Bicolor Angelfish

Scientific Name: Centropyge bicolor
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: Bright yellow head and forebody, deep blue behind with yellow tail; blue saddle across nape extends to eyes.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or small groups.
Hide-out: Coral-rich and rubble areas of seaward reefs and lagoons, usually in 10-25m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia and Philippines, New Guinea to Samoa and Phoenix Is. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.

Yellowback Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon mertensii
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12.5cm
Description: White with chevron markings, outer tail yellow to orange; broad yellow to orange bar across rear body, black eye bar and spot or smudge on nape.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer slopes in 10-120m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa, Maldives, Indonesia, Philippines and New Guinea to French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to E. Australia.

Japanese Swallow

Scientific Name: Genicanthus semifasciatus
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 21cm
Identification: Male - White with numerous close-set wavy bars on upper body, yellow on head extends into a yellow mid-body stripe; yellow spots on dorsal and tail fins.
Favourite: Usually form same-sex groups.
Hide-out: Rock or coral reefs in 15-100m.
Location: W. Pacific Rim from S.W. Japan to N. Philippines.