Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: From the eastern edge of the Indian Ocean to northwestern Australia.
Size: 4 inches (10 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits lagoons and seaward coral and rocky reefs at depths between 10 to 250 feet (3 – 75 m) where it feeds mainly on planktonic crustaceans (copepods, mysis, and shrimp larvae), fish eggs, and algae.
General Husbandry: Quite drab, having a light tannish body.
No aquarium husbandry exists for this species.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Labroidei
Family: Pomacentridae
Subfamily: Chrominae
Genus: Chromis
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
