Atypichthys strigatus, commonly known as the mado, is a species of fish in the family Kyphosidae. This fish is endemic to Eastern Australia.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Perciformes |
| Family: | Kyphosidae |
| Genus: | Atypichthys |
| Species: | A. strigatus
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| Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860)
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Description
editThis species grows to ~20 cm. It has a silver body with dark brown to black stripes, and yellow fins.[2]
Distribution
editThe mado is endemic to Australia.[2]
Behaviour
editA. strigatus forms large schools.
Habitat
editA. strigatus are benthic coastal reef inhabitants and are commonly found on reef and under made structures such as wharfs, in depths of 0–55 m.[3]
Diet
editA. strigatus are omnivorous. The A. strigatus primarily feed on zooplankton.[4]
References
edit- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2020). "Atypichthys strigatus" in FishBase. December 2020 version.
- ^ a b "Australian Mado, Atypichthys strigatus (Günther, 1860) - Australian Museum". australianmuseum.net.au.
- ^ Fetterplace, Lachlan C.; Turnbull, John W.; Knott, Nathan A.; Hardy, Natasha A. (28 August 2018). "The Devil in the Deep: Expanding the Known Habitat of a Rare and Protected Fish". European Journal of Ecology. 4 (1): 22–29. doi:10.2478/eje-2018-0003.
- ^ Kingsford, M. J.; Glasby, T. M. "Atypichthys strigatus (Pisces: Scorpididae): An opportunistic planktivore that responds to benthic disturbances and cleans other fishes". Wiley Online Library. Retrieved 16 October 2020.