Flame Angelfish

Scientific Name: Centropyge loricula
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Brilliant red to red-orange with about 5 black bars; blue markings on rear edge of dorsal and anal fins.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups; shy.
Hide-out: Seaward reefs and lagoons in 5-60m.
Location: Central Pacific - W. New Guinea and Micronesia to Hawaii. Great Barrier Reef to French Polynesia. Scattered populations in West Pacific and Indonesia.