WHATSTHATFISH
Bony fish

Highhat

Pareques acuminatus

Also known as: Cubbyu, Donkeyfish, Hardhead, Highhat Drum, Jackknife, Ribbonfish, Streaked Ribbonfish, Striped Drum, Striped Ribbonfish, Swordfish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2024
Juvenile
@ncgator · Panama City Florida, United States · June 20151 / 5

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Overview

Juveniles are small and striped black and white, with a bar across the snout between the eyes, a long dorsal fin and very long pelvic fins. They are often found in coastal lagoons and shallows, hovering in twos or threes at the entrances to recesses near sandy bottoms, and move deeper as they mature.

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How to identify

Pattern
stripes

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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Western Atlantic, Caribbean
  • Country only · 5
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Juvenile photos 5

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familySciaenidae
    6. genusPareques
    7. speciesPareques acuminatus (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)

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    More in the family

    Drums-Croakers (Sciaenidae)