Striped Large-Eye Bream

Scientific Name: Gnathodentex aureolineatus
Family: Emperors - Lethrinidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Silvery gray to brown; dark scale rows on back, 4-5 brown to gold stripes on sides, yellow-orange blotch below rear dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary to large aggregations.
Hide-out: Shallow coastal reefs, lagoons and outer slopes in 3-20m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia, Line Is. and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to S.E. Australia and Norfolk Is.

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