Scientific Name: Pristotis obtusirostris
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Light gray to whitish undercolor with blue spot on each scale, occasionally a yellowish to greenish wash on upper head and back.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Flat sand or rubble bottoms around coral or rock outcroppings in 5-80m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Arabian Gulf to S.W. Japan and E. Australia, mainly continental margins.
Gulf Damsel
Oval-Spot Butterflyfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodon speculum
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: Bright yellow; large black oval-shaped spot on middle of back.
Favourite: Usually solitary or in pairs; shy.
Hide-out: Coral-rich reefs in lagoons and on outer reefs in 8-30m.
Location: West Pacific - Indonesia, Malaysian Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea to Tonga. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.
Springer's Demoiselle
Scientific Name: Chrysiptera springeri
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 6cm
Identification: Brilliant blue occasionally intermixed with black speckling.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Shelter within branching corals of protected reefs and lagoons in 5-30m.
Location: Komodo I. to Sulawesi and Irian Jaya in Indonesia and Philippines.
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