Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Shirahama Japan and Ogasawara Islands to Batan Islands, and the Philippines.
Size: 3 inches (9 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow rocky and coral reefs and usually found at depths between 3 – 30 feet (1 – 10 m) where it feeds on filamentous algae, various protozoan, and detritus.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Aquarium Suitability: No information
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Blennioidei
Family: Blenniidae
Genus: Cirripectes
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
