Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Central Pacific Ocean: Hawaiian Islands.
Size: 5 inches (14 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky and coral reefs and found in caves and under ledges during the day and usually found at depths between 3 – 400 feet (1 – 120 m) where it feeds on small fishes and crustaceans/zooplankton during evening hours.
General Husbandry: Has a tannish orange body with many small black spots arranged in horizontal rows. As of 2016, not yet purposely collected for the trade. 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 technically be found also listed as: Ostorhinchus maculiferus.
