
Two-Eyed coralfish
Dauin, Oct 2012.
15 cm (6 in.) butterflyfish. White with ocellated spot on anal fin and rear dorsal fins, a pair of closely spaced brown bars behind head, and orange-edged gray bar rear body.
Habitat:
Found alone or in pairs, usually near barrel sponges. Coastal and outer reefs in 10-30 m. Asian Pacific.
Notes:
Very elusive to photograph. Always hiding behind corals.
"Coradion melanopus", known commonly as the Twospot coralfish, is a species of marine fish in the family Chaetodontidae. The Twospot coralfish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the centralIndo-Pacific region, from Indonesia to the Philippines. The Twospot coralfish is a small size fish and can reach a maximum size of 15 cm length.