Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: South China Sea to Samoa, north to the Philippines, south to Scott Reef, New Caledonia and Tonga.
Size: 10 inches (25 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sheltered lagoons, reef flats, and protected reef faces and usually found at depths between 3 - 65 feet (1 - 20 m) where it feeds upon small fishes and benthic invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.