Longspine snipefish
Macroramphosus scolopax
- Not on exhibit
- Animal type
- Fishes
- Ecosystem
- Deep sea
- Relatives
- Snipefishes, bellowfishes
- Diet
- NA
- Range
- Worldwide from 100 to 2,000 ft. (30 to 600 m)
- Size
- NA
Meet the longspine snipefish
With a strawlike snout, the snipefish slurps up small animals that drift through the water. A snipefish will suck down almost any animal that fits into its tiny mouth.
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