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Shrimpfish, also called razorfish, are five small species of tropical marine
Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology....
 fish in the subfamily Centriscinae of the family Centriscidae
Centriscidae

Centriscidae is the family of snipefishes, shrimpfishes, and bellowfishes. A small family, consisting of only about a dozen marine species found in the Indo-Pacific area, they are of an unusual appearance, as reflected by the common names....
. They are found in the Indian
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
 and Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
s.

Shrimpfish are nearly transparent and flattened from side to side with long snouts and a sharp-edged belly. A thin, dark stripe runs along its body. It is from this and their shrimp
Shrimp

Shrimp are swimming, Decapoda crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh water and seawater. Adult shrimp are Filter feeder benthic animals living close to the bottom....
-like appearance that their name is derived.






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Shrimpfish, also called razorfish, are five small species of tropical marine
Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology....
 fish in the subfamily Centriscinae of the family Centriscidae
Centriscidae

Centriscidae is the family of snipefishes, shrimpfishes, and bellowfishes. A small family, consisting of only about a dozen marine species found in the Indo-Pacific area, they are of an unusual appearance, as reflected by the common names....
. They are found in the Indian
Indian Ocean

The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's oceanic divisions, covering about 20% of the water on the Earth's surface. It is bounded on the north by Asia ; on the west by Africa; on the east by Indochina, the Sunda Islands, and Australia; and on the south by the Southern Ocean ....
 and Pacific Ocean
Pacific Ocean

The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth's oceanic divisions. Its name is derived from the Latin name Mare Pacificum, "peaceful sea", bestowed upon it by the Portugal explorer Ferdinand Magellan....
s.

Shrimpfish are nearly transparent and flattened from side to side with long snouts and a sharp-edged belly. A thin, dark stripe runs along its body. It is from this and their shrimp
Shrimp

Shrimp are swimming, Decapoda crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh water and seawater. Adult shrimp are Filter feeder benthic animals living close to the bottom....
-like appearance that their name is derived. They swim in a synchronized manner with their heads pointing downwards.

Adult shrimpfish are 20 cm (8 in), including their snout.

Genera and species

  • Genus Aeoliscus
    • Speckled shrimpfish, Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1855)
    • Razorfish, Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861)
  • Genus Centriscops
    • Banded yellowfish, Centriscops humerosus (Richardson, 1846)
  • Genus Centriscus
    • Smooth razor-fish, Centriscus cristatus (De Vis, 1885)
    • Grooved razor-fish, Centriscus scutatus Linnaeus, 1758