Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Solomon Islands, Samoa, Fiji, New Caledonia, Tonga, and the Great Barrier Reef.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow lagoons and seaward reefs in areas of dense coral growth and usually found at depths between 6 – 200 feet (2 – 60 m) where it feeds on stony coral polyps.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Labridae
Genus: Labropsis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.