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Black musselcracker

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Black musselcracker
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Actinopterygii
Order:
Perciformes
Family:
Sparidae
Genus:
Cymatoceps

Smith, 1938
Species:
C. nasutus
Binomial name
Cymatoceps nasutus
Castelnau, 1861

The black musselcracker (Cymatoceps nasutus) is a South African species of marine fish in the family Sparidae.[2] It is the only species of its genus Cymatoceps. It reaches 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in length and almost 35 kg (77 lb) in weight.[2] It is found in coastal rocky areas to depths of 80 m (260 ft), and feeds on hard-shelled invertebrates such as crabs and sea urchins.[2]

References

  1. ^ Template:IUCN2014.3
  2. ^ a b c Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Cymatoceps nasutus". FishBase. June 2012 version.
  • "Cymatoceps Smith, 1938". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  • World Register of Marine Species link: Cymatoceps (+species list)
  • "Cymatoceps nasutus (Castelnau, 1861)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
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