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Macaronesian Sharpnose Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Pufferfish, Sharpnose Puffer, Sharp-nosed Puffer. Found singly, over boulders, platforms, outcrops and vertical walls rich in algae growth. They feed on algae and invertebrates Length - 25cm Depth.. more

Mackerel Scad - Jacks---Pompanos

Also known as Cigarfish, Indian Scad, Kingston, Mackerel, Mackerel Roundscad, Robin, Round Robin, Round Scad, Shortfin Scad, Trevally. Found in fast moving schools, along shallow reef edges, over.. more

Madagascan Rainbowfish - Silversides---Madagascar Rainbowfishes

Also known as Bowfish, Madagascan Rainbow, Madagascar Rainbowfish, Red-tailed Silverside, Zona. Found in schools, over shallow, clear, slow flowing waters, in shaded areas, of creeks, marshes, rivers, and.. more

Madagascar Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Chevron Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Hooded Butterflyfish, Indian Ocean Chevron Butterflyfish, Pearlscale Butterflyfish, Pearly Butterflyfish, Seychelles Butterflyfish. Found in pairs, over coral and rubble areas of outer.. more

Madeira Goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Reef Goby, Rock Goby. Found singly, pairs or small schools, over very shallow waters, in rock pools and over intertidal zones. They feed on crustaceans,.. more

Madeira Rockfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Madeira Scorpionfish. Found under small boulders, in rocky depressions and under ledges of shallow coastal waters rich in brown algae cover. They feed on crustaceans and.. more

Mado - Basses---Stripeys

Also known as Australian Mado, Mado Sweep. Found in small too large schools, in large estuaries, harbours, under jetties around pylons and wharfs, over coral and rocky reefs. They.. more

Magenta Dottyback - Dottybacks

Also known as Magenta Pseudochromis, Purple Dottyback, Purple Pseudochromis, Strawberry Dottyback, Strawberry Fish, Strawberry Gramma, Strawberry Pseudochromis. Found singly, or in small, loose schools, hovering above coral and.. more

Magenta-streaked Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Laboute's Wrasse, Labouti Fairy Wrasse, Labouti's Wrasse, Northern Purple Wrasse, Small-mouthed Wrasse. Found singly or in small schools, close to rubble bottoms of back reef.. more

Magnificent Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also known as Andaman Foxface, Magnificent Foxface, Redfin Foxface, Spinefoos. Found singly, or in pairs, over lagoons and seaward reefs, rich in coral growth. They feed on algae and.. more

Mahogany Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Lantern Jaw, Spot Snapper. Found singly or in large schools, during the day drifting in the shade of large corals heads and gorgonians, dispersing at.. more

Mahsena Emperor - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Cut-throat Emperor, Pigface Bream, Sky Emperor, White-spotted Pigface Bream, Yellow Emperor, Yellow-tailed Emperor. Found singly over sand and seagrass areas of reefs. They feed on crustaceans,.. more

Mahsena Emperor (Juvenile) - Emperors-Scavengers

Also known as Cut-throat Emperor, Pigface Bream, Sky Emperor, White-spotted Pigface Bream, Yellow Emperor, Yellow-tailed Emperor. Found singly, over sand, and seagrass areas of reefs. They feed on crustaceans,.. more

Malabar Glassy Perchlet - Asiatic Glassfishes

Also known as Bald Glassy, Bare-headed Perchlet, Common Glassfish, Dussumier's Perchlet, Glassfish, Glassies, Glassy, Malabar Glassy, Perchlet, Smooth Glassy. Found in estuaries, coastal shorelines, also in freshwater rivers. They.. more

Malabar Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Blackspot Cod, Black-spotted Rockcod, Brown Spotted Grouper, Cod, Estuary Cod, Estuary Rockcod, Giant Rockcod, Greasy Grouper, Hind, Malabar Cod, Malabar Reefcod, Malabar Rockcod, Morgan's.. more

Malabar Pufferfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Dwarf Pea Puffer, Dwarf Pufferfish, Dwarf Yellow Puffer, Freshwater Dwarf Pea Puffer, Freshwater Pea Puffer, Freshwater Pufferfish, Indian Dwarf Pufferfish, Indian Yellow Dwarf Pufferfish,.. more

