Conchfish
Astrapogon stellatus
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Perciformes
- Family
- Apogonidae
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Astrapogon stellatus is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Apogonidae, the cardinal fishes. It lives in the tropical western Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the Gulf of Mexico. It is commonly known as the conchfish because it typically conceals itself in the mantle cavity of a living queen conch (Aliger gigas) by day.
Astrapogon es un género de peces de la familia Apogonidae, del orden Perciformes. Es nativa del Océano Atlántico y fue descubierta por Henry Weed Fowler en 1907. Especies Especies reconcidas del género: Astrapogon alutus (D.
Distribution
Sources and credits
DescriptionAstrapogon stellatus, Wikipedia contributorsMore from the same family

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