Latin name: Taurulus bubalis
Size: up to 17cm long
Colour: highly variable and mottled, often red, green or brown
Habitat: mid and lower shore under seaweed covered rocks
Facts:
Size: up to 17cm long
Colour: highly variable and mottled, often red, green or brown
Habitat: mid and lower shore under seaweed covered rocks
Facts:
- Can change colour using a massive array of colours depending on its surroundings. Often turns red and pink to match seaweed
- Beware of the sharp spines on the gill covers
- Look closely to see flaps (barbels) in corner of the mouth that look like small spines
- Large head and eyes with a much thinner tail
- They stay very still when discovered and rely on their camouflage to hide. Look closely at the seaweed in the tank and you should see one hiding
