Sweep
Photo: Anna Barnett
Similar to Blue Maomao but gray as an adult, silver with red spots on belly as a youngster.
- Scientific Name
- Scorpis lineolatus
- Habitat
- Found inshore, near rocky reefs to 100m. Fry caught early summer around weedy rocks and wharves
- Temperament
- A peaceful fish in a tank.easy to keep and recommended in a large enough tank. When young best in a school.
- Tank Age/Maturity
- Minimum 400 litres and 6 months old
- Diet
- Eats everything really, especially mysid and minced tuatua, but happy on flakes
- Threatened Species
- N/A
- Special Requirements
- Need room to swim,
- Endemic
- N/A
- Size
- 25 - 35cm