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Clown TriggerfishClown Triggerfish

The body is oval and compressed. The mouth is terminal with protruding incisors and the snout is pointed. The caudal fin is rounded. The colouring of is very vivid making it very easy to recognise. The clown triggerfish is one the best known in its family. The upper portion of it body is dark and speckled with yellow. The lower portion is adorned with large white spots. The lips are a yellowish orange and there is a yellow band beneath the eyes. The clown triggerfish live along the outer wall of the reef and grow to a length of 50 centimetres.

BatfishBatfish

The body is oval and compressed. The mouth is terminal with protruding incisors and the snout is pointed. The caudal fin is rounded. The colouring of is very vivid making it very easy to recognise. The clown triggerfish is one the best known in its family. The upper portion of it body is dark and speckled with yellow. The lower portion is adorned with large white spots. The lips are a yellowish orange and there is a yellow band beneath the eyes. The clown triggerfish live along the outer wall of the reef and grow to a length of 50 centimetres.


Royal AngelfishRoyal Angelfish

Its body is not as tall as the others in the angelfish family. The rear edges of the dorsal and anal fins are well developed but do not exceed the caudal fin. The body has a background colouring of orange and yellow with eight or nine dark blue bands. The eyes are surrounded by two sharply defined dark blue stripes. The dorsal fin has a fairly dark vermiculation, while the anal fin has parallel yellow stripes along its edge. The young are fairly similar and have posterior ocellar spot. The fish grows to a length of 30 centimetres.

Yellowfin FusilierYellowfin Fusilier

The body of the yellowfin fusilier is oval, elongated and compressed. Its snout is short and mouth small, lined with small teeth. The dorsal fin is long. The caudal fin is profoundly incised with pointed lobes. The upper portion of the body and the caudal fin are yellow in colour. The lower half is light blue in colour. Its eyes are red. The base of the pectoral fins is black, the edges of the caudal, analy are pinkish. The fish live in schools along the exposed side of the reef. They grow to a length of 30 centimetres.

 
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