Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Western Pacific Ocean: New Caledonia and Australia.
Size: 14 inches (35 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore and offshore rocky and coral reefs and usually found at depths between 15 - 100 feet (5 – 30 m) where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Has tannish body with several slanted broad dark brown bands. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Gonistius
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Has been moved into the Cheilodactylus genus.