
Coral shrimpfish
Aeoliscus strigatus
Closest relatives | Ray fin, Syngnathiformes, razorfish |
Habitat | Coral reefs, seagrass meadows up to 20 meters deep |
Behaviour | Lives near the bottom, mostly in large shoals. Usually swims vertically with its head down. Hunts and hides between corals and also between the spines of sea urchins. |
Diet | small crabs and plankton |
Body length | up to 15 cm |
Spawn | little known |
Use | fishkeeping, not food fish but by-catch in trawl nets |
Current status | unknown |
geographic range

Sponsors
E. Suozzi + B. Meister, Schwerzenbach |