Verulux cypselurus (Weber, 1909)
Swallowtail cardinalfish, 60mm

These were part of a mixed school photographed by Jay Lord on the deck of the Akibasan Maru, a Kwajalein lagoon bottom shipwreck.

We saw those in the photo below on a small reef on the sandy eastern lagoon slope.

Created 12 September 2019
Updated 19 June 2021

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