Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Easter Island to Taiwan and Japan.
Size: 8 inches (20 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky reefs where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Has a white body and head having several slanted black bands of various widths and bright red lips. 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.
Basically a human food fish in local areas.
