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Footballer (Microcanthus strigatus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Microcanthus strigatus

(Cuvier, 1831)

Footballer

Also known as: Stripey, Western Stripey, Convict Fish, Eastern Stripey

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

1–140 m

Max size

16.2 cm

Max weight

135 g

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Centrarchiformes

Family

Kyphosidae

Where to find it

Other species in Kyphosidae

Footballer Sweep (Neatypus obliquus)

Neatypus obliquus

Footballer Sweep

Stone-Bream (Neoscorpis lithophilus)

Neoscorpis lithophilus

Stone-Bream

Largescale Blackfish (Girella punctata)

Girella punctata

Largescale Blackfish

Blue Sea Chub (Kyphosus cinerascens)

Kyphosus cinerascens

Blue Sea Chub

East-Australian Stripey (Microcanthus joyceae)

Microcanthus joyceae

East-Australian Stripey

Gladius Chub (Kyphosus gladius)

Kyphosus gladius

Gladius Chub

Kyphosus sandwicensis

Kyphosus sandwicensis

Pacific Chub (Kyphosus pacificus)

Kyphosus pacificus

Pacific Chub

Image: © Belinda Forbes (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source