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Pareques acuminatus, (the high-hat, cubbyu, streaked ribbonfish or striped drum[1]), is a small fish, usually between 6 and 9 inches, that can occasionally be found on coral reefs in the middle western Atlantic Ocean, in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and the Bahamas. High-hats are typically black and white or dark brown and white.[2]

High-hat
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Perciformes
Family:	Sciaenidae
Genus:	Pareques
Species:	P. acuminatus
Binomial name
Pareques acuminatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801)
Synonyms[1]
Equetus acuminatus (Bloch and Schneider, 1801) Grammistes acuminatus Bloch and Schneider, 1801

Habitat

Young high-hats typically live in rocks and coral hidden from predators. Generally they inhabit reef areas.

Diet

High-hats are carnivorous fish that feed on crabs, shrimps and small invertebrates.

Behavior

This species of fish can live with other types of small fish, as they are not aggressive.

References

External links

• Photos of Pareques acuminatus on Sealife Collection

На других языках

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[ru] Рифовая обиспа

Рифовая обиспа[1] (лат. Pareques acuminatus) — вид рыб из семейства горбылёвых (Sciaenidae). Едва достигает длины 25 см. Распространена на севере Бразилии и у Бермудских островов. Не является объектом рыболовства.

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