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Caristius
Sign in to saveCaristius is a genus of manefishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderPerciformes
- FamilyCaristiidae
Habitatmarine
Observations4
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 79
- With media
- 25
- Family
- Caristiidae
- Collections
- CAS, USNM, NMV, SIO, MCZ, NHMUK
- Recorded in
- Bermuda, United States, Australia, Senegal, Ecuador, Colombia, Cabo Verde, High Seas
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Encyclopedic overview
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Caristius is a genus of manefishes native to the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans.
==Ecology== A member of the genus Caristius associates with the siphonophore Bathyphysa conifera, using it for shelter, stealing meals, and perhaps nibbling on its host as well, yet protecting it from amphipod parasites such as Themisto. This symbiotic relationship appears mutualistic.
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