Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Likely Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Western Pacific: Japan south to New South Wales Australia, and east to Fiji and Marshall Islands.
Size: 9 inches (23 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits protected bays, harbors, tide pools, and lagoons and generally seen in shallow weedy areas and usually found at depths between 3 to 65 feet (1 - 20 m) where it feeds mainly at benthic invertebrate and small fishes.
General Husbandry: Not collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Trachinoidei
Family: Pinguipedidae
Genus: Parapercis
FYI: Shown here for identification only, yet should it become available in the trade, aquarium husbandry is similar to P. schauinslandii.
