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 and north to Southern Japan, and south to New Caledonia and Rapa Islands.
Size: 80 inches (200 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits deep reef channels and seamounts with adults mostly found in deeper waters and juveniles in shallow waters at depths between 30 – 1300 feet (1 – 400 m) where they feed on small fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Has a whitish body with large black spots. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Epinephelinae
Genus: Epinephelus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Can weigh in at over 900 pounds!
Mainly a human food and gamefish in the local areas.
Extremely aggressive.
Unsuitable for home aquariums.
