Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Sodwana Bay, South Africa, and east to the Marquesas Islands.
Size: 1 inch (2 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal coral reefs areas and usually found at depths between 3 to 150 feet (1 – 45 m) where it feeds on tiny benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Priolepis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.