish – Parupeneus barbennus
Day octopus – Octopus cyanea
Day octopus – Octopus cyanea
Decorated Hypselodoris nudibranch – Hypselodoris decorata
Decorated sandgoby – Istigobius decoratus
Deep-bodied silverbiddy – Gerres erythrourus
Desirable Flabellina nudibranch – Coryphellina exoptata
Devil scorpionfish (false stonefish) – Scorpaenopsis diabolus
Devil scorpionfish – Scorpaenopsis diabolis
Devil’s hand coral – Lobophytum sp.
Diagonal-banded sweetlips – Plectorhinchus lineatus
Dianas Chromodoris nudibranch – Chromodoris dianae
Discordis boholiensis flatworm – Discordis boholiensis
Dogtooth tuna – Gymnosarda unicolor
Dotted butterflyfish – Chaetodon semion
Dotted butterflyfish – Chaetodon semion
Dotted nudibranch – Jorunna funebris
Double-bar goatfish – Parapeneus crassilabris
Double-lined fusilier – Pterocaesio digramma
Double-lined mackerel – Grammatorcynus bilineatus
Double-spotted queenfish – Scomberoides lysan
Double-spotted queenfish – Scomberoides lysan
Dragon sea moth – Eurypegasus draconis
Dugong – Dugong dugon
Dusky garden eel – Heteroconger enigmaticus
Dussumier’s halfbeak – Hyporhamphus dussumieri
Dwarf hawkfish – Cirrhitichthys falco