Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indian Ocean: Sri Lanka and southern India to the Gulf of Oman and Strait of Hormuz.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits holes and crevices in rocky reef areas having accumulations of rubble and is usually found between depths of 30 to 100 feet (10 – 30 m) where it feeds on smaller fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Has a pale yellowish body with numerous dark dots mainly on the upper body. Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Pseudochromidae
Subfamily: Pseudochrominae
Genus: Pseudochromis
FYI: As of mid 2016, no home aquarium husbandry seems to exist for this species.
May be no different than others in this genus – known to be extremely aggressive.
Shown here for identification only.
