Range: East Pacific Ocean: Galapagos to the coast of North America and the Gulf of California

Size: Up to 32 in (80 cm)

Natural Environment: Inhabit coastal reef crests and deeper reef slopes

General Husbandry: Has a temperature range of 68 - 72°F (20 - 22°C) and has a natural diet of benthic invertebrate. Requires a meaty diet, including fortified brine shrimp, mysis, black worms and other meaty type frozen foods with two or three feedings per day. Need lots of swimming room. Sometimes bury themselves if frightened. Usually, they sleep under rock shelves, on or under a coral branch, in a crevice, or directly on the sand surface, however, providing a deep sandbed of about 6 inches (15 cm) of fine-grained sand would be a good idea. Not only do they get large, they are quite territorial!

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