Family: Angelfish - Pomacanthidae
Maximum Size: 23cm
Identification: Male - White with 4 black stripes; broad black stripe on outer edge of dorsal fin; black speckles on tail.
Favourite: Form groups.
Hide-out: Outer reefs in 10-50m.
Location: Asian Pacific - Indonesia, Malaysian Peninsula, Philippines, New Guinea to Vanuatu. S.W. Japan to N. Great Barrier Reef.
Blackstriped Angelfish
Freshwater Demoiselle
Scientific Name: Neopomacentrus taeniurus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Brown with dark scale margins and yellow tail with dark borders; yellow edge on rear edge of dorsal and anal fins.
Favourite: Form small groups.
Hide-out: Mangroves, lower reaches of freshwater streams and bays with freshwater discharge to 3m.
Location: Indo-Asian Pacific - E. Africa to Australia and New Guinea.
Blue-Green Chromis
Scientific Name: Chromis viridis
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 8cm
Identification: Blue to pale green with no markings.
Favourite: Form large schools above coral thickets.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs and lagoons in 2-20m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - Red Sea and E. Africa to Marquesas and Society Is. in French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia.
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