Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Mauritius to Southern Japan and Indonesia.
Size: 24 inches (60 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coastal rocky reefs at depths between 30 to about 200 feet (10 – 60 m) and stays under rocks and/or in caves during daytime and hunts prey during evening hours when it feeds mainly on smaller fishes and crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Quite drab, having a heavily mottled light tan body with wide dark tan bands. Not collected for the trade, in fact, rarely seen in the wild.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Gymnothorax
FYI: Shown here for identification only. Best left in the wild.
