Scientific Name: Siganus randalli
Family: Rabbitfishes - Siganidae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Brown with a covering of bluish spots; maze-like markings on tail and lower rear body.
Favourite: Form schools.
Hide-out: Rubble and sandy areas of coral lagoons and bays to 15m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Papua New Guinea to Solomon Is. Chuuk, Pohnpei, Kosrae and Guam in Micronesia.
Randall's Rabbitfish
Saddleback Anemonefish
Scientific Name: Amphiprion polymnus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: Varying amounts of black to dark brown and yellow-orange; white head bar and broad somewhat forward slanting mid-body bar; white edging on black tail.
Hide-out: Usually with Haddon's Anemone on sandy bottoms in 2-35m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia and N. Australia to Solomon Is., north to S.W. Japan.
Pearl-Scaled Angelfish
Scientific Name: Centropyge vroliki
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Identification: Pale gray head and forebody gradating to black on rear body and adjacent fins, tail black with fine blue margin.
Favourite: Solitary or loose groups.
Hide-out: Sheltered coastal reefs and outer slopes to 25m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia, Philippines and New Guinea to Marshall Is. and Vanuatu. S.W. Japan to E. Australia to Lord Howe I.
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