Range: Indo Pacific Ocean: East Africa south to Natal South Africa, Hawaiian, Marquesas, and Tuamotu Islands, southern Japan, Lord Howe Islands

Size: Up to 14 in (35 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit sandy and rubble areas on seaward reefs

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. Rarely seen in the trade.

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