Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Eastern Pacific Ocean: Mexico to Peru, and the Galapagos Islands.
Size: 47 inches (118 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits deep boulder strewn areas and rocky reef wall at depths between 60 to about 200 feet (18 – 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 blackish brown body with tiny white spots. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Muraena
FYI: Shown here for identification only. Best left in the wild.
