Dr. Paddy Ryan, USA
Info
Fricke & Roberts, 1994
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand
Biology
Found on the sides or under overhangs of large boulders, sheltering in the massive sponge growths or in large, deep crevices.
Feeds mainly on amphipods, and also on barnacle cyprids and polychaete larvae.
Males maybe territorial during the breeding season.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: New Zealand
Biology
Found on the sides or under overhangs of large boulders, sheltering in the massive sponge growths or in large, deep crevices.
Feeds mainly on amphipods, and also on barnacle cyprids and polychaete larvae.
Males maybe territorial during the breeding season.
Jumping guard
A jumping guard prevents (nocturnal) fish from jumping out.
Wrasses, blennies, hawkfishs and gobies jump out of an unprotected tank in fright if their night rest is disturbed, unfortunately these jumpers are found dried up in the morning on carpets, glass edges or later behind the tank.
https://www.korallenriff.de/en/article/1925_5_Jump_Protection_Solutions_for_Fish_in_the_Aquarium__5_Net_Covers.html
A small night light also helps, as it provides the fish with a means of orientation in the dark!
