Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Australia.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits holes and crevices in rocky outcrops and usually found between depths of 3 to 65 feet (1 – 20 m) where it feeds on smaller fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: The male has a pale orange frontal body and greyish rear body; with the female purplish grey overall. Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pseudochromis
FYI: As of mid 2016, no home aquarium husbandry seems to exist for this species.
Shown here for identification only.
