Scientific Name: Amblypomacentrus clarus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 7cm
Identification: Similar to Black-banded Demoiselle, but dark bars more intense and not joined by dark dorsal fin margin, also lack brownish tones and no yellow on young.
Favourite: Usually form small groups.
Hide-out: Silty sand bottoms of sheltered bays and harbors in 15-30m.
Location: Banggai Is. off central E. Sulawesi, Indonesia.
Banggai Demoiselle
Black Butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon flavirostris
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Description: Dark with yellow rim that is most prominent around rear edge of body and tail; dark blotch on nape; large adults develop hump on forehead.
Favourite: Usually in pairs.
Hide-out: Coral and rocky reefs in 2-20m.
Location: Southern Pacific - E. Australia to Rapa and Pitcaim Is. southeast of French Polynesia.
Pacific Sailfin Tang
Scientific Name: Zebrasoma veliferum
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 40cm
Identification: White bars alternate with gray to brown bars, tail white to yellowish to brown without spots; greatly enlarged dorsal and anal fins are dark gray to brown with pale bands.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs to 45m.
Location: Pacific - Indonesia, Micronesia, Hawaii to French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
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