Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean: Pitcairn and Easter Island.
Size: 5 inches (12 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble areas on local rocky reefs and is usually found at depths between 3 – 200 feet (1 – 60 m) where it feeds on small fishes, worms, and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Has mottled brownish and white body. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Cirrhitidae
Genus: Amblycirrhites
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Has also been classified as Cirrhitus wilhelmi, yet Itycirrhitus wilhelmi appears, as of 2016, to be the correct ‘new’ genus, yet it still appears in the trade as A. wilhelmi.
