Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Indonesia, New Guinea, and south to the Great Barrier Reef and New Caledonia.
Size: 1 inch (2 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits bays and lagoons where gorgonian corals exist and feeds on minute crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Two color morphs exist: pale grey or purple with pink or red tubercles (found on gorgonian coral Muricella plectana) and yellow with orange tubercles (found on gorgonian coral Muricella paraplectana).
Not purposely collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Syngnathiformes
Suborder: Syngnathoidei
Family: Syngnathidae
Genus: Hippocampus
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
