Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Northwest Pacific Ocean: Japan, and south to the China Sea and Taiwan.
Size: 18 inches (45 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits rocky reef faces and slopes and usually found at depths between 3 - 50 feet (1 – 15 m) where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Has a white body and head having several slanted tannish orange bands and white spots on the tail. 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.
