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Porkfish

Anisotremus virginicus

Description:

•The young fish pick parasites from larger fish and turtles. •They are nocturnal foragers. •They eat crustaceans, mollusks, echinoderms and annelids.

Habitat:

Reefs and rocky bottoms -I saw this porkfish in Ilha Grande (RJ, Brazil)

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BrunoMoller
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BrunoMoller

Angra dos Reis, RJ, Brazil

Spotted on Apr 23, 2016
Submitted on Nov 26, 2016

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