Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia to Hawaiian Islands, north to Southern Japan and Taiwan.
Size: 40 inches (100 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits sandy slopes of coastal reefs at depths between 15 to about 600 feet (5 – 180 m) and stays under rocks and/or in caves during daytime and hunts prey during evening hours when it feeds mainly on smaller fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Somewhat whitish grey with a short blunt snout. Highly secretive during daylight hours. Not collected for the trade, and not much else is known about its biology.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Gymnothorax
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
