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Map Puffer
Arothron mappa
Map Puffer (Arothron mappa) is a large tropical reef puffer with a pale body marked by dark, map-like reticulations and spots. It is common on lagoons and outer reef slopes across the Indo-Pacific, where it forages slowly on bottom invertebrates.
Marbled Goby
Pomatoschistus marmoratus
The marbled goby (Pomatoschistus marmoratus) is a small coastal goby of shallow sandy and muddy habitats in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It lives close to the bottom, where its mottled camouflage helps it blend into the substrate.
Masked Bannerfish
Heniochus monoceros
Masked Bannerfish (Heniochus monoceros) is a reef-associated butterflyfish of the Indo-Pacific, noted for its tall white dorsal filament and facial mask. It is not a common angling target and is usually encountered by divers or reef observers rather than anglers.
Masked Butterflyfish
Chaetodon semilarvatus
The Masked Butterflyfish is a reef-dwelling butterflyfish from the Red Sea and nearby western Indian Ocean, noted for its bright yellow body and dark mask. It lives in pairs or small groups and feeds mainly on coral polyps and small benthic invertebrates.
Masked Puffer
Arothron diadematus
Masked Puffer (Arothron diadematus) is a reef-associated pufferfish with a dark facial mask and pale body. It is a marine species from the Red Sea and nearby western Indian Ocean; records outside that core range may reflect introductions or misidentifications.
Mediterranean Cardinalfish
Apogon imberbis
Mediterranean Cardinalfish (Apogon imberbis) is a nocturnal reef fish of the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean that shelters by day in caves and crevices. It is a small, reddish cardinalfish with a silvery sheen and is rarely targeted by anglers.
Mediterranean Damselfish
Chromis chromis
The Mediterranean damselfish is a small, schooling reef fish common over rocky seabeds and seagrass edges in the Mediterranean and adjacent eastern Atlantic. Juveniles are bright blue; adults turn dark brown to almost black and feed mostly on plankton.
Mediterranean Fairy Basslet
Anthias anthias
Mediterranean Fairy Basslet is a small, colorful anthias of rocky reefs and deep drop-offs in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It is not a common target for anglers and is usually encountered by divers rather than caught intentionally.
Mediterranean Moray
Muraena helena
The Mediterranean moray is a large, nocturnal eel of rocky reefs and cave systems in the eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean. It hides in crevices by day and hunts fish and crustaceans at night; it is not a common angling target.
Mediterranean Rainbow Wrasse
Coris julis
The Mediterranean rainbow wrasse is a colorful coastal wrasse of shallow rocky reefs and seagrass beds in the Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic. Males are especially bright blue-green and orange; juveniles and females are drabber and can change sex as they mature.
Mexican Goatfish
Mulloidichthys dentatus
Mexican Goatfish (Mulloidichthys dentatus) is a small reef-associated goatfish of the eastern Pacific, often over sand and rubble near reefs. It forages by day with sensory barbels that probe the bottom for crustaceans and worms.
Mexican Hogfish
Bodianus diplotaenia
Mexican Hogfish (Bodianus diplotaenia) is a colorful eastern Pacific wrasse of rocky reefs and coral zones. Juveniles are cleaner fish; adults feed on benthic invertebrates and are prized more by divers than anglers.