Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Fiji, north to Southern Japan, and south to Australia and New Caledonia.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits areas containing gorgonians on coastal reefs and is found at depths between 15 - 100 feet (5 - 30 m) where it feeds strictly on benthic invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Has a variable colored body, e.g., from a mottled black to red and yellow with an assortment of bands and spots. Not collected for the hobby.
Taxonomy:
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Suborder: Syngnathoidei
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Solenostomus
FYI: Unsuitable for home aquariums.
A public aquarium species.
Must have a steady diet of ‘live’ foods, i.e., fortified live brine shrimp, grass shrimp, and/or copepods/amphipods and be fed four or five times a day.
Shown here for identification only.
