Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean: Point Conception California to the southern Baja Mexico and the Galapagos Islands.
Size: 58 inches (145 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow rocky reefs 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: Quite drab, having a overall darkish brown body with some small areas of tan showing throughout the body. Not collected for the trade. A cool water species.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Gymnothorax
FYI: Shown here for identification only. Unsuitable for home aquariums.
