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Smooth Razorfish

Reference

IB1356

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Razorfishes - CENTRISCIDAE

Common Name

Smooth Razorfish

Scientific Name

Centriscus cristatus

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Razorfishes occur in schools over seagrass and reefs in sheltered waters. They often take refuge between branching corals or, when they are smaller, between the long spines of Diadema sea urchins. They reach a maximum length of about 15 cm.

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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