Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Southern Japan to Line and Ducie Islands, south to Lord Howe and Rapa Islands, and throughout Micronesia.
Size: 24 inches (60 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoon and protected reefs as juveniles, and seaward reefs as adults and usually found at depths between 3 – 200 feet (1 – 60 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.