TOOTHPONY

Gazza minuta


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Gazza minuta (Bloch, 1795) Gazza minuta (Bloch, 1795)

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Found in coastal waters (Ref. 30573). Young enter estuaries (Ref. 4833). Searches for prey using a protruding pipette-like mouth or by sieving potential food through their gill rakers (Ref. 26569). Feeds on small fishes, shrimps, other crustaceans, and polychaetes. Sold fresh and dried salted; also made into fishmeal.