Firetail Devil

Found singly or in small loose schools, close to the shelter of coral and rocks, over silty, shallow gutters, passages, reef flats, slopes and in tide-pools.

Frequently found in the aquarium trade.

Dottybacks are usually small and often brightly coloured.
They live inside the reefs structure, often at the back of caves and are very territorial and aggressive.
Females lay eggs which are guarded by the males who pick them up in their mouths on a regular basis to mix and aerate them.