Grooved Razorfish
Centriscus scutatus
Also known as: Coral Shrimpfish, Grooved Shrimpfish, Guttersnipe Fish, Razorfish, Rigid Shrimpfish, Serrated Razorfish
- Coral Shrimpfish
- Grooved Shrimpfish
- Guttersnipe Fish
- Razorfish
- Rigid Shrimpfish
- Serrated Razorfish
Overview
Found head down in large schools, in the spines of sea urchins or in the arms of black corals, branching corals, and sea whips, over mud and sand bottoms, along beach edges of quiet bays and shallow water inlets, blending in with their surroundings.
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.
How to identify
- Pattern
- stripes
- Body shape
- knife
- Behaviour
- camouflagedschoolingswims head down
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Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Indo-Pacific
- Exact location · 1
- Country only · 13
Found head down in large schools, in the spines of sea urchins or in the arms of black corals, branching corals, and sea whips, over mud and sand bottoms, along beach edges of quiet bays and shallow water inlets, blending in with their surroundings.
Adult photos 14
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Snipefishes-Shrimpfishes (Centriscidae)





