Stripey

Stripey
Not evaluated (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Family: Kyphosidae
Genus: Microcanthus
Swainson, 1839
Species: M. strigatus
Binomial name
Microcanthus strigatus
(G. Cuvier, 1831)
Synonyms

For Genus:

  • Neochaetodon Castelnau, 1873
  • Therapaina Kaup, 1860

For species:

  • Chaetodon strigatus G. Cuvier, 1831
  • Micrognathus strigatus (G. Cuvier, 1831)

The stripey, Microcanthus strigatus, is a species of sea chub native to the Pacific Ocean from Japan and China to Australia and east to the Hawaiian Islands. It can be found on reefs along the coast and in lagoons at depths from 1 to 140 m (3.3 to 459.3 ft). This species grows to 16 cm (6.3 in) in length. It can also be found in the aquarium trade. This species is the only known member of its genus.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2013). "Microcanthus strigatus" in FishBase. August 2013 version.


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