Checked Swallowtail (Odontanthias borbonius)

FishverifiedLeast Concern

Odontanthias borbonius

(Valenciennes, 1828)

Checked Swallowtail

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Pelagic-oceanic

Depth

92–300 m

Max size

15 cm

Diet

Selective plankton feeding

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Perciformes

Family

Anthiadidae

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