Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 15cm
Identification: Bright yellow to gold including fins; blue markings around eye; long pointed rear dorsal and anal fins.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Steep outer reef slopes in 12-35m.
Location: East Indo-West Pacific - Andaman Sea to Marshall Is. in Micronesia and Fiji. S.W. Japan to N.W. Australia and New Caledonia.
Golden Damsel
Pennant Bannerfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 18cm
Description: White with black band on head, mid-body and upper rear body, yellow upper snout; tallest dorsal spine trails feather-like pennant.
Favourite: Solitary or in pairs.
Hide-out: Inshore and outer reefs in 3-45m.
Location: East Indo-Pacific - Cocos-Keeling Is. to Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia, Fiji and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.W. & E. Australia.
Barred Unicornfish
Family: Surgeonfishes - Acanthuridae
Maximum Size: 30cm
Identification: Pale gray; wide yellowish stripe from eye to tail, numerous dark bluish gray bars on sides, irregular spots on head.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Lagoons and outer reefs in 2-30m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - E. Africa to Indonesia, Micronesia, Gilbert and Solomon Is. and N. Great Barrier Reef, north to S.W. Japan.
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