Saltwater
Jack-knifefish
Eques lanceolatus
Sciaenidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 25 cm
- Body shape
- Streamlined
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 375 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, and 27 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Inhabits bays and sounds; also deep coral reefs. Juveniles sometimes inshore. Easily approached. Has been reared in captivity. Feeds mainly on small shrimps and crabs, but also on polychaete worms and gastropod mollusks.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Chaetodon lanceolatus
- Eques americanus
- Eques balteatus
- Equetus lanceolatus
In other languages
- Riddarfisk
- Båndrytterfisk
- Donkey fish, Drum, Equetus, Jackknife fish, Jackknife-fish, Jacknife fish, Jacknife-fish, Lance-shaped ribbonfish, Lanceshaped ribbonfish, Ribbonfish
Articles
All articles
Fish that get along4 min read
Temperament, fin nippers, fish that eat other fish, and fish that need the same water. And what the Harmony mark in the app means.
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.