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Indo-Pacific

The heart of marine biodiversity — the Coral Triangle, Great Barrier Reef, and surrounding seas hold more reef species than anywhere else on Earth.

1,073 species

Lobed Cactus Coral

Lobed Cactus Coral

Coral

Lobophyllia diminuta

A compact, colorful LPS coral that's genuinely forgiving for newer reef keepers.

Lobed Cactus Coral

Lobed Cactus Coral

Coral

Lobophyllia flabelliformis

A fleshy, dome-shaped LPS that disguises its own skeleton until touched.

Lobed Cactus Coral

Lobed Cactus Coral

Coral

Lobophyllia hataii

A hardy, low-flow reef coral with bold contrasting valleys and a wide natural range.

Lobed Cactus Coral

Lobed Cactus Coral

Coral

Lobophyllia robusta

A chunky, fleshy large-polyp coral that's surprisingly forgiving for new reef keepers.

Lobed Cactus Coral

Lobed Cactus Coral

Coral

Lobophyllia serrata

A forgiving large-polyp coral with bold, textured lobes perfect for reef beginners.

Long-horned Cowfish

Long-horned Cowfish

Fish

Lactoria cornuta

A boxy, horn-headed oddity that browses the seafloor with surprising curiosity.

Longnose Butterflyfish

Longnose Butterflyfish

Fish

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

Longnose Hawkfish

Longnose Hawkfish

Fish

Oxycirrhites typus

A perching ambush predator that claims gorgonians as its personal throne.

Longnose Tang

Longnose Tang

Fish

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

Long Polyp Orange Soft Coral

Long Polyp Orange Soft Coral

Coral

Paraminabea aldersladei

A soft coral from the Central Indo-Pacific suited to beginner reef tanks.

Longsnouted Pipefish

Longsnouted Pipefish

Fish

Doryichthys martensii

A slender, pipe-bodied hunter that lets the male handle all the parenting duties.

Longspine Cardinal

Longspine Cardinal

Fish

Zoramia leptacantha

A tiny reef cardinalfish that gathers in shimmering clouds above branching coral.

Long-spined Tree Coral

Long-spined Tree Coral

Coral

Plumarella longispina

A deep-sea tree coral bringing wild Pacific structure to the reef tank.

Long-Spined Urchin

Long-Spined Urchin

Invert

Diadema setosum

A reef-grazing urchin with impressively long spines and a sharp sense of self-defense.

Long Tentacle Anemone

Long Tentacle Anemone

Invert

Macrodactyla doreensis

Graceful, swaying tentacles make this anemone a natural centerpiece for clownfish pairings.

Lubbock's Wrasse

Lubbock's Wrasse

Fish

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki

A social, zooplankton-hunting wrasse that thrives in lively reef communities.

Lumpy Rice Coral

Lumpy Rice Coral

Coral

Montipora turgescens

A hardy-looking reef builder that demands serious water quality and intense light.

Lyretail Angelfish

Lyretail Angelfish

Fish

Genicanthus caudovittatus

A rare peaceful angelfish with dramatic lyre-shaped tail fins and true sexual dimorphism.

Lyretail anthias

Lyretail anthias

Fish

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Schooling reef anthias that shifts from female orange to vivid male purple.

Magnificent Anemone

Magnificent Anemone

Invert

Heteractis magnifica

The classic clownfish host that can outlive your other reef inhabitants by decades.

Maldive Coral

Maldive Coral

Coral

Pavona maldivensis

A versatile, low-demand coral that shifts shape depending on where it grows.

Mandarin Dragonet

Mandarin Dragonet

Fish

Synchiropus splendidus

One of the most vividly colored fish on the reef, and one of the trickiest to keep.

Many-spined Cowfish

Many-spined Cowfish

Fish

Lactoria diaphana

A boxy, horned oddity that roams reefs and mudflats across the entire Indo-Pacific.

Marble Shrimp

Marble Shrimp

Invert

Saron marmoratus

A boldly patterned reef shrimp that hides by day and roams by night.

Marine Betta

Marine Betta

Fish

Calloplesiops altivelis

A cave-dwelling mimic that fools predators by impersonating a moray eel.

Maroon Clownfish

Maroon Clownfish

Fish

Amphiprion tricinctus

Three bold white bars on deep orange. The Marshall Islands' own anemonefish.

Maroon Clownfish

Maroon Clownfish

Fish

Premnas biaculeatus

The boldest clownfish in the hobby, and it knows it.

Masked Angelfish

Masked Angelfish

Fish

Genicanthus personatus

A rare Hawaiian endemic that's one of the most coveted angels in the hobby.

Masked Puffer

Masked Puffer

Fish

Arothron diadematus

A bold Red Sea puffer with a dramatic masked face and serious bite.

Maxima Clam

Maxima Clam

Invert

Tridacna maxima

A living jewel for the reef tank, with a lifespan that can outlast your mortgage.

Mccosker's Flasher

Mccosker's Flasher

Fish

Paracheilinus mccoskeri

A tiny reef wrasse where the males put on a color show like no other.

Mcculloch's Anemonefish

Mcculloch's Anemonefish

Fish

Amphiprion mccullochi

A rare island endemic with a bold personality that punches well above its size.

Mekong Puffer
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Mekong Puffer

Fish

Tetraodon suvattii

A bottom-hugging Mekong puffer that buries itself in river mud.

Merten's Butterflyfish

Merten's Butterflyfish

Fish

Chaetodon mertensii

A reef-associated butterflyfish that pairs up and patrols the deeper reef edges.

Merulina Coral
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Merulina Coral

Coral

Boninastrea boninensis

A rare Pacific brain coral with deeply twisted valleys and a compact form.

Meteor Basslet

Meteor Basslet

Fish

Liopropoma susumi

A secretive reef cave-dweller with bold pinstripes and peaceful manners.