Cryptocentrus caeruleopunctatus

Photo by Shevy Rothman

Size range: max 13 cm

Common size: TBC

Depth range: 2-15 m

Habitat: Specify the title (Hard, Soft or Vegetation) and the type:

  • Soft - sand

Water column position:

  • Benthic

Schooling characteristics:

  • Solitary
  • Small groups
  • Large schools

Colors & patterns: Focus on unique characteristics which distinguish the species from others, specify differences between:

  • Females
  • Males
  • Juveniles
  • Special patterns (for example, a breeding pattern)

Behavior:

  1. Whether the species is:
  • Reef-associated - related to sites it inhabits

2. Activity:

  • Diurnal
  • Nocturnal
  • Both
  • Crepuscular

3. Approach:

  • Shy
  • Indifferent
  • Easily approached
  • Bald
  • Followers

4. Unique behavior: TBC

5. Feeding characteristic - piscivore, zooplanktivore, herbivore, detritivore, crustaceavore, omnivore, OR other, e.g specific invertebrate feeder

Exotic

EM notes: description of special east Mediterranean characteristics.

Credit: Shevy Rothman