Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
Info
(Bleeker, 1874)
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Society Islands north to Yaeyama Islands, south to New Guinea; Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Biology
Found on coral rubble.
Collected from river mouths.
Feeds on zooplankton.
Low vulnerability, Price category: Very high
Synonymised taxa:
Asterropterix ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874)
Asterropteryx ensifer (Bleeker, 1874) (misspelling)
Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874)
Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874
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
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea to the Society Islands north to Yaeyama Islands, south to New Guinea; Marshall Islands in Micronesia.
Biology
Found on coral rubble.
Collected from river mouths.
Feeds on zooplankton.
Low vulnerability, Price category: Very high
Synonymised taxa:
Asterropterix ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874)
Asterropteryx ensifer (Bleeker, 1874) (misspelling)
Asterropteryx ensiferus (Bleeker, 1874)
Brachyeleotris ensifera Bleeker, 1874
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!
