Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 13cm
Identification: Orange to light brown; broad white patch on forehead tapers toward dorsal fin and smaller patch at mid-dorsal fin; single, usually discontinuous bar behind eye.
Hide-out: Live with Leathery, Magnificent and Merten's Anemones in 2-12m.
Location: N. Papua New Guinea and Solomon Is.
White-Bonnet Anemonefish
Midnight Snapper
Scientific Name: Macolor macularis
Family: Snappers - Lutjanidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Black with pale line markings in scales; blue line and spot markings on head; large eye with bright gold iris.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Edge of steep slopes of lagoons, passes and outer reefs in 5-50m.
Location: Indo-West Pacific - Maldives to Solomon Is. S.W. Japan to N. Australia and New Caledonia.
Blue-Spotted Damsel
Scientific Name: Pomacentrus azuremaculatus
Family: Damselfishes - Pomacentridae
Maximum Size: 10cm
Identification: Light blue-gray (nearly white) with blue spot or streak on scales of upper forebody.
Favourite: Solitary or form loose groups.
Hide-out: Mainly offshore coral reefs in 5-30m.
Location: E. Andaman Sea and Seribu Is. in Java Sea, Indonesia.
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