eastern cape scuba diving
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| Scientific name: |
Chrysoblephus gibbiceps |
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| Common name: |
Red stumpnose |
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| Taxonomy |
| Phyulm |
Sub Phylum |
Class |
Sub Class |
Order |
Sub Order |
Family |
Sub Family |
Genus |
Species |
| Chordata |
Vertebrata |
Actinopterygii |
Neoptrygii |
Perciformes |
Percoidei |
Sparidae |
Not Defined |
Chrysoblephus |
Chrysoblephus gibbiceps |
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Short Description:
Silvery pink fish with 5 -7 vertical red bars on the sides and irregular blackspots over the body.Very steep forhead wich develop in a bump in older males
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Identification
features: |
Dorsal spines (total): 11 - 12; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10 - 11; Anal spines: 3; Anal soft rays: 7 - 9. |
| Size: |
750mm |
| Behaviour: |
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| Diet: |
Feeds on crustaceans, mollusks, worms and small fishes |
| Distribution: |
Southeast Atlantic: known only from the Cape to Natal in South Africa. |
| Habitat: |
Deep reefs |
| Depth: |
10-150m |
| Reference: |
- Two Oceans
(A guide to the marine life of Southern Africa)
GM Branch;CL Griffiths;ML Branch;LE Beckley
- A guide to the common sea fishes of Southern Africa
Rudi van der Elst
- FishBase
http://www.fishbase.org/search.php
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Database Statistics
(Click on the links for more information) |
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eastern cape scuba diving
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