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title: "Jointed Razorfish"
description: "Aeoliscus strigatus — Pesci. Aeoliscus strigatus, also known as the razorfish, jointed razorfish, shrimpfish or coral shrimpfish, is a member of the family Centriscidae of the order Syngnathiformes."
canonical: https://animalchecklist.com/it/animal/jointed-razorfish
last_updated: 2026-09-20
---

# Jointed Razorfish

> Aeoliscus strigatus — Pesci. Aeoliscus strigatus, also known as the razorfish, jointed razorfish, shrimpfish or coral shrimpfish, is a member of the family Centriscidae of the order Syngnathiformes.

- Scientific name: *Aeoliscus strigatus*
- Category: `fish` (Pesci)
- Habitats: `sea` (Mare e costa)
- iNaturalist observations: 1300
- Wikidata: [Q1519664](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1519664)
- iNaturalist taxon: [84532](https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/84532)

## Names

- en: Jointed Razorfish
- de: Gestreifter Schnepfenmesserfisch
- es: Pez navaja articulado
- fr: Poisson-couteau strié
- nl: Gestreepte scheermesvis

## Countries with the most observations

ID (230), NC (152), PH (139), MY (50), TH (19), VN (15), JP (14), TW (14), PW (12), SG (11), PG (8), SB (7)

## Summary

Aeoliscus strigatus, also known as the razorfish, jointed razorfish, shrimpfish or coral shrimpfish, is a member of the family Centriscidae of the order Syngnathiformes. This species of fish has an adaptation of staying in a head-down tail-up position for hiding among sea urchin spines. The razorfish is primarily found in coastal waters in the Indo-West Pacific. The natural habitat of the razorfish includes beds of sea grass and coral reefs, where sea urchins are found.

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

## Photo

![Jointed Razorfish](https://animalchecklist.com/img/animals/jointed-razorfish/medium.jpg)

Photo: Justin Philbois · CC0 · inaturalist — https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/244409427

## Machine access

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