Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Malaysia, Philippines and Papua New Guinea to Australia.
Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore coral reef caves and usually found at depths between 3 – 85 feet (1 – 25 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.
General Husbandry: Has a tannish body with several silvery lengthwise lines from the snout and fading somewhat as they go rearward. As of 2016, not yet purposely collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Apogon/Ostorhinchus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Can technically be found also listed as: Ostorhinchus wassinki.