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Distribution
Western Atlantic: Canada to Bermuda, southern Florida (USA), and the Bahamas to northern South America.
Biology
Inhabits shallow reefs, including Thalassia testudinum beds.
Synonyms:
Callionymus boekeri Metzelaar, 1919
Callionymus sanctaehclenae Fricke, 1983
Callionymus sanctaehelenae Fricke, 1983
Callionymus sanctieustatii Metzelaar, 1919
Paradiplogrammus bairdi (Jordan, 1888)
Feeding intake.
The fish take a long time to eat at the beginning, before the food is taken up, a close inspection is carried out. After acclimatisation, the offered frozen food is eaten without problems. It should be noted that wild-caught fish behave differently than offspring when it comes to food intake. In the case of offspring, the size of the fish purchased also plays a role in the choice of food.