WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Grooved Razorfish

Centriscus scutatus

Also known as: Coral Shrimpfish, Grooved Shrimpfish, Guttersnipe Fish, Razorfish, Rigid Shrimpfish, Serrated Razorfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
Adult
@fishx6 · Lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 14
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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.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Body shape
knife

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
  • Exact location · 1
  • Country only · 13
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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.

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Adult photos 14

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderSyngnathiformes
    5. familyCentriscidae
    6. genusCentriscus
    7. speciesCentriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758

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    More in the family

    Snipefishes-Shrimpfishes (Centriscidae)