Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Cocos-Keeling to Fiji and Palau, north to Yaeyamas Islands, south to Indonesia.
Size: 2 inches (5 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits caves on outer reefs and usually found at depths between 65 – 200 feet (20 – 60 m) where it feeds during evening hours on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton.
General Husbandry: Has a transparent body with a large white spot on the frontal body, which has just above it, a small red blotch. Not normally/purposely collected for the trade in 2016. However, should it become available, its aquarium husbandry would be similar to that of A. angustatus. Simply open that species to view those recommendations.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Apogonidae
Subfamily: Apogoninae
Genus: Apogon/Ostorhinchus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Can be technically found also listed as: Ostorhinchus dispar.
