Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Atlantic Ocean: Florida, Bahamas, and Lesser Antilles.
Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore and patch reef flats at depths below 30 feet (10 m) and can reach heights of about 5 feet (1.5 m).
Aquarium Suitability: A beautiful species, however, not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Octocorallia
Order: Anlcyonacea
Suborder: Holaxonia
Family: Gorgoniidae
Genus: Gorgonia
FYI: Shown here only for identification only.
This fan shaped horny coral grows with the flat side facing the current to allow them to feed more efficiently on the flow of plankton.
Best left in the wild.