Malabar Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Bigmouth Nannygai, Humphead Snapper, Large-mouthed Nannygai, Large-mouthed Seaperch, Malabar Blood Snapper, Malabar Red Snapper, Malabar Seaperch, Nannygai, Red Bass, Red Bream, Red Emperor, Red.. more

Malabarica Sweeper - Oceanic Basses---Sweepers

Also known as Bullseye, Hatchet Fish, Sweeper Fish. Found in schools, during the day, sheltering in caves, in harbors, under ledges, and in shipwrecks, dispersing at night, foraging.. more

Malawi Squeaker - Catfishes---Squeakers-Upside-down Catfishes

Also known as African Catfish, Malawi Catfish, Malawi Spotted Catfish. Found among rocks during the day, dispersing at night to feed over the lake. They feed on crustaceans, insects.. more

Malayan Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Puller, White-finned Puller, Yellowaxil Chromis. Found singly, pairs, or in loose schools, over sheltered upper slopes, of coral reefs and seaward reef slopes. They feed on.. more

Maldive Anemonefish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Blackfin Clownfish, Black-finned Anemonefish, Black-finned Clownfish, Blackfoot Anemonefish, Blackfoot Clownfish, Black-footed Anemonefish, Black-footed Clownfish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Maldives Anemonefish, Maldives Clown, Maldives Clownfish,.. more

Maldives Damselfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Maldives Damsel, Pale Damselfish. Found singly, or in small schools, sheltering and nesting in the dead branches of Acropora corals, over shallow clear waters, of.. more

Maldives Triplefin - Blennies---Triplefin Blennies

Also known as Threefin Blenny, Threefin, Triplefin. Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over wave swept reef margins, resting on coral outcrops, rocky surfaces, and under ledges,.. more

Mandarinfish - Dragonets

Also known as Blue Mandarin, Blue Mandarin Dragonet, Blue Mandarinfish, Green Mandarin, Green Mandarin Dragonet, Green Psychedelic Mandarin, Green Splendid Mandarinfish, Green Striped Mandarinfish, Mandarin Dragonet, Mandarin.. more

Mangrove Goby - Gobies

Also known as Bandfin Mangrove Goby, Bandfin Mullet Goby, Gudgeon, Sleeper Goby. Found over mud and sand bottoms, in murky, brackish and freshwaters, often close to mangroves,.. more

Mangrove Oyster Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Flymo Blenny, Lawnmower Blenny, Mangrove Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Roundhead Blenny, Zebra Blenny. Found singly or in small schools, often hiding in.. more

Mangrove Red Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Dog Bream, Creek Red Bream, Dog Bream, Grey Snapper, Malabar Red Snapper, Mangrove Jack, Mangrove Jack Reddish Snapper, Mangrove Snapper, Purple Sea Perch, Red.. more

Many-banded Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Flagtail Pipefish, Many-bands Pipefish, Multi-banded Pipefish, Multi-bar Pipefish. Found singly or in pairs, amongst corals, in crevices and reef caves, often seen swimming upside down.. more

Many-lined Pufferfish - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Multi-lined Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Swelltoad, Toadfish. Found singly, over sandy bottoms of reefs. They feed on corals, benthic invertebrates, and molluscs. Length - 43cm Depth - 2-40m Widespread Indo-West.. more

Many-lined Sweetlips - Grunts

Also known as Many-banded Sweetlip, Manyline Sweetlip, Sweetlips. Found singly or in schools during the day close to sheltered areas, out hunting for food at night over coastal.. more

Manybar Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Banded Goatfish, Doublebar Goatfish, Five-barred Goatfish, Many-banded Goatfish, Multi-barred Goatfish. Found singly or in schools, foraging for food, over coral, limestone rubble, and sand patches,.. more

Maori Rockcod - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Hind, Maori Cod, Maori Grouper, Red-speckled Rockcod, Rockcod, Scribbled Rockcod, Trout. Found over rocky areas of coral reefs. They feed on cephalopods, crustaceans, molluscs. Length -.. more

Maori Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Australian Maori Wrasse, Butcher's Prick, Maori, Maori Parrotfish, Rainbowfish, Slippery Dick, Southern Maori Wrasse. Found singly, or in loose schools, over shallow, exposed bays and.. more

