Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits holes and crevices in shallow rocky and coral reefs and is usually found between depths of 30 to 65 feet (10 – 20 m) where it feeds on smaller fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: As of mid 2016, no home aquarium husbandry seems to exist for this species.
May be no different than others in this genus – extremely aggressive.
Shown here for identification only.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Ogilbyina