Scientific Name: Acanthurus lineatus
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 38cm
Identification: Gold undercolor with numerous black edged blue stripes and bluish belly, yellow ventral fins; bright blue margins on most fins.
Favourite: Solitary; territorial and aggressive; tail spine venomous.
Hide-out: Outer edge of reefs to 6m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Indonesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Striped Surgeonfish
Three-Striped Whiptail
Scientific Name: Pentapodus trivittatus
Family: Coral Breams - Nemipteridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Gray, underside of head and body white; pale saddles and stripe on back, white mid-body blotch gradates into stripe toward tail.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs and lagoons in 2-30m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Malaysian Peninsula to Philippines, E. Caroline Is. in Micronesia and Solomon Is.
Regal Angelfish
Scientific Name: Pygoplites diacanthus
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 25cm
Identification: Yellow-orange with 7-8 dark-edged bluish-white bars, yellow tail; dark patch around eye; blue and orange bands on anal fin.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs; feed on sponges and tunicates.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs to 48m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Indonesia, Philippines and Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N. Australia and New Caledonia.
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