Slim snipe fish
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Slender snipefish ( Macroramphosus gracilis ) |
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The slim snipe fish ( Macroramphosus gracilis ) is a species of the snipe fish and is found in all tropical and subtropical seas worldwide. It occurs from the east coast of Africa through the entire Indian Ocean and the tropical Pacific to the coast of California . From the Atlantic he is known from Florida and Cuba, among others. The fish has its center of distribution between 45 ° north and 40 ° south latitude.
features
The slim snipe fish has a moderately high, laterally strongly flattened body and a conspicuous, elongated and tubular snout. He reaches a body length of 15 centimeters. The color is usually silvery with a pink or greenish tinge. The slender snipe fish has a two-part dorsal fin , the first being supported by four to seven hard rays and the second spine being prominently elongated. The second dorsal fin is supported by 10 to 13, the anal fin 18 to 19 soft rays. The number of eddies is 23 to 24, that of the Branchiostegal rays is four.
Way of life
The fish live in large schools close to the ground at depths of 50 to 500 meters (mostly between 50 and 150 meters). They feed on bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Eggs and larvae are plaktonic.
literature
- Eschmeyer, Herald, Hamann: Pacific Coast Fishes , Peterson Field Guides, ISBN 0-395-33188-9
Web links
- Lean Snipefish on Fishbase.org (English)