Most of what you see here are coral fish like various wrasses, squirrelfish, Moorish Idols, parrotfish, angelfish, surgeonfish and butterflyfish. |
The great clouds of yellow black and white banner angelfish, brilliant blue fusiliers, yellow tangs and smart surgeonfish are gone. |
The upper part is the territory of the surgeonfish which savagely protects it by attacking divers when they approach. |
Many species, such as parrotfish and surgeonfish, prospered on the algae covering that invades stricken coral reefs. |
Damselfish make up almost half, with angelfish, surgeonfish, wrasses, gobies, and butterfly fish accounting for another 25 to 30 percent. |
The powder blue surgeonfish from the Indo-Pacific Ocean is an uncommon variety. |