Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Eastern Central Pacific: Tonga, Pitcairn, and Austral Islands.
Size: 3 inches (6 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow lagoon reefs at depths between 40 to 150 feet (12 – 45 m) where it feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), fish eggs, and algae.
General Husbandry: Quite drab, having a brownish body with a white tail.
Not collected for the trade.
No aquarium husbandry exists for this species.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Chromis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
