Redbait
Emmelichthys nitidus
- Least concern
- Card rarity: Common
- Fish
Emmelichthys nitidus, the Cape bonnetmouth, bonnetmouth, redbait, pearl fish, picarel, red baitfish, red herring or Southern rover, is a species of marine ray-finned fish belonging to the family Emmelichthyidae, the rovers and bonnetmouths. This species is found in the Indian and Pacific oceans. This species is of minor importance to commercial fisheries.
Classification
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Acanthuriformes
- Family
- Emmelichