Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Southwest Atlantic Ocean: Brazil.
Size: 3 inches (7 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastal open reef areas having rocky rubble bottom accumulations and major water circulation at depths between 10 to 80 feet (3 – 25 m) where it feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), fish eggs, and algae.
General Husbandry: Quite attractive, having browish body with a yellow caudal peduncle and tail, with yellow on the aft portion of the dorsal fin.
Not yet collected for the hobby.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Chromis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
