Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Persian Gulf, south to Madagascar and East Africa to Kenya.
Size: 5 inches (12 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore reefs at depths between 3 to 50 feet (1 -15 m) and feeds on zooplankton, benthic invertebrates and algae.
General Husbandry: Quite drab, having a greyish black body with juveniles having a black spot edged in blue on the rear dorsal, which mostly fades as it grows into adulthood.
Not yet collected for the hobby.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Pomacentrinae
Genus: Pomacentrus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.