Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba and the Persian Gulf.
Size: 5 inches (11 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coral reefs and lagoons and usually found at depths between 6 – 50 feet (2 – 15 m) where it feeds on zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Microdesmidae
Genus: Ptereleotris
FYI: Shown here for identification only.