Saltcorner
By Bob Goemans
By Bob Goemans
Not Reef Tank Suitable
Likely Fish-Only Tank Suitable
Range: Indo-West Pacific Ocean: East Africa to the Galapagos Islands, north to Southern Japan and Hawaii, south to the Great Barrier Reef and the Society Islands.
Size: 6 inches (15 cm)
Natural Environment: Inhabits shallow reef flats and reef margins with weedy growths and usually found at depths between 3 to 50 feet (1 - 15 m) where it feeds on benthic invertebrate and some algae.
General Husbandry: Not normally collected for the trade.
Taxonomy:
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Suborder: Tetraodontoidei
Family: Tetraodontidae
Subfamily: Canthigastrinae
Genus: Canthigaster
FYI: Shown here for identification only.
