Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indian Ocean:: Pinda, Mozambique and Seychelles; Western Pacific: Japan to Australia.
Size: 3 inches (6 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow protected rocky and coral reefs and usually found between depths of 3 – 15 feet (1 – 5 m) where it mainly feeds upon filamentous algae, diatoms, tiny crustaceans, and detritus.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Salarias
FYI: Shown here for identification only. Yet its care, should it become available, would be the same as for others in this genus.