Range: Indo-Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to South Africa, southern Japan, Indonesia, Marquesan Islands, Lord Howe Islands

Size: Up to 10 in (25 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit shallow reef areas, often in intertidal zones

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 72 - 81°F (22 - 27°C) and has a natural diet of zooplankton, small fishes, and benthic invertebrate. Requires a meaty diet, including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, chopped fish or shrimp flesh, and meaty type frozen carnivore foods with two or three feedings per day. May be fairly peaceful as a juvenile, yet can get more aggressive with age. Minimum sized aquarium should be about 50 gallons.

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