Striped beakfish
Fish
- Scientific name
- Oplegnathus fasciatus
- Size
- 30–80 cm12–31 in
- Depth range
- 1–60 m3–197 ft
Diver notes
The fish Korean and Japanese divers photograph first: black bars on a silver flank, and a beak that crushes urchins. Bold around divers on a rocky reef and unmistakable once you have seen one.
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