Though young monkeyface-eels are hunters, they grow up non-aggressive, and become vegetarians that feed on mostly algae. Habitat: Rocky Shores Diet: Juveniles eat Crustaceans and Algae. At two to three inches (5-7.5 cm), they become herbivores mostly. Size: to 80 cm (2.5 feet) long Range: southern Oregon to Baja California, rarely south of Point Conception Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Zoarcoidei Family: Stichaeidae Genus: Cebidichthys Species: Cebidichthys violaceus (Girard, 1854)
Though young monkeyface-eels are hunters, they grow up non-aggressive, and become vegetarians that feed on mostly algae. Habitat: Rocky Shores Diet: Juveniles eat Crustaceans and Algae. At two to three inches (5-7.5 cm), they become herbivores mostly. Size: to 80 cm (2.5 feet) long Range: southern Oregon to Baja California, rarely south of Point Conception Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Zoarcoidei Family: Stichaeidae Genus: Cebidichthys Species: Cebidichthys violaceus (Girard, 1854)
