Species Spotlight

As one of only a few red coloured fish in the hobby, the Scarlet or Flame hawkfish is immediately eyecatching.

Common Name/s: Candy / Twospot / Bimac HogfishMaximum Adult Size: 10cmNatural Distribution: Indo-west-PacificDepth Range: 30 – 60mSpecies Notes & Captive Care Notes: A wide ranging

Common Name/s: Sidespot Pencil WrasseMaximum Adult Size: 7cmNatural Distribution: Western Pacific: Philippines, Indonesia and Papua New Guinea. Recently recorded from

Common Name/s: Comet / Marine BettaMaximum Adult Size: 20cmNatural Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Red Sea and East Africa to Tonga and the Line IslandsDepth Range: usually

Common Name/s: Choat’s Leopard WrasseMaximum Adult Size: 7.6cmNatural Distribution: Western Pacific: AustraliaDepth Range: usually 0 – 30mSpecies Notes & Captive Care Notes: Choat’s wrasse is

Common Name/s: Azure Damselfish / DemoiselleMaximum Adult Size: 7cmNatural Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: eastern Indian Ocean (Rowely Shoals, Scott Reef, and Ashmore Reef) and

Occurring widely across the tropical Info-Pacific, the Bubble-tip Anemone Entacmaea quadricolor is often observed in brightly-lit, shallow waters attached to a rocky

Common Name/s: Persian / Midas BlennyMaximum Adult Size: 13cmNatural Distribution: Indo-Pacific: Gulf of Aqaba and southeast coast of Africa to the Marquesan IslandsDepth

Scientific Name: Zebrasoma veliferumMaximum Adult Size: 40cmNatural Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean to the Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island and most of the East Indian

Scientific Name: Pseudanthias squamipinnisCommon Name/s: Lyretail Anthias / Sea Goldie / WreckfishMaximum Adult Size: 15cmNatural Distribution: Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea and Natal, South