When swimming this fish looks like it is "beating its wings", the torpedo-shaped Peacock decorates the marine world and aquariums with its colors and agility.
Its body is wide and long. The upper profile from the snout to the base of the second dorsal fin is strongly convex. The color is a greenish blue; the center of the scales is red. The head has blue stripes. The dorsal fin shows a pink band, followed by a strip of dark brown and black and finally a bluish-white fringe. The caudal fin is red with bluish-green bands, the pectoral fins are yellowish-green, with black spots. The young have different coloration; there are some species that can be completely yellow, becoming blue or green as adults. They reach up to 20 cm.

• Origin: Eastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea.

• Environment: Temperature between 18 and 22 ºC, water pH 8, density between 1023 and 1025, intense illumination.
  
  
• Food: An exclusively meat-based diet is recommended. For this use Alcon rations such as Alcon Gold Marin Flakes and the Alcon Gold Marin Sticks and Alcon Shrimp.
  
  
• Behavior: Peaceful, can be kept with other species.