Description
A school of Goldsaddle Goatfishes Parupeneus cyclostomus, two of them in purple phase and a Bluefin Trevally Caranx melampygus following them. Goldsaddle Goatfish occurs in the tropical Indo-Pacific in a depth range from 2-125m, max. length 50cm. These specimen are not juvenile anymore, but still young. When adult, they do not school anymore. A school of Elongate Surgeonfish Acanthurus mata and in the background. This is a composite photo, same region around Komodo Island, upper part the small island Tatawa kecil 8°31'46.442" S 119°37'40.857" E, the lower part just 2 days later at a sea mountain called Crystal Rock, North of Gili Lawa Laut, 8°26'17.861" S 119°34'0.77" E, Komodo National Park, Indonesia