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Midnight Snapper
Macolor macularis
Midnight Snapper (Macolor macularis) is a reef-associated snapper from the Indo-Pacific, usually linked to deeper outer-reef slopes and drop-offs. It is nocturnal and feeds on small fishes and crustaceans; verified biology and fishery details are limited in some areas.
Mimic Surgeonfish
Acanthurus pyroferus
Mimic Surgeonfish is a tropical reef surgeonfish that often resembles angelfish in juvenile color patterns. Adults are more plainly colored and graze on benthic algae across Indo-Pacific reefs.
Molly Miller
Scartella cristata
The Molly Miller is a small blenny common on shallow rocky reefs, tide pools, seawalls, and harbor structure in warm coastal waters. It grazes algae and tiny invertebrates, and is mostly an incidental catch rather than a true gamefish.
Monkey-faced Prickleback
Cebidichthys violaceus
Monkey-faced Prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus) is a kelp- and eelgrass-associated prickleback of the northeast Pacific, especially the eastern Pacific coasts of North America. It is a long-bodied, algal-grazing nearshore fish; as a recreational target it is uncommon and mostly caught incidentally.
Monkfish
Lophius piscatorius
Monkfish (Lophius piscatorius) is a benthic anglerfish of the northeastern Atlantic and Mediterranean, famous for its huge head and toothy mouth. It lies buried on the seafloor and uses a lure to ambush fish and crustaceans.
Montagu's Blenny
Coryphoblennius galerita
Montagu's Blenny is a small rocky-shore blenny of the NE Atlantic and Mediterranean, best known for living tight to wave-washed intertidal rocks. It shelters in crevices and pools, and is more often observed than targeted by anglers.
Moon Wrasse
Thalassoma lunare
Moon wrasse (Thalassoma lunare) is a brightly colored Indo-Pacific reef fish that lives over shallow coral and rocky reefs. It is an active daytime feeder that scrapes and picks small invertebrates from the reef and is more often observed by snorkelers than targeted by anglers.
Moonlighter
Tilodon sexfasciatus
Moonlighter (Tilodon sexfasciatus) is an Australian temperate reef fish in the moonlighter family. It is a small, nocturnal, stripe-sided species that shelters by day and forages around shallow rocky reefs and kelp at night.
Moorish Idol
Zanclus cornutus
Moorish Idol is a striking reef fish with a disk-shaped body, long snout, and trailing dorsal filament. It is common on tropical coral and rocky reefs but is notoriously difficult to keep in captivity and is seldom targeted by anglers.
Moroccan White Seabream
Diplodus cadenati
Moroccan White Seabream (Diplodus cadenati) is a small sparid seabream native to the eastern Atlantic off northwest Africa and nearby islands. It is a coastal, bottom-associated feeder that often forages over sandy and rocky substrates.
Mosaic Leatherjacket
Eubalichthys mosaicus
Mosaic Leatherjacket (Eubalichthys mosaicus) is a tropical Indo-West Pacific filefish often associated with coral and rocky reefs. It is a laterally compressed, algae- and benthic-invertebrate-feeding species; it is not a major sportfish and reliable angling information is limited.
Moses' Snapper
Lutjanus russellii
Moses' Snapper (Lutjanus russellii) is a reef-associated lutjanid found in the Indo-West Pacific, especially around coral and rocky habitats. It is an opportunistic predator that feeds mainly on fish and crustaceans and is taken by anglers near structure.