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title: "Australian Mado"
description: "Atypichthys strigatus — Pesci. Atypichthys strigatus, commonly known as the mado, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Microcanthidae."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/australian-mado
last_updated: 2026-09-20
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# Australian Mado

> Atypichthys strigatus — Pesci. Atypichthys strigatus, commonly known as the mado, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Microcanthidae.

- Scientific name: *Atypichthys strigatus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 2287
- Wikidata: [Q641446](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q641446)
- iNaturalist taxon: [513230](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/513230)

## Names

- en: Australian Mado
- de: Australischer Mado

## Countries with the most observations

AU (2238)

## Summary

Atypichthys strigatus, commonly known as the mado, is a species of ray-finned fish in the family Microcanthidae. This fish is endemic to Eastern Australia.

Text: Wikipedia (en), CC BY-SA 4.0 — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atypichthys_strigatus

## Photo

![Australian Mado](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/australian-mado/medium.jpg)

Photo: Alejandro Treviño · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/43072583

## Machine access

`GET https://animalchecklist.com/api/v1/animals/australian-mado?lang=it` — see [openapi.json](https://animalchecklist.com/openapi.json).