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Jack-knifefish

Eques lanceolatus

Also known as: Black-and-White Drumfish, Donkey Fish, Hardhead, Highhat, Jack-knife, Lance-shaped Ribbonfish, Ribbonfish

LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@dwinsemius · Seabreeze Inn, West End, Roatan, Australia · April 20221 / 3

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Overview

Juveniles are yellow and black, with the front of the dorsal fin and the pelvic fins longer for their size than in adults.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
stripes
Behaviour
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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 · 3
RANGE
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Juvenile photos 3

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    ALL STAGES
    FOR THE MARINE-BIOLOGY CURIOUS

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderEupercaria incertae sedis
    5. familySciaenidae
    6. genusEques
    7. speciesEques lanceolatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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