Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Palau, Papua New Guinea, and Solomon Islands.
Size: 2 inches (4 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits fringing shallow rocky and coral reefs and usually found at depths between 6 – 25 feet (2 – 8 m) where it feeds mostly on algae.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Ecsenius
FYI: Shown here for identification only.