Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12 - 13. Pale green in color, with widely-spaced, small black spots (Ref. 5462).

Common Names

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Garnaalvis , Afrikaans , South Africa

Sundang-sundang , Cebuano , Philippines

Prikket bajonetfisk , Danish , Denmark

Shrimpfish , English , South Africa

Speckled shrimpfish , English , Micronesia

Speckled shrimpfish , English , Global

斑紋鰕魚 , Mandarin Chinese , China

斑纹鰕鱼 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Brzytewnik , Polish , Poland

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Syngnathiformes

Family: Centriscidae

Genus: Aeoliscus

Species: Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1854)

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Kenya to Algoa Bay, South Africa.

Biology

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Found in small groups near or among long-spined sea urchins and branching corals. Feeds on planktonic crustaceans (Ref. 9710). Swims vertically, with a head-down position (Ref. 5462).

Habitat

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associated