Aeoliscus strigatus Breeding Information

Species:	Aeoliscus strigatus
Has Successfully been bred and raised in captivity Reference: http://www.tfrin.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=251714&ctNode=835&mp=3
Class:	C
Synonyms:	Amphisile strigata
Environment:	Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 20 m
Size/Weight/Age:	Max length : 15.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 1602 )
Distribution:	Indo-West Pacific: Tanzania (Ref. 51015 ) and Seychelles (Ref. 1623 ); then from southern Japan to New South Wales, Australia.
Description:	Dorsal spines (total): 3; Dorsal soft rays (total): 10; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 12. Recognized by hinged part of dorsal fin spine. Variable in color with habitat. Greenish-yellow with diffused stripe when in seagrass environment. Pale with black stripe when found on open substrate with white sand or rubble (Ref. 48635 ).
Biology:	Form schools among the spines of Diadema or staghorn corals, and feed on minute crustaceans in the zooplankton. Remarkable for their strange body shape and swimming habit: the body is encased in an armor of thin, transparent plates; they swim in synchronized groups, each fish in a vertical position with the snout pointing downwards.
Data Sheet:	http://www.fishbase.org/summary/speciessummary.php?id=6503
WoRMS:	http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxlist&tName=Aeoliscus strigatus
Classification Request:	Click to View Classification Request