Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Christmas Island to Southern Japan and south to western Australia and Fiji.
Size: 12 inches (30 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits outer reef slopes and seaward reefs and usually found at depths between 3 – 100 feet (1 – 30 m) where it feeds mainly on algae.
General Husbandry: Colors vary between sexes and its stage of growth (phase). Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Scaridae
Subfamily: Scarinae
Genus: Scarus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.