Smooth Razorfish (Centriscus cristatus)

Also known as Grooved Razorfish, Wafer Shrimpfish

Description

Also known as Grooved Razorfish, Wafer Shrimpfish.

Found head down, singly, or in small schools, usually in seagrass beds, in estuaries and along shorelines.
They feed on small planktonic crustaceans.
Length - 30cm
Depth - 0-10m
Widespread Indo-West Pacific

This is the largest of Shrimpfish!

Shrimpfishes swim in groups with head down swimming in a synchronised fashion (when one turns they all turn) often sheltering in rich coral patches, in fan and whip coral and sea grass beds. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/Centriscus-cristatus.html

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