WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Checked Swallowtail

Odontanthias borbonius

Also known as: Blotched Anthias, Blotchy Anthias, Blotchy Deep Anthias, Spotted Anthias, Yellow-spotted Anthias

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@Monikaw · Vilamendhoo, Maldives · February 20161 / 1
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Overview

Found singly, sometimes in caves, or over rocky reefs, in very deep waters of the ocean.

Groupers are solitary carnivores that hunt near the bottom usually at dusk. Food is drawn into their mouths by a powerful suction when they open their overly large mouths and then swallowed whole.
Spawning is seasonal and controlled by the moons phase.

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How to identify

Pattern
blotches
Behaviour
solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found singly, sometimes in caves, or over rocky reefs, in very deep waters of the ocean.

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Adult photos 1

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderPerciformes
    5. familyAnthiadidae
    6. genusOdontanthias
    7. speciesOdontanthias borbonius (Valenciennes, 1828)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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    More in the family

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