Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Widespread.
Natural Environment: Inhabits sloping reef faces in clear or turbid waters and generally seen at depths between 3 to 100 feet (1 - 30 m).
General Husbandry: Rarely seen in the trade.
See Porites cylindrica for general husbandry info.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Cnidaria
Class: Anthozoa
Subclass: Hexacorallia
Order: Scleractinia
Family: Poritidae
Genus: Porites
FYI: In the wild, small branching colonies, sometimes with an encrusting base and usually pale or dark green, yellow, purple or brown.
