Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Cocos-Keeling and Christmas Islands to Hawaii, Line, Pitcairn, and Tuamotu Islands, also the Red Sea and possibly throughout Micronesia.
Size: 1 inch (3 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble areas and crevices in reef channels on exposed reefs and can be found singly at depths between 15 to 200 feet (5 – 60 m), where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Has a mottled reddish body. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Serranidae
Subfamily: Anthiinae
Genus: Plectranthias
FYI: A hawkfish-like species dwelling on substrates waiting for a meal to come close enough to be captured and eaten.
Highly secretive.
Shown here for identification only.
