Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea to South Africa eastward to Hawaiian and Pitcairn Islands, north to Southern Japan, and south to Australia.
Size: 110 inches (275 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits areas near caves and wrecks, also estuaries and coral reefs, usually in shallow waters, and found at depths between 3 – 600 feet (1 – 180 m) where it feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and turtles.
General Husbandry: Has a mottled tannish body. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
A public aquarium species.
Mainly a food fish and gamefish in the local areas.
Unsuitable for home aquariums.
