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monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus)
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Ecological Illustration of monkeyface prickleback (Cebidichthys violaceus)
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Cebidichthyidae

monkeyface prickleback

Cebidichthys violaceus

Cebidichthyid Fish beneath Mexican Waters

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • North America
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

monkeyface prickleback is a marine fish found around Eastern Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 76 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Perches and Allies
Family
Cebidichthyidae
Genus
Cebidichthys
Water type
Marine
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