Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Not Suitable for Fish-Only Tank
Range: Eastern Atlantic Ocean: Mauritania to Namibia, including Cape Verde, and Western Atlantic Ocean: North Carolina south to southeastern Florida and the Caribbean to Colombia.
Size: 60 inches (150 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits coral and rocky reefs at depths between 3 to about 200 feet (1 – 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: Has a tannish brown body with darker brown patches and a black patch around the gill area. Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Anguilliformes
Suborder: Muraenoidei
Family: Muraenidae
Subfamily: Muraeninae
Genus: Muraena
FYI: Shown here for identification only. Unsuitable for home aquariums. Best left in the wild.
