Spotted Soapfish

Scientific Name: Pogonoperca punctata
Family: Soapfishes - Serranidae
Maximum Size: 35cm
Identification: Brown with dense covering of small white spots; 5 black saddles on head, back and tail base; skin flap on chin.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Clear waters of outer reef slopes in 20-120m.
Location: Asian Pacific - S.W. Japan and Indonesia to New Caledonia.