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Pineapplefish, Underwater World, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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Pineapplefish, Underwater World, Mooloolaba, Sunshine Coast, Queensland
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Pineapplefish - close up of pineapple scale pattern.
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PINEAPPLEFISH FACTS |
Description
The pineapplefish has a distinctive pineapple pattern created by its large scales with black margins. The background colour varies from yellow to orange. It has a light organ on the sides of the lower jaw to help it find prey at night. The light is powered by phosphorescent bacteria. The light organ is a reddish coloured patch of skin in adults and blue-green on juveniles.
Other Names
Knightfish
Size
to 25cm
Habitat
rocky estuaries to deep offshore water. It is often seen by divers on shallow coastal reefs, but is caught in deeper offshore waters up to 250m deep..
Food
shrimps
Range
the east and west coasts of Australia, but not from Victoria and South Australia
Notes
The Pineapplefish is a popular aquarium species
Classification
| Class: | Actinopterygii | | Order: | Beryciformes | | Family: | Monocentridae | | Genus: | Cleidopus | | Species: | gloriamaris | | Common Name: | Pineapplefish |
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