Slender snipefish

Slender snipe fish ( Macroramphosus gracilis )

The Slender snipe fish ( Macroramphosus gracilis ) is a species of fish Schnepf and distributed in all tropical and subtropical seas around the world. He comes from the east coast of Africa throughout the Indian Ocean and the tropical Pacific to the coast of California before. From the Atlantic, he is known among others from Florida and Cuba. Its distribution area, the fish between 45 ° north and 40 ° south latitude.

Features

The Slender snipe fish has a moderately high, laterally strongly flattened body and a striking, long extended and tubular snout. It reaches a body length of 15 centimeters. The color is usually silver with a pink or greenish tinge. The Slender snipe fish has a two-part dorsal fin, the first of four to seven hard jets is supported and the second spine is extended prominently. The second dorsal fin base 10 to 13, the anal fin 18-19 soft rays. The swirl number is 23 to 24, wherein the Branchiostegalstrahlen four.

Way of life

The fish live in large schools near the bottom at depths of 50 to 500 meters (usually between 50 and 150 meters). They feed on bottom-dwelling invertebrates. Eggs and larvae are plaktonisch.