Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Rigid Shrimpfish
Centriscus scutatus
Rigid Shrimpfish
Category: Shrimpfishes
Scientific Name: Centriscus scutatus
Size: Up to 5.5 in. (14 cm)  
Depth: 3-75 ft. (1-23 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Syngnathiformes (Order)
     └Centriscidae (Family)
      └Centriscinae (Subfamily)
       └Centriscus (Genus)

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