Koumansetta hectori Breeding Information

Species:	Koumansetta hectori
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity Reference:
Class:	C
Synonyms:	Amblygobius hectori, Seychellea hectori
Environment:	Reef-associated; marine, usually 5 - 20 m (Ref. 27115 )
Size/Weight/Age:	Max length : 8.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637 )
Distribution:	Tropical; 22°C - 30°C (Ref. 27115 ); 30°N - 2°N Indo-West Pacific: Red Sea, Aldabra, Seychelles, Ryukyu Islands, Yaeyama Islands; Palau, Truk, and Pohnpei in Micronesia.
Description:	Dorsalspines (total): 7; Dorsalsoft rays (total): 15-16; Analspines: 1; Analsoft rays: 15 - 16. Has a similar pattern to that of A. rainfordi, but is bluish-black rather than green, with yellow longitudinal stripes and a chain of ocelli from the base of the second dorsal fin to the upper caudal rays.
Biology:	Inhabits sheltered bays and inner reefs on fine rubble shaded by large living corals (Ref. 48637 ). Occurs solitarily, hovering a short distance above sandy bottoms of reef bases. Stomach contents of one specimen comprise of filamentous algae, harpacticoid copepods, ostracods, amphipods, and nematodes (Ref. 9360 ).
Data Sheet:	http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=7242
WoRMS:	http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Koumansetta hectori
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