Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Central Pacific Ocean: Endemic to Hawaiian Islands.
Size: 3 inches (8 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits somewhat deep water coastal reefs and found on bottom substrates at depths between 200 - 300 feet (60 - 90 m) where it feeds strictly on small crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Has a mottled brownish body. Not puposely collected for the trade, yet is found in trawl nets occasionally.
Taxonomy:
Order: Gasterosteiformes
Suborder: Syngnathoidei
Family: Pegasidae
Genus: Eurypegasus
FYI: Must have a steady diet of ‘live’ foods, i.e., fortified live brine shrimp, and/or copepods/amphipods and will ‘only’ feed off the bottom substrate, which should be wide-ranging/quite extensive in captivity. Must be fed five to ten times a day when and if in captivity.
An extremely poor shipper.
Shown here for identification only.
Unsuitable for the home aquarium.
Best left in the wild.
