Spooted drum

It is frequently observed during the day under ledges or near the opening of small caves, at depths between 3 and 30 meters, where it swims in repetitive patterns.

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The Spooted drum lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 3 - 30 m environment.

Nothing known about the Spooted drum

Common names

Bacalhau in Portuguese (Português)
Curate in French (français)
drum in English
Évêque étoilé in French (français)
EvÍque Ètoilé in French (français)
Gulnea in Spanish (español)
Monsieur l'abbé in French (français)
Obispo estrellado in Spanish (español)
Obispo pintado in Spanish (español)
payasito punteado in Spanish (español)
Plettet rytterfisk in Danish (dansk)
Rei 'i laman in Papiamento
Rei di laman in Papiamento
Serrana in Spanish (español)
Serrana hispana in Spanish (español)
Spooted drum in English
spotted drum in English
Spotted equetus in English
spotted ribbonfish in English
Tüpfel-Ritterfisch in German (Deutsch)
Vaqueta in Spanish (español)
Vaqueta punteada in Spanish (español)
斑高鰭 in Mandarin Chinese
斑高鳍 in Mandarin Chinese

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Order : Perciformes
Family : Sciaenidae
Genus : Equetus
Species : Equetus punctatus
Authority : Bloch & Schneider, 1801

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Spooted drum (Equetus punctatus)