Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Japan and Indonesia.
Size: 2 inches (4 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy bottom areas near reefs and found in burrows with Alpheus randalli shrimp and usually seen at depths between 50 to 130 feet (15 – 40 m) where it feeds on tiny benthic invertebrates and zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Tomiyamichthys
FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should others in this genus become available, aquarium husbandry similar to T. oni would suffice.
