Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Southwest Pacific Ocean: Australia, including Lord Howe and Norfolk Islands, and New Zealand.
Size: 8 inches (20 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits inshore rocky and coral reefs and can be found at depths between 3 - 800 feet (1 – 240 m) where it sucks up the substrate to feed on various invertebrates.
General Husbandry: Has brownish body with two slanted white bars on its frontal area and several short white bars along the upper rear body. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Percoidei
Family: Cheilodactylidae
Genus: Gonistius
FYI: Basically a human food fish.
Shown here for identification only.
Has been moved into the Cheilodactylus genus.
