Scientific Name: Lutjanus bengalensis
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Yellow upper half of body with 4 neon-blue stripes; white unmarked lower body immediately below 4th stripe.
Favourite: Small groups congregate around outcroppings.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and outer slopes in 10-30m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Molucca Is. in E. Indonesia.
Bengal Snapper
Blue-Stripe Angelfish
Scientific Name: Chaetodontoplus septentrionalis
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Brownish orange with bold blue stripes, tail yellow.
Hide-out: Rock or coral reefs in 5-60m.
Location: W. Pacific Rim including S. China, Taiwan and S.W. Japan.
Two-Spot Snapper
Scientific Name: Lutjanus biguttatus
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 20cm
Identification: Slender; brownish gray back with 2-3 white spots, reddish brown belly; wide reddish brown stripe from snout to tail and wide white stripe from mouth to tail.
Favourite: From small to large groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and seaward slopes in 5-30m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Maldives to Fiji. Philippines to Great Barrier Reef.
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