Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Red Sea and East Africa to Hawaii and eastward to the Gulf of California.
Size: 0.5 inch (1.3 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits various coral reef environments, mainly living on or near starfish, especially Linckia, Mithrodia, Acanthaster, Choriaster, and Culcita.
Aquarium Suitability: Not collected for the home aquarium trade.
Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Family: Palaemonidae
Genus: Zenopontonia
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Depends upon the cleaning process for its food.
Color depends upon the color of the host.
Commonly found on Culcita.
