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Class: Teleostei
Order: Syngnathiformes
Family: Centriscidae Snipefishes and shrimpfishes
Subfamily: Centriscinae
Genus: Aeoliscus

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Photo by Field, R.

Western Indian Ocean
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Aeoliscus punctulatus (Bianconi, 1854)

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Aeoliscus punctulatus
[Speckled shrimpfish]

Photo by Randall, J.E.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm TL
Aeoliscus strigatus (Günther, 1861)

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Aeoliscus strigatus
[Razorfish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aeoliscus punctulatus Speckled shrimpfish Western Indian Ocean 15 TL 1854
Aeoliscus strigatus Razorfish Indo-West Pacific 15 TL 1861



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