Thai Damsel

Scientific Name: Pomacentrus polyspinus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Gray with dark scale outlines; blue lines on snout and forehead, ocellated spot on rear dorsal fin and may display small black 'ear' spot.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Shoreline and lagoon reefs in 3-10m.
Location: E. Andaman Sea.

Spot-Banded Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon punctatofasciatus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 12cm
Description: Yellowish tan to yellow; 7 gray bars on upper body and rows of dark spots below, orange eye bar and black spot on nape.
Favourite: Usually in pairs, sometimes with Dot & Dash Butterflyfish.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs to 45m.
Location: Pacific - Sumatra in Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia to Line Is. Taiwan to N.W. Australia and Great Barrier Reef.

Whitespot Damsel

Scientific Name: Pomacentrus albimaculus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 9cm
Identification: Gray to brown with dark scale outlines; white saddle on upper tail base.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Rocky outcroppings and debris of sandy inshore areas in 10-20m.
Location: Reliably known only from the Madang region of Papua New Guinea.