Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to Marshall Islands, north to Southern Japan, and south to eastern Australia.
Size: 2 inches (3 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reefs and lagoons in branches of Pocillopora and Seriatopora stony corals. Usually found at depths between 10 to 50 feet (3 – 15 m) where it feeds on zooplankton and coral mucus.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available in the trade, aquarium husbandry will be similar to Paragobiodon lacunicolus.