Japanese Large-Eye Bream

Scientific Name: Gymnocranius euanus
Family: Emperors – Lethrinidae
Maximum Size: 45cm
Identification: Silvery gray with scattered small black spots.
Favourite: Solitary or form small groups.
Hide-out: Open sand or rubble bottoms near reefs in lagoons and on outer slopes in 15-50m.
Location: West Pacific – Philippines, Micronesia and Papua New Guinea to Tonga. S. China Sea and S.W. Japan to E. Australia and Norfolk Is.