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Redbait

Reference

IB1843

Category

Fishes

Family Name

Bonnetmouths - EMMELICHTHYIDAE

Common Name

Redbait

Scientific Name

Emmelichthys nitidus

Artist Name

Roger Swainston

Notes

Bonnetmouths take their name from the large tube-like extension formed when the jaws protrude. They are usually found close to the bottom. They form schools and feed on small fishes, crustaceans and zooplankton

Source : Swainston’s Fishes of Australia

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