Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: South Arica to Hawaiian Islands.
Size: 32 inches (80 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy reef bottoms and generally seen between the depths of 3 - 100 feet (1 - 30 m).
Aquarium Suitability: Not purposely collected for the home aquarium trade/very rarely seen in the trade.
Sticky to the touch and feeds on detritus and organic matter, which is sifted from the substrate.
Unsuitable for home aquarium!
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Echinodermata
Class: Holothuroidea
Order: Apodida
Family: Synaptidae
Genus: Opheodesoma
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Even though they do not contain any harmful toxins, they usually perish within a few months in most captive situations, as they cannot get a sufficient amount of food.
They are best left in the wild.
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