Mauritius Jewel Leopard Wrasse (Halichoeres Lapillus) MALEScientific: Halichoeres lapillus German: Mauritius Lippfisch English: Mauritius Jewel Leopard Wrasse, Jewelled Wrasse Category: Wrasses Family tree: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Perciformes (Order) > Labridae (Family) > Halichoeres (Genus) > lapillus (Species) Occurrence: Gulf of Oman Oman, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Runion , Somalia, South Africa, Tansania, Western Indian Ocean, Yemen Sea depth: 2 15 Meter

This species attains a maximum total length of 42 cm (17 in)

the body takes on a speckled blue coloration

Keep in a pair or group with peaceful fish of similar size

Size: Medium: 2" to 3" Large: 3" to 4-1/2"

being completely inoffensive to sessile invertebrates and a threat only to minute motile invertebrates

Species that are not easily bullied e

and the Robust Fusilier is a colorful perciform fish from the Caesionidae family

Like other goby species

encircling the eyes

Soft Corals: 80–120 PAR

It is likely to pick at stony and soft corals but will completely ignore non-sessile invertebrates such as shrimp and crabs

Acanthurus Lineatus is generally herbivorous