Sea goldie

Biology

The sea goldies is a small tropical fish that inhabits the translucent waters of lagoons and coral reefs, up to 20 metres in depth. Like other members of their family, they are protogynous hermaphrodites, since all are born as females and may, at some point in their life, turn into males. They are socially organized in harems, in which one male controls and protects several females. That is why they are so territorial and aggressive.

Curiosities

The males exhibit a reddish colour while females have an orange body.