Wrought Iron Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Chaetodon daedalma
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Description: Blackish with whitish blotch or spot on each scale; rear edge of dorsal, anal and tail fins yellow.
Favourite: Form large aggregations; forage widely.
Hide-out: Rocky reefs in clear water to 7m.
Location: S. Japan and nearby Ryukyu, Ogasawara and Izu Is..

Chinamanfish

Scientific Name: Symphorus nematophorus
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 80cm
Identification: Undercolor shades of yellow-brown to brown to olive with numerous blue stripes from head to tail; often filaments trail from fore rays of dorsal fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs to 50m. Can cause ciguatera poisoning.
Location: Asian Pacific - S.W. Japan to N. Australia and New Caledonia.

Philippine Damsel

Scientific Name: Pomacentrus philippinus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Dark gray to purple with black scale margins; black spot on pectoral fin base.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Passages and outer reefs, usually in shadows of cliffs and ledges to 12m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Maldives to Great Barrier Reef, Coral Sea and Fiji, north to S.W. Japan.