Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Indian Ocean: Seychelles and Maldives.
Size: 2 inches (5 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy bottom areas near reefs and lives with Alpheid ochrostriatus and A. randalli shrimps and usually seen at depths between 65 - 130 feet (20 - 40 m) where it feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Vanderhorstia/Tomiyamichthys
FYI: Now classified as Tomiyamichthys praealta.
Shown here for identification.
Should others in this genus become available, aquarium husbandry similar to Tomiyamichthys oni would suffice.
