Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to Society Islands, New Guinea, and Marshall Islands.
Size: 2 inches (3 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal coral rubble areas and usually found at depths between 20 –130 feet (6 – 40 m) where it feeds upon zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Asterropteryx
FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet would be an excellent nano aquarium species when available.