Map Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Arothron Puffer, Blowfish, Map Pufferfish, Mappa Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Scribbled Arothron Puffer, Scribbled Puffer, Scribbled Pufferfish, Scribbled Toadfish, Toadfish. Found singly and close to shelter, over.. more

Marble Goby - Gobies---Marine Gudgeons

Also known as Goby, Marble Gudgeon, Marbled Sand Goby, Marble Sleeper, Marbled Sleeper, Marbled Sleeper Goby, Sand Goby, Sleeper Goby, Sleepy Goby, Soon Hock. Found in freshwater canals,.. more

Marbled Coral Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Coral Trout, Hind, Leopard Coral Trout, Marbled Leopard Grouper, Mottled Coral Grouper, Mottled Coral Trout, Trout. Found singly, or in small schools, usually.. more

Marbled Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Brown Marbled Grouper, Cod, Donkey Fish, Hind, Mutton Hamlet, Rockcod, Rockhind, Sicklefish Grouper, Trout. Found singly, around deeper waters, in caves, crevices, and on.. more

Marbled Headstander - Characins---Headstanders

Also known as Abramites Headstander, High-backed Headstander. Found in pairs, or schools, over turbid waters, in river channels and minor back water tributaries, of River Basins. They feed on.. more

Marbled Parrotfish - Parrotfishes

Also known as Blue-marbled Parrotfish, Blue-spotted Parrotfish, Petroleum Parrotfish, Seagrass Parrotfish, Slender Parrotfish. Found in schools, over hard bottoms and seagrass beds, of sheltered bays, harbours and lagoons,.. more

Marbled Stargazer - Sand Dwellers---Stargazers

Also known as Black-banded Stargazer, Popeye Fish, Pop-eyed Fish, Tube-nosed Stargazer. Found singly, buried in gravel, mud, and sandy areas, with just the eyes and mouth showing, waiting.. more

Margined Coralfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Copperband Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Marginalis Butterflyfish, Margined Butterflyfish, Margined Copperband, Western-beaked Butterflyfish. Found singly or in pairs, over coastal reefs rich in invertebrate growth. They feed.. more

Margintail conger - Eels---Conger-Garden Eels

Also known as Blackspot Conger. Found burrowed into soft mud or sand bottoms, in shallower waters, of the continental shelf during the day, foraging for food at night,.. more

Maroon Clownfish - Damselfishes

Also known as Anemonefish, Clown Anemonefish, Clownfish, Maroon Anemonefish, Striped Clownfish, Threeband Anemonefish, Threeband Clownfish, Three-banded Anemonefish, Threestripe Clownfish. Found in pairs or family groups, with their host.. more

Marquesas Sergeant - Damselfishes

Also known as Marquesan Sergeant-Major, Sergeant, Sergeant-Major. Found in small schools over rocky shores of shallow lagoons and coastal reefs. They feed on algae, small invertebrates and.. more

Marr's Fusilier - Fusiliers

Also known as Bananafish, Bigtail Fusilier, Black-tipped Fusilier, Goldband Fusilier, Twinstripe Fusilier, Yellow-banded Fusilier. Found in schools, feeding in the water column, over clear water coral reefs, either.. more

Marsh Killifish - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers---Topminnows-Killifishes

Also known as Mudfish. Found in schools, in fresh and salt waters, of grassy backwaters and brackish bays, in coastal areas. They feed on small crustaceans, fish, insects, molluscs,.. more

Masked Bannerfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Bannerfish, Coralfish, Horned Coachman, Masked Coachman, Pennant Coralfish, Pennantfish, Three-banded Bullfish, Unicorn Pennant Coralfish. Found singly, pairs, or small schools, hovering close to tabular corals,.. more

Masked Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Addis Butterflyfish, Bluecheek Butterflyfish, Blue-cheeked Butterflyfish, Bluemask Butterflyfish, Coralfish, Golden Butterflyfish, Golden-masked Butterflyfish, Golden Semilarvatus Butterflyfish, Red-lined Butterflyfish, Red Sea Butterflyfish, Red Sea Golden.. more

