Saltwater
Peacock wrasse
Iniistius pavo
Labridae, Xyrichtyinae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 42 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,672 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Australia, China, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, and 35 more countries.
Introduced to Greece.
More about the species
Description
Usually solitary in lagoon and seaward reef areas with fine to loose, coarse sand bottoms. Juveniles sometimes in shallow estuaries. Adults rare in less than 20 m. Benthic and benthopelagic. Dives into sand to sleep safely at night or to hide when alarmed. Feed on hard-shelled invertebrates, including mollusks and crustaceans. Juveniles mimic drifting dead leaves by holding the elongate detached front part of dorsal fin forward over head. Good to eat, flesh very white. Minimum depth reported from Ref. 27115.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Hemipteronotus niger
- Hemipteronotus pavo
- Hemipteronotus pavoninus
- Iniistius cacatua
- Iniistius leucozonus
- Iniistius mundicorpus
In other languages
- Påfuglekløvefisk
- Black nabeta, Black razorfish, Black-barred razorfish, Blue razorfish, Indianfish, Indianfish blue razorfish, Leaf wrasse, Pavo razorfish, Peacock razorfish, Razor wrasse, Red-belly razor wrasse, Wrasse
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.