Masked Bannerfish

Scientific Name: Heniochus monoceros
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 23cm
Description: Rear body and fins yellow; white band runs from dorsal fin filament to lower head with dark bar behind; bump on nape.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or small groups.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs with rich coral growth in 2-25m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa, Bay of Bengal to Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to E. Australia.

Purple-Mask Angelfish

Scientific Name: Paracentropyge venusta
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: Blue upper head and body, yellow below with large triangular extension invading blue just behind head.
Favourite: Usually solitary; secretive, often upside down under ledges or in caves.
Hide-out: Outer reef slopes in 15-35m.
Location: W. Pacific Rim from Japan's Ryukyus and Izu Is. to Taiwan and N. Philippines (N. Luzon).

Crosshatch Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon xanthurus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Description: White with net pattern, outer tail yellow; broad yellow bar across rear body, black eye bar and spot on nape.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Outer reef slopes and drop-offs, usually among rocks or coral in 12-50m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Gulf of Thailand, S. China Sea, S.W. Japan, Malaysian Peninsula, Indonesia and Philippines.