Photo by Peter Southwood	Pineapple fish Monocentris japonicus The pineapple fish is a tropical species found normally only as far south as Mossel Bay. It can be found in caves and under overhangs, in depths from 10 m to 400 m. The specimen shown was sighted at Long Beach in the beginning of July, but was also seen in December 2004. See "Coastal fishes of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay", available from SURG, for more details.
References: Coastal fishes of the Cape Peninsula and False Bay, a divers' identification guide, G Zsilavecz, 2005. Smiths' Sea Fishes, MM Smith and PC Heemstra, 1986.
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