Masked Goby - Gobies

Also known as Caribbean Reef Goby, Crystal Goby, Glass Goby, Gudgeon, Reef Goby, Striped Goby. Found in schools, close to columns and heads of live corals, hovering above.. more

Masked Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Chestnut Grouper, Cod, Hind, Masked Rockcod, Red-edged Cod, Red-edged Grouper, Red-edged Rockcod, Rockcod, Slenderspine Grouper, Slenderspine Rockcod, Thinspine Grouper, Thinspine Rockcod, Trout, White-edged Grouper,.. more

Masked Grouper (Juvenile) - Groupers

Also known as Chestnut Grouper, Cod, Hind, Masked Rockcod, Red-edged Cod, Red-edged Grouper, Red-edged Rockcod, Rockcod, Slenderspine Grouper, Slenderspine Rockcod, Thinspine Grouper, Thinspine Rockcod, Trout, White-edged Grouper,.. more

Masked Julie - Cichlids---Convict Blennies

Also known as Dwarf Cichlid, Julie, Masked Cichlid, Tanganyikan Cichlid. Found singly and territorial around rocky areas of the lake. They feed on crustaceans, insect larvae, and molluscs. Length -.. more

Masked Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Masked Dogfish, Masked Pufferfish, Masked Pussy Pufferfish, Panda Pufferfish, Pufferfish, Red Sea Pufferfish. Found singly or in schools, over fringing reefs, rich in coral growth. They.. more

Masked Rabbitfish - Rabbitfishes

Also known as Blue-lined Rabbitfish, Blue-lined Spinefoot, Decorator Rabbitfish, Decorator Spinefoot, Maiden Spinefoot, Masked Spinefoot, Spinefoot. Found in pairs or large schools, close to Acropora coral branches, over.. more

Masked Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Mask Shrimpgoby, Nakedhead Shrimpgoby, Prawn Goby, Sand Goby, Shrimp Goby. Found singly or in pairs, sharing their burrow with an alpheid shrimp, over.. more

Mayaheros Hybrid - Cichlids

Also known as Hybrids. Found in the aquarium trade as hybrids. They feed on small fish and invertebrates. Length - ?cm Depth - ?m Widespread Aquarium Trade These fish brood their eggs in.. more

Meagre - Drums-Croakers

Also known as Atlantic Shadefish, Brown Meagre, Croaker, Jewfish, Salmon Bass, Shadefish, Southern Meagre, Stone Bass. Found singly, or in schools, pursuing schools of fish, over inshore and.. more

Mediterranean Bigeye Rockling - Cods---Rocklings

Also known as Bigeye Rockling, Spotted Rockling. Found in offshore waters, over coral, mud, and shell bottoms. They feed on crustaceans. Length - 40cm Depth - 80-600m Widespread Eastern Central Atlantic, Mediterranean These.. more

Mediterranean Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also know as King of the Mullets, Nurseryfish. Found singly or in large schools, sheltering during the day in caves and under ledges, dispersing at night, foraging for.. more

Mediterranean Chromis - Damselfishes

Also known as Mediterranean Damselfish, Puller, Reef Chromis. Found in small schools, hovering midwater over rocky areas and seagrass meadows. They feed on fish and zooplankton. Length - 25cm Depth -.. more

Mediterranean Chromis (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Mediterranean Damselfish, Puller, Reef Chromis. Found in small schools, hovering midwater, over rocky areas and seagrass meadows. They feed on fish and zooplankton. Length - 25cm Depth -.. more

Mediterranean Dealfish (Juvenile) - Velifers-Tube-eyes-Ribbonfishes

Also known as Dealfish, Oarfish, Peregrine Dealfish, Peregrine Ribbonfish. Found swimming with its head pointing upwards, in very deep waters off-shore. They feed midwater on crustaceans, fish and squid. Juveniles.. more

Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as African Rainbow Wrasse, Mediterranean Rainbowfish, Rainbow Wrasse, Sand-reef Wrasse. Found singly or in schools, over eelgrass and rocky areas of lagoons, coral and rocky reefs... more

