Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Philippines to Southern Japan.
Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits areas of rock, rubble and sand in coastal reefs and usually found at depths between 40 - 100 feet (12 - 30 m) where it feeds by sifting mouthfuls of sand to capture small invertebrates and organic matter.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Valenciennea
FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available, aquarium husbandry would be similar to V. helsdingenii.
