Saltwater
Shoulder-spot wrasse
Leptojulis cyanopleura
Labridae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 13 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 65 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Australia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Oman, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, and 7 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found in clear coastal slopes to outer reef lagoons on open rubble patches or rocky bottom. Occurs in groups (mostly females) on or near reefs, usually where the water is somewhat turbid and rich in plankton. Fish in the initial phase are much more abundant than the terminal males. Feeds on zooplankton at least a meter above the substrate.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Halichoeres cyanopleura
- Julis cyanopleura
- Julis pyrrhogrammatoides
- Leptojulis chrysotaenia
- Leptojulis pyrrhogrammatoides
In other languages
- Blue-sided wrasse, Blue-spot V-wrasse, Blue-spot wrasse, Shoulderspot wrasse, Weedy 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.