Scientific Name
Roa australis
Common Name
Triple-banded butterflyfish
Biology
Dorsal
spines
(total): 11;
Dorsal
soft rays
(total): 19-23;
Anal
spines: 3;
Anal
soft rays: 17. This species has the following characters: D XI,20; A III,17; pectoral-fin rays 14; 43 tubed lateral-line scales; body depth 73.2% in SL; light brown in color with body uniformly pale, the head somewhat darker, a dark elongated spot between 2nd and 7th soft dorsal fin rays, bordered anteriorly by a pale area of similar width, and extending onto membrane between last spine and first ray (Ref. 76759).