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Australian Mado
Atypichthys strigatus
Atypichthys strigatus, commonly known as the mado, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Microcanthidae. This fish is endemic to Eastern Australia.
From the article Atypichthys strigatus on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Description
This species grows to ~20 cm. It has a silver body with dark brown to black stripes, and yellow fins.
Range & habitat
A. strigatus are benthic coastal reef inhabitants and are commonly found on reef and under made structures such as wharfs, in depths of 0–55 m.
Wikipedia: “Habitat”
What it does
A. strigatus are omnivorous. The A. strigatus primarily feed on zooplankton.
== References ==
Wikipedia: “Diet”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 513230.