Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Southwest Atlantic Ocean: Venezuela to Argentina, including Trinidad.
Size: 10 inches (25 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits rubble areas adjacent to seagrass beds and usually found at depths between 10 to 600 feet (3 - 180 m) where it feeds mainly at night on benthic invertebrate.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Suborder: Tetraodontoidei
Family: Diodontidae
Genus: Chilomycterus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
