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STRIPEY FACTS |
Description
It can be recognised by its deep, compressed body, and distinct pattern of slanting black and yellow to white stripes. Body size up to 16 cm.
Its diet consists of invertebrates and algae. It is seen usually seen in small to large aggregations in caves or under ledges during the day. Juveniles are often found in rock pools. Found in the western pacific and in Hawaii.
Author credit: Mark McGrouther / Australian Museum
Habitat
Rocky and coral reefs in protected coastal and estuarine waters.
Food
Omnivore
Range
Eastern Australia
Species Description is from Museums Field Guide, Atlas of Living Australia at website at https://lists.ala.org.au Licensed under Creative Commons Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License.
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Perciformes | | Family: | Kyphosidae | | Genus: | Microcanthus | | Species: | strigatus | | Common Name: | Stripey |
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