Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: Papua New Guinea and Marshall Islands.
Size: 2 inches (4 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoon sandy bottoms and estuaries and is found in the burrow of Alpheus spp. shrimp and usually seen at depths between 65 - 100 feet (20 - 30 m) where it feeds on zooplankton and small crustaceans.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Gobioidei
Family: Gobiidae
Genus: Vanderhorstia
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
Difficult to identify because they come from a wide range, i.e., East Africa to the Indo-West Pacific and have amazing geographical color variations.
.jpg "Vanderhorstia dorsomacula (Dorsalspot Shrimp Goby)")
