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Centriscus is a
genus of
shrimpfishes found in the
Indian and
Pacific Oceans. Currently, two
recognized species are
placed in this genus:
Centriscus cristatus...
- crustaceans.
Wikimedia Commons has
media related to
Centriscus scutatus. Pollom, R. (2016). "
Centriscus scutatus". The IUCN Red List of
Threatened Species...
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species of
Centriscus are
sought after by the
aquarium hobby but the
effects of this
trade are unknown. Cameron, C. & Pollom, R. (2016). "
Centriscus cristatus"...
- used for
three unrelated groups of fishes: The
genera Aeoliscus, and
Centriscus, also
known as shrimpfishes, in the
family Centriscidae The
genus Xyrichtys...
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly,
Daniel (eds.). "
Centriscus cristatus". FishBase.
February 2013 version. "
Centriscus cristatus".
Integrated Taxonomic Information...
- Linnaeus, 1758
Centriscus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Solenostomus scolopax (Linnaeus, 1758)
Silurus cornutus Forsskål, 1775
Centriscus squamosus Bloch...
- Species: A. strigatus
Binomial name
Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861)
Synonyms Amphisile strigata Günther, 1861
Centriscus strigatus (Günther, 1861)...
- (Kner, 1860)
Amphisile punctata Kner, 1860
Amphisile punctulata Bianconi, 1854
Amphisyle brevispina Peters, 1855
Centriscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1854)...
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Ostracion (boxfishes),
Tetrodon (pufferfishes),
Diodon (porcupinefishes),
Centriscus (snipefishes),
Syngnathus (pipefishes and seahorses) and
Pegasus (seamoths)...
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feeding mechanism. With prey
capture times of down to 5 ms (shrimpfish
Centriscus scutatus) this
method is used by the
fastest feeders in the
animal kingdom...
