Table Of Contents
- Overview
- Description
- Ecology and Distribution
- Evolution and Systematics
- Catalogue of Life Synonyms
- Relevance
- References and More Information
- Specialist Projects
- Common Names
Overview
Biology
Source and Additional Information
FishBase 
See FishBase for additional references
Some rights reserved
Occurs in a wide range of habitats, from shallow lagoons to outer reef slopes (Ref. 1602). Feeds on bottom fish, bivalves, crabs and shrimp (Ref. 5578). Ovoviviparous (Ref. 50449). Found singly or in aggregates and usually with jacks and cobia swimming near them (Ref. 12951). Not normally aggressive, but it has been responsible for at least one human fatality. Sought by surf and ski boat anglers in southern Africa, but usually released unharmed (Ref. 5578). Longevity record for a specimen in an aquarium is 81 days (Ref. 12951). May reach disc width in excess of 3 m (Ref. 28023).
Explore
|
|
Puntioplites bulu (Bleeker, 1851) |
|
|
Cirrhilabrus katherinae Randall, 1992
Katherine's wrasse |
|
|
Chromis hanui Randall & Swerdloff, 1973
Hawaiian bicolor chromis |
|
|
Dorosoma petenense (Günther, 1867)
Threadfin shad |
|
|
Hirundichthys coromandelensis (Hornell, 1923)
Coromandel flyingfish |