Longspine Snipefish

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Longspine Snipefish

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Longspine Snipefish

Scientific name:
Macroramphosus gracilis
Family:
Macroramphosidae
Class:
Actinopterygii
Phylum:
Chordata
Year of description:
Linnaeus, 1758
IUCN Status:
Least Concern
Distribution:

Indo-Pacific Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, and Eastern Australia.

Habitat:

It is found in the world's tropical oceans at depths of 50 to 500 m.

Size:

up to 15 cm

Diet:

Planktonic crustaceans

Longspine Snipefish

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Did you know?

It uses its tube-shaped, toothless mouth to suck in its prey.

Longspine Snipefish
 
 
 

Therefore, it is often seen at an angle, with its head towards the ground, in search of food

 
 
 

Where is the animal to be found?

It is found in the world's tropical oceans at depths of 50 to 500 m.

How can it be recognised?

The longspine snipefish has a slender body that is compressed sideways.
Its eyes are relatively large compared to the size of its body.

It has a long tube-shaped snout with a tiny mouth at the end. It spends most of the time with its head facing downwards. 

What is distinctive about it?

The longspine snipefish is a gregarious fish: it can form shoals of several hundred individuals.

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