Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Seychelles to Fiji and Hawaiian Islands.
Size: 1 inch (2 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits reef areas on and around corals and sponges and usually found at depths between 30 to 130 feet (10 – 40 m) where it feeds on zooplankton and coral mucus.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Pleurosicya
FYI: Shown here for identification only.