Longnose Butterflyfish

Scientific Name: Forcipiger flavissimus
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 22cm
Description: Yellow with black upper head and silvery white below; elongate snout; spot on anal fin below tail base.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coastal and outer reefs in 2-114m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Hawaii and C. America. S.W. Japan to N. & E. Australia.

Checkered Snapper

Scientific Name: Lutjanus decussatus
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: White undercolor with 6 brown stripes body and 6-7 dark bars across back forming netted pattern on upper body; black spot on base of tail.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and outer slopes in 5-35m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - India to W. Papua New Guinea, north to S.W. Japan.

Goldbelly Damsel

Scientific Name: Pomacentrus auriventris
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 7cm
Identification: Neon-blue head and upper body, yellow lower and rear body, anal and tail fins.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Mainly on rubble slopes in 2-15m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Christmas I. to W. Bali and E. Kalimantan (Borneo) in Indonesia and Caroline Is. in E. Micronesia.