Humpnose Bigeye Bream

Scientific Name: Monotaxis grandoculis
Family: Emperors – Lethrinidae
Maximum Size: 60cm
Identification: Black to gray, silver or brown back gradating to pale underside, often yellowish tints on head; black spot on base of pectoral fin.
Favourite: Solitary or form groups.
Hide-out: Coastal reefs, lagoons and outer slopes to 100m.
Location: Indo-Pacific – Red Sea and E. Africa to Micronesia, Hawaii and French Polynesia. S.W. Japan to Australia and New Caledonia.