Common on reef in Bubble-Top Anemones around 5-10 metres deep.
Common on reef in Bubble-Top Anemones around 5-10 metres deep.
Short-tail Bristle-tooth (Ctenochaetus cyanocheilus) next to the Rocher de Kaa Nuë Méra, in Kanumera Bay, Isle of Pines (Ile des Pins), New Caledonia. Photographed on 18 Oct 2018.
NB - a little unusual for this species in that the lips aren't blue- but I can't find another species it could be.