Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Southwest Pacific Ocean: New Zealand and southern Australia.
Size: 40 inches (100 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore rocky and coral reefs and usually found at depths between 3 - 150 feet (1 – 45 m) where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Has tannish body with several slanted broad dark brown bands. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Gonistius
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Has been moved into the Cheilodactylus genus.
