Coral ShrimpfishAeoliscus strigatus

Facts

15.0 cm

Razorfish, Shrimp Fish, Shrimpfish

Indo-West Pacific: Tanzania (Ref. 51015) and Seychelles (Ref. 1623); then from southern Japan to New South Wales, Australia.

saltwater

Aeoliscus

Centriscidae

Syngnathiformes

Actinopterygii

Chordata

Animalia

source: FishBase

Description

Aeoliscus steigatus, also known as the razorfish, is a member of the family Centriscidae of the order Gasterosteiformes. This unique fish adopts a face down, head up position as an adaptation for hiding among sea urchin spines.
source: Wikipedia

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