Chaetodermis
Chaetodermis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Chaetodermis Swainson, 1839 |
Species: | C. penicilligerus
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Binomial name | |
Chaetodermis penicilligerus G. Cuvier, 1816
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Synonyms | |
Chaetodermis penicilligerus, also known as the prickly leather-jacket or tasselled leather-jacket, is a
Description
The prickly leather-jacket is a medium-sized fish which grows up to 31 cm.[2] The body is highly compressed laterally, stocky, the mouth is terminal; the head size is big proportionally to the body. Dermal appendages are visible mainly on the body's margin and also on the sides. They are part of the fish's camouflage system.
Distribution and habitat
It is widely distributed throughout the
The background coloration of the body is light brown or sand-colored with dark longitudinal lines and blotches outlined with blue. The prickly leather-jacket has two erectile dorsal spines. Its
Feeding
The prickly leather-jacket mainly feeds on algaes and small marine invertebrates.
Behavior
The prickly leather-jacket is solitary and has a diurnal activity.
References
- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
- ^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Chaetodermis penicilligerus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.