Scientific Name: Pomacentrus microspilus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 8.5cm
Identification: Charcoal gray with blackish anal fin and whitish 'eyebrow'; diamond-shaped dark marking on pectoral fin base.
Favourite: Solitary or form loose groups.
Hide-out: Lagoons and offshore reefs with silty conditions in 1-35m.
Location: Fiji.
Fiji Damsel
Reticulated Butterflyfish
Family: Butterflyfish - Chaetodontidae
Maximum Size: 16cm
Description: Black with pale gray scale centers becoming whitish on back and forebody; yellow-edged black eye bar, margin of tail yellow with black-edges.
Favourite: Solitary, in pairs or aggregations.
Hide-out: Exposed outer reefs to 30m.
Location: Pacific - N. Sulawesi in Indonesia, Philippines, Micronesia to Hawaii and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to N.E. Australia.
Whitebar Gregory
Scientific Name: Stegastes albifasciatus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 11cm
Identification: Dark gray to brown; often white bar across rear body, large blackand white spot on rear base of dorsal fin, black spot on base of pectoral fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form loose groups.
Hide-out: Rubble and boulder areas expposed to wave action to 2m.
Location: Indo-Pacific - E. Africa to Micronesia, Line Is. and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.
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