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Centriscidae
speckled shrimpfish
Aeoliscus punctulatus
Swimming head down among long spined urchins
- Tropical
- Regional distribution
- Marine fish
- Indian Ocean
- Africa
- Elongated
- Medium
- Tropical fish
Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Elongated
Mediumspeckled shrimpfish is a marine fish of Western Indian Ocean. The species occupies reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 15 cm.
- Class
- Teleosts
- Family
- Centriscidae
- Genus
- Aeoliscus
- Maximum length
- 15 cm
- Water
- Marine
- Body shape
- elongated
- Distribution
- Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea and Kenya to Algoa Bay, South Africa.
- Conservation status
- DDData Deficient
Class
Family
Conservation status
