Ocellated Coralfish

Scientific Name: Parachaetodon ocellatus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Silvery white with 5 brown-orange bars across head and body; ocellated spot on tail base, and black spot on elevated triangular dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coastal and inner reefs littered with sponges in 5-40m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia to Philippines, New Guinea and Fiji. S. China Sea and S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.