Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Marquesan and Easter Islands, north to Southern Japan and south to northern Australia.
Size: 50 inches (125 cm)
Natural Environment: Burrows into the sandy and muddy areas of reef flats and seagrass beds in shallow lagoons and is found between depths of about 3 to 200 feet (1 – 60 m) and feeds on small fishes and crustaceans in evening hours.
General Husbandry: Quite drab, having an overall brownish grey coloration. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Congroidei
Family: Congridae
Subfamily: Congrinae
Genus: Conger
FYI: Those in this genus are termed ‘Conger Eels’ and are quite shy/secretive, residing in rocky caves or buried in the sand or mud during the daytime, then feed at nighttime.
May require very deep substrates and/or large bottom located caves, as they are nocturnal bottom feeders and tankmates large enough not to be eaten.
Best displayed in ‘special species’ type aquariums/public aquarium displays.
Minimum decor is ideal, as they prefer wide-open bottom areas to search for food.
Shown here for identification only.
