Yellowspotted duckbill

Acanthaphritis ozawai

Not Evaluated Saltwater

Maximale Länge

10,800000190734863 cm

Färbung

Pale grayish-tan body adorned with …

Tiefenbereich

?-350m

Familie

Hemerocoetidae

Über

A flathead fish from Indo-Pacific sandy substrates bearing distinctive yellow spots for camouflage on sand. Ambush predator feeding on small fish and invertebrates in shallow coastal areas.

Physical Description

Measurement	Value
Maximum Length	10,800000190734863 cm
Tiefenbereich	?-350m

Coloration

Pale grayish-tan body adorned with scattered yellow to yellowish-orange spots on the flanks and back; flat-snouted duckbill profile; yellow spots are the diagnostic feature; belly plain white; fins spotted.

Habitat & Distribution

Sandy and gravelly shallow marine substrates in the Indo-Pacific at depths of 5-80m. Found in nearshore and continental shelf environments from Japan to Southeast Asia.

Wassertyp

Saltwater

Tiefenbereich

?-350m

Verbreitungsgebiet

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Speisefisch & Küche

Geschmack

A small sand-dwelling fish from Indo-Pacific shallow waters; not consumed commercially. Characterized by yellow-spot patterning; too small and uncommonly encountered for food use.

Taxonomy

Ordnung	Acropomatiformes
Familie	Hemerocoetidae
Arten	Acanthaphritis ozawai

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Can you eat Yellowspotted duckbill?

A small sand-dwelling fish from Indo-Pacific shallow waters; not consumed commercially. Characterized by yellow-spot patterning; too small and uncommonly encountered for food use.

How big does Yellowspotted duckbill get?

Yellowspotted duckbill can grow up to 10.800000190734863 cm long.

Where is Yellowspotted duckbill found?

Recorded from the Western Pacific including Japanese coastal waters, the East China Sea, and the South China Sea extending to Taiwan and the Philippines. Lives on sandy and muddy continental shelf bottoms at 20–100 m depth. Sandy and gravelly shallow marine substrates in the Indo-Pacific at depths of 5-80m. Found in nearshore and continental shelf environments from Japan to Southeast Asia.

What family does Yellowspotted duckbill belong to?

Yellowspotted duckbill (Acanthaphritis ozawai) belongs to the family Hemerocoetidae in the order Acropomatiformes.