Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Maldives to northwestern Australia and the Solomon Islands.
Size: 9 inches (22 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sheltered coastal reefs near collections of rubble and usually found at depths between 50 - 150 feet (15 - 45 m) where it feeds upon small fishes and benthic invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Nemipteridae
Genus: Scolopsis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
.jpg "Scolopsis xenochrous (Oblique-barred Monocle Bream)")
