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- Code Number:
- AAAV06P05_09
- Title:
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Monkeyface-eel, (Cebidichthys violaceus), Perciformes, Zoarcoidei, Stichaeidae
- Though young monkeyface-eels are hunters, they grow up non-aggressive, and become vegetarians that feed on mostly algae.
Habitat: Rocky Shores
Diet: Juveniles eat Crustaceans and Algae. At two to three inches (5-7.5 cm), they become herbivores mostly.
Size: to 80 cm (2.5 feet) long
Range: southern Oregon to Baja California, rarely south of Point Conception
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Zoarcoidei
Family: Stichaeidae
Genus: Cebidichthys
Species: Cebidichthys violaceus
(Girard, 1854)
- Keywords:
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Actinopterygii, Saltwater Fish, Salt Water, Ray-finned Fishes, Sea, Water, ctinopterygi, Sealife, Ocean, Seawater, Fish, Vertebrate, Vertebrata, Chordata, Chordates, Animal, Aquatic, Animilia, Animalia, Osteichthyes, Fauna, Identification, salinity, species, Scientific classification, life
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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- Code Number:
- AAAV06P05_09
- Title:
-
Monkeyface-eel, (Cebidichthys violaceus), Perciformes, Zoarcoidei, Stichaeidae
- Though young monkeyface-eels are hunters, they grow up non-aggressive, and become vegetarians that feed on mostly algae.
Habitat: Rocky Shores
Diet: Juveniles eat Crustaceans and Algae. At two to three inches (5-7.5 cm), they become herbivores mostly.
Size: to 80 cm (2.5 feet) long
Range: southern Oregon to Baja California, rarely south of Point Conception
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Perciformes
Suborder: Zoarcoidei
Family: Stichaeidae
Genus: Cebidichthys
Species: Cebidichthys violaceus
(Girard, 1854)
- Keywords:
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Actinopterygii, Saltwater Fish, Salt Water, Ray-finned Fishes, Sea, Water, ctinopterygi, Sealife, Ocean, Seawater, Fish, Vertebrate, Vertebrata, Chordata, Chordates, Animal, Aquatic, Animilia, Animalia, Osteichthyes, Fauna, Identification, salinity, species, Scientific classification, life
- Image by:
- Wernher Krutein
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