Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758
Grooved razorfish
Species recognized by R Froese & D Pauly (eds),
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Overview
Biology
Source and Additional Information
Inhabits sandy or muddy floors of shallow inlet waters. Usually in large schools among branching corals, seawhip gardens and black coral bushes to about 15 m depth. Small juveniles in surface waters and sometimes in small groups along beach edges in quite bays and settle with crinoids or urchins (Ref. 48635). Usually processed into fishmeal (Ref. 2858).
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