Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Mauritius and the Comoros to the west Pacific Ocean.
Size: 72 inches (180 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow coastal coral reefs and outer slopes at depths between 3 to about 100 feet (1 – 30 m) and stays under rocks and/or in caves during daytime and hunts prey during evening hours when it feeds mainly on smaller fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Has a white body with numerous small oddly shaped black patches. Not yet collected for the trade, yet quite attractive.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Gymnothorax
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
