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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.

346 species · fish

Keyhole angelfish

Keyhole angelfish

Fish

Centropyge tibicen

The biggest dwarf angel, dressed in bold black with a single white patch.

Kole Tang

Kole Tang

Fish

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Kuiter's Wrasse

Kuiter's Wrasse

Fish

Macropharyngodon kuiteri

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that thrives in small, active groups.

Lattice Blaasop

Lattice Blaasop

Fish

Takifugu oblongus

A pufferfish that grows big, bites hard, and crosses into brackish water.

Latticed Butterflyfish

Latticed Butterflyfish

Fish

Chaetodon rafflesii

A coral-dependent butterflyfish that reveals its mood through a mysterious dark spot.

Lawnmower Blenny

Lawnmower Blenny

Fish

Salarias fasciatus

A reef's algae patrol with a bold personality and surprising jaw strength.

Lemon Coral Goby

Lemon Coral Goby

Fish

Gobiodon citrinus

A tiny, lemon-yellow goby that lives tucked inside coral branches in the wild.

Lemon Peel

Lemon Peel

Fish

Centropyge flavissimus

An all-yellow reef dweller with a bold personality that outpaces its small size.

Leopard Pufferfish

Leopard Pufferfish

Fish

Canthigaster leoparda

A deep-water puffer with bold leopard spots and a compact, manageable size.

Leptocephalus Prawn-goby

Leptocephalus Prawn-goby

Fish

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

A burrow-sharing goby that stands guard while its pistol shrimp partner digs.

Limespot Butterflyfish

Limespot Butterflyfish

Fish

Chaetodon unimaculatus

A wide-ranging reef butterfly with a bold spot and a coral-eating habit.

Line Butterflyfish

Line Butterflyfish

Fish

Chaetodon lineolatus

The largest butterflyfish in the world, with a bold graphic pattern to match.

Lionfish

Lionfish

Fish

Pterois volitans

A venomous reef predator that rules its corner of the tank with quiet authority.

Lipspot Moray

Lipspot Moray

Fish

Gymnothorax chilospilus

A compact reef moray with a bold spotted pattern and a surprisingly calm reputation.

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.

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.

Lubbock's Wrasse

Lubbock's Wrasse

Fish

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki

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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Meteor Basslet

Meteor Basslet

Fish

Liopropoma susumi

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

Midas Blenny

Midas Blenny

Fish

Ecsenius midas

A reef blenny that mimics anthias in color, movement, and social behavior.