Scientific Name: Dascyllus auripinnis
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: Bright orange ventral, anal, and tail fins, and yellow orange hue on lower body.
Favourite: Usually form groups near anemones.
Hide-out: Coral and rocky reefs in 3-45m.
Location: Line and Phoenix Is. in Central Pacific.
Orangefin Dascyllus
Golden Angelfish
Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Orange (brown in Sulawesi, Indonesia and Solomon Is.) with rippled bars; blackish ring around eye.
Favourite: Unusually shy species, seldom venture far from coastal shelter.
Hide-out: Coral-rich areas in 3-20m.
Location: West Pacific - N.E. Sulawesi in Indonesia to N. New Guinea, Solomon Is. and Samoa. Micronesia to N. Great Barrier Reef.
Three-Spot Dascyllus
Scientific Name: Dascyllus trimaculatus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 14cm
Identification: Gray with black scale edges, fins dark except rear dorsal; occasionally a suffusion of yellow or orange on head and breast.
Favourite: Usually form groups.
Hide-out: Coral and rocky reefs to 55m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Line Is. and French Polynesia (absent Hawaii and Marquesas Is).
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