Mediterranean Sand Smelt - Silversides

Also known as Baitfish, Greyback, Sand Smelt, Smelt, Southern Sand Smelt. Found in schools usually near the surface of clear shallow sandy bays estuaries, lagoons and shorelines. They feed.. more

Meggitt's goby - Gobies

Also known as Gudgeon, Meggitt's Frillgoby, Reef Goby. Found darting around in rock-pools, and shallow areas of rocky coastal areas. They feed on benthic invertebrates. Length - 6cm Depth - 0-10m Widespread.. more

Mekong Tiger Perch - Surgeonfishes---Tripletails

Also known as Finescale Tigerfish, Freshwater Tripletail, Gold Datnoid, North Thailand Tigerfish, Northern Thai Tigerfish, Northern Thailand Tiger, Northern Thailand Tigerfish, Siamese Tigerfish, Thinbar Datnoid, Thinbar Siamese.. more

Melon Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Indian Ocean Redfin Butterflyfish, Indian Pinstriped Butterflyfish, Indian Redfin Butterflyfish, Lineated Butterflyfish, Pinstriped Butterflyfish, Purple Butterflyfish, Oval Butterflyfish, Rainbow Butterflyfish, Redfin Butterflyfish, Three-banded.. more

Mental Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Maori Wrasse, Thicklip Wrasse. Found singly, close to coral heads over fringing reefs. They can change colour to match non predatory parrotfish and surgeonfish. They feed.. more

Messmate Pipefish - Pipefishes-Seahorses

Also known as Bloodspot Pipefish, Dragonface Pipefish, Dragon-faced Pipefish, Reef Pipefish, Reeftop Pipefish, South Pacific Pipefish, Tongan Dragonface Pipefish, Yellowstreaked Pipefish. Found singly, pairs, or in small groups,.. more

Mexican Barred Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Barred Pargo, Greenbar Snapper, Mexican Barred Pargo, Pargo, Striped Pargo. Found in deep waters, over rocky bottoms close to coral reefs. They feed on benthic fish.. more

Mexican Blue-eye - Rivulines-Killifishes-Live Bearers

Also known as Blue-eyed Livebearer. Found in schools, over clear, fast flowing waters, of brooks, rivers, and streams. They feed on invertebrates. Length - 4.8cm Depth - ?m North America - Mexico A.. more

Mexican Hogfish - Wrasses

Also known as Hogfish, Pacific Hogfish, Streamer Hogfish. Found singly, or in schools, during the day, over mixed vegetated and sandy bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs, rich.. more

Mexican Hogfish (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Hogfish, Pacific Hogfish, Streamer Hogfish. Found singly, or in schools, during the day, over mixed vegetated and sandy bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs, rich.. more

Mexican Mojarra - Cichlids

Also known as Atomic Sunfish, False Red Terror, Mojarra Castarrica, Mayan Cichlid, Orange Tiger, Red Terror. Found in schools, both fresh and saltwater habitats, over shallow coastal lagoons,.. more

Michel's Ghostgoby - Gobies

Also known as Cling Goby, Coral Goby, Ghost Goby, Gudgeon, Michel's Goby, Reef Goby, Soft Coralgoby, Stonycoral Ghostgoby. Found singly, living in a symbiotic relationship with hard corals,.. more

Midas Cichlid - Cichlids

Also known as Bumphead Cichlid, Flower Horn Cichlid, Flower Horn Midas Cichlid, Red Devil, Red Devil Cichlid. Found in box cut canals, with rocky vertical sides, lakes, and.. more

Midnight Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Black-and-White Seaperch, Black-and-White Snapper, Midnight Seaperch, Newspaperfish, Seaperch. Found singly or in loose schools, over reef channels, slopes, and walls, of lagoons and coral.. more

Midnight Snapper (Juvenile) - Snappers

Also known as Black-and-White Seaperch, Black-and-White Snapper, Midnight Seaperch, Newspaperfish, Seaperch. Found singly or in loose schools, over reef channels, slopes, and walls, of lagoons and coral.. more

Miki's Dwarfgoby - Gobies

Also known as Dwarf Goby, Gudgeon, Miki's Pygmygoby, Pygmy Goby, Reef Goby, Whiteline Dwarfgoby, Whiteline Pygmygoby, White-lined Pygmygoby, Yellow-and-White-striped Pygmygoby. Found in small schools resting on large coral.. more

Milk-spotted Puffer - Puffers-Filefishes---Puffers

Also known as Blowfish, Gangetic Blowfish, Gangetic Pufferfish, Marbled Pufferfish, Marbled Toad, Marbled Toadfish, Marbled Toado, Milkspot Toadfish, Milk-spotted Pufferfish, Milk-spotted Toadfish, Pufferfish, Swelltoad, Tidal Pufferfish, Toadfish. Found.. more

Milkfish - Milkfish

Also known as Bangos, Bony Salmon, Chanos, Giant Herring, Moreton Bay Salmon, Salmon Herring, White Mullet. Found in small to large schools, over well developed reef areas of.. more

Miller's Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Miller's Damselfish. Found singly, pairs or in loose schools, over dead coral, rubble and weedy areas of shallow inshore reefs. They feed on algae and zooplankton Length.. more

Millet Butterflyfish - Surgeonfishes---Butterflyfishes

Also known as Coralfish, Crochet Butterflyfish, Lemon Butterfly, Lemon Butterflyfish, Milletseed Butterflyfish. Found in pairs, or schools, over shallow reef flats, and seamounts. They feed in midwater on.. more

Mimic Blenny - Blennies---Labrisomids

Also known as Scaly Blenny. Found singly, resting on their Pectoral and Dorsal Fins, blending in with the background, over shallow rock and rubble shores, rich with algal.. more

Mimic Goatfish - Goatfishes

Also known as Indian Mimic Goatfish, Yellowfin Goatfish. Found in mixed schools foraging for food over coral and rocky reefs. Mimicking the Bluestripe Snapper - Lutjanus kasmira which.. more

Mimic Sole - Flatfishes---Soles

Also known as Flatfish, Flatfish Sole, Mimic Flatfish, Spotted Sole, White-blotched Sole, Tongue-fish. Found singly, partially buried, in or on the sand in shallow protected lagoons and seaward.. more

Mimic Surgeonfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Black-barred Surgeonfish, Black-barred Tang, Chocolate Surgeonfish, Chocolate Tang, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Lemonpeel Surgeonfish, Lemonpeel Tang, Mimic Tang, Orange-gilled Surgeonfish, Orange-gilled Tang, Pacific Mimic Surgeon, Pacific.. more

Mimic Surgeonfish (Juvenile) - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Black-barred Surgeonfish, Black-barred Tang, Chocolate Surgeonfish, Chocolate Tang, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Lemonpeel Surgeonfish, Lemonpeel Tang, Mimic Tang, Orange-gilled Surgeonfish, Orange-gilled Tang, Pacific Mimic Surgeon, Pacific.. more

Miry's Demoiselle - Damselfishes

Also known as Lyretail Damselfish, Miry's Damsel, Miry's Damselfish. Found in loose schools, over inshore coral reefs. They feed on algae, fish eggs and zooplankton. Length - 11cm Depth - 1-25m Western.. more

Misty Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Big-eyed Grouper, Black Grouper, Cod, Convict Grouper, Eightbar Grouper, Hind, Moustache Grouper, Rockcod, Trout. Found singly, usually in deep waters. They feed on crustaceans, small fish,.. more

Molly Miller - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Molly Miller Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny. Found singly or in pairs, hiding in empty Strombus gigas shells, in algae and holes in.. more

Moluccan Cardinalfish - Cardinalfishes

Also known as Nurseryfish, Whitesaddle Cardinalfish, White-saddled Cardinalfish, Yelloweye Cardinalfish. Found in pairs or schools, during the day sheltering close to corals, dispersing at night hunting for food,.. more

Moluccan Sweeper - Oceanic Basses---Sweepers

Also known as Black-edged Sweeper, Black-tipped Bullseye, Bullseye, Green-back Bullseye, Hatchet Fish, Molucca Sweeper. Found in schools, during the day sheltering in caves, under ledges, harbours and in.. more

Monarch Damsel - Damselfishes

Also known as Monarch Damselfish. Found singly, or in pairs, around live coral thickets, interspersed with open sand, and dead corals, over lagoon reefs. They feed on filamentous algae.. more

Monarch Damsel (Juvenile) - Damselfishes

Also known as Monarch Damselfish. Found singly, or in pairs, around live coral thickets, interspersed with open sand, and dead corals, over lagoon reefs. They feed on filamentous algae.. more

Monkfish - Anglerfishes---Goosefishes

Also known as Angler, Fishing Frog, Frogfish, Great Plucker, Monk, Sea Devil, Walking Fish. Found singly, half buried on mud and sandy bottoms, wiggling its lure waiting for.. more

Monogram Monocle Bream - Threadfin Breams-Whiptail Breams

Also known as Barred-face Spinecheek, Coral Bream, Lattice Monocle Bream, Lattice Spinecheek, Monocle Bream, Monogram Spinecheek, Monogrammed Monocle Bream, Rainbow Bream, Rainbow Monocle Bream, Regal Coral Bream,.. more

Monrovia Doctorfish - Surgeonfishes-Tangs-Unicornfishes

Also known as Atlantic Achilles Surgeonfish, Atlantic Achilles Tang, Doctorfish, Lancetfish, Monrovia Surgeonfish, Monrovia Tang, Thorntail, Thorntail Fish, West African Tang. Found singly or in schools over coral.. more

Monster Shrimpgoby - Gobies

Also known as Fan Shrimpgoby, Gudgeon, Mottled Shrimpgoby, Prawn Goby, Shrimp Goby, Tomiyama's Shrimpgoby, Watchman Goby. Found singly, or in pairs, sharing their burrow with the blotched snapping.. more

Montecristo Cichlid - Cichlids---Convict Blennies

Also known as - no other name Found over mud, rock, and sandy areas, in moderate to turbid current of lagoons, middle and lower reaches of rivers. They feed.. more

Moon Wrasse - Wrasses

Also known as Blue Wrasse, Crescent Wrasse, Green-and-Blue Labridae, Green Parrot Wrasse, Lunare Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Lyretail Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sandreef Wrasse. Found singly, or in.. more

Moon Wrasse (Juvenile) - Wrasses

Also known as Blue Wrasse, Crescent Wrasse, Green-and-Blue Labridae, Green Parrot Wrasse, Lunare Wrasse, Lunate-tailed Wrasse, Lyretail Lunare Wrasse, Lyretail Wrasse, Rainbowfish, Sandreef Wrasse. Found singly, or in.. more

Moonlight Gourami - Gouramies

Also known as Golden Blue Gourami, Golden Gourami, Moon Gourami, Moonbeam Gourami, Pearl Gourami. Found close to vegetation, in sluggish, standing waters, of ponds and swamps. They feed on.. more

Moontail Bullseye - Bigeyes-Catalufas

Also known as Bigeye Snapper, Blackspot Bigeye, Bullseye, Common Bigeye, Crescent-tail Bigeye, Duskyfin Bullseye, Dusky-finned Bigeye, Dusky-finned Bullseye, Goggle Eye, Lunartail Bigeye, Lunar-tailed Bigeye, Luner-tailed Bullseye, Luner-tailed.. more

Moorish Idol - Surgeonfishes---Moorish idol

Also known as Crowned Scythe. Found singly, pairs, or large schools, in murky waters, over coral and rocky areas, of reef flats, lagoons, and seaward reefs. They feed.. more

Morrison's Dragonet - Dragonets

Also known as - No other name Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, amongst corals and rocks of seaward reefs rich in algae growth. They feed on benthic.. more

Mottled Flounder - Flatfishes---Lefteye Flounders

Also known as Maculated Flounder, Tropical Flounder. Found singly, during the day, over soft and hard bottoms, moving out in the open at night, foraging for food over.. more

Mottled Grouper - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Comb Grouper, Hind, Marbled Rockfish, Rockcod, Rockfish, Trout. Found over rock and sandy bottoms, sometimes close to mangrove lined lagoons, and in deeper waters. They.. more

Mottled Jawfish - Jawfishes

Also know as - No other name. Found singly with just the head showing, in coral and shell fragment lined vertical burrows, on rubble and sand areas of.. more

Mottled Mojarra - Mojarras

Also known as Grass Shad, Florida Mojarra, Longbone Shad, Long-finned Silverbiddy, Pursemouth, Shad, Silver Perch, Silverbelly, Silverbiddy, Silverfish. Found singly or in small schools, over shallow, open, sandy.. more

Mottled Sculpin - Sculpins

Also known as Beard's Sculpin, Blob, Bullhead, Columbia Sculpin, Freshwater Sculpin, Gudgeon, Miller's Thumb, Muddler, Rocky Mountain Sculpin, Sea Raven, Speckled Sculpin. Found singly, over gravel and rubble.. more

Mottled Sole - Flatfishes---Soles

Also known as Black-spotted Sole, Carpet Sole, Dappled Sole, Dotted Sole. Found singly or in pairs over protected sandy bottoms of lagoons and seaward reefs. They feed on crustaceans.. more

Moustache Jawfish - Jawfishes

Also known as Blackcap Jawfish, Sailfin Jawfish. Found singly, with just the head showing, in rock lined burrows, over rubble and sandy bottoms, close to reefs. They feed mainly.. more

Moustache Sculpin - Sculpins

Also known as Murrays Groppe, Scaleless Sculpin. Found singly, over sandy bottoms, in the Barents Sea, and the White Sea, in both deep and shallow waters. They feed on.. more

Moyer's Dragonet - Dragonets

Also known as Dragonette, Mandarinfish, Ruby Red Dragonet, Scooter Dragonet. Found singly or in harems, resting, and blending in with their surroundings, over coral, rocks, and sandy bottoms,.. more

Mozambique Scorpionfish - Scorpionfishes---Rockfishes

Also known as Firefish, Golden Scorpionfish, Stingfish. Found singly or in pairs, during the day well camouflaged, hiding in crevices and rocks, over mixed rubble and sandy areas.. more

Mozambique Tilapia - Cichlids

Also known as African Mouthbrooder, African Perch, Blue Bream, Blue Tilapia, Common Tilapia, Hawaiian Perch, Hawaiian Sunfish, Japanese Fish, Java Fish, Java Tilapia, Kurper Bream, Largemouth Kurper,.. more

Mud Sillago - Smelt-whitings

Also known as Mud Whiting, Sand Borer, Sand-smelt, Whiting. Found in schools, in muddy or sandy depressions, of silty inshore waters, moving along estuaries, mangroves, sandbars, and sand-flats.. more

Mudpuppy - Salamander

Also known as Aquatic Waterdog, Common Mudpuppy, Waterdog. Found during the day, under bank overhangs, amongst debris, and rocks, foraging for food at night, over the bottoms of.. more

Mullet Snapper - Snappers

Also known as Pargo, Pargo Colorado, Pargo Lisa, Snapper Mullet. Found singly, or in large schools, over hard bottoms of inshore reefs. They feed on fish and invertebrates. Juveniles found.. more

Muskellunge - Pikes-Mudminnows

Also known as Allegheny River Pike, Barred Muskie, Great Pike, Lunge, Mascalonge, Muskie, Ohio Muskie, Tiger, Tiger Musky, White Pickerel, White Pike, Wisconsin Muskie. Found singly, or in.. more

Mutton Hamlet - Groupers

Also known as Cod, Coney, Hamlet, Hind, Mossyfish, Mossy Grouper, Mutton Hamlet, Pacific Mutton Hamlet, Red Nigger Hamlet, Rock Bass, Rockcod, Small Grouper, Trout. Found singly, during the.. more

Mutton Snapper - Snappers

Also known as King Snapper, Mutton Fish, Pargo, Red Snapper, Virgin Snapper. Found singly, or in small schools, drifting during the day, over sandy areas, and seagrass beds.. more

Muzzled Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Indo-Pacific Blenny, Japanese Blenny, Muzzled Oysterblenny, Spotted Oyster Blenny. Found in shallow waters, amongst mangroves and rocks, and in tide-pools over brackish.. more

Mystery Blenny - Blennies---Combtooth Blennies

Also known as Coral Blenny, Reef Blenny, Rock Blenny, Surprise Blenny. Found singly, in very shallow waters, over rocky areas of coastal shores. They feed on algae and benthic.. more

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