
Belonoperca chabanaudi
Family: Serranidae
Other common name(s):Chabanaud's Soapfish
Native range:
Indo-Pacific,
East Africa,
Samoa,
Ryukyu Islands,
New Caledonia
Not Reef Safe
Maximum length: 15 cm (6 in)
Water: Marine 24 °C (297 K, 75 °F) - 28 °C (301 K, 82 °F)
Feeding
Meaty foods, including frozen seafood. May require live, gut-packed ghost shrimp to initiate a feeding response.
It rarely displays interspecific aggression. This species is a voracious predator that will eat any fish or shrimp that will fit into its mouth. Only one should be kept per tank.