Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Reef Suitability Not Known
Fish-Only Suitability Not Known
Range: Indian Ocean: Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, and south Arabian coast to Southern India.
Size: 6 inches (15 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits deep rocky reef-slopes at depths of 100 – 800 feet (30 – 240 m) and its natural diet is said to consist of benthic invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Unfortunately there is extremely little information on this species, which has never been collected for the trade. Should you have some data on this species, share it with me so I may post it for others to see.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Chaetodontidae
Genus: Chaetodon
FYI: FYI: This species was originally a member of the Prognathodes genus.
May now be in the Roa genus, along with, Roa excelsa, Roa modestus and possibly a new species, Roa australis.
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