Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Indian Ocean: Chagos Archipelago.
Size: 0.5 inch (1.25 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits drop-offs and found near caves and often seen at the bottom of vertical walls and usually found at depths between 15 to 150 feet (5 - 45 m) where it feeds on zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Trimmatom
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
This small genus only contains 7 described species, which are the smallest of all gobies, none of which are collected for the trade.
