Coral shrimpfish

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

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