Scientific Name: Hemitaurichthys zoster
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 16cm
Description: White pyramid shape formed by dark brown to blackish head and rear body.
Favourite: Form large aggregations; feed on plankton high in water column.
Hide-out: Outer slopes in 40m.
Location: Indian Ocean - E. Africa, Maldives and Bay of Bengal to W. Sumatra in Indonesia.
Black Pyramid Butterflyfish
Black-Banded Snapper
Scientific Name: Lutjanus semicinctus
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 35cm
Identification: Olive back, white below; 7 black bars on upper half of body, large black spot covering tail base.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Lagoons and seaward reefs in 5-35m.
Location: West Pacific - Philippines and Molucca Is. in Indonesia to Great Barrier Reef (rare), New Caledonia, Fiji and Caroline Is. in Micronesia.
Twinspot Damsel
Scientific Name: Pomacentrus geminospilus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 7.5cm
Identification: Light blue-gray with darker scale outlines; blue spots and blotches on cheek and gill cover.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Sheltered shoreline reefs and lagoons on sloping silty bottoms around coral and rock outcroppings in 3-15m.
Location: N. Kalimantan (Borneo) and Palawan Province, Philippines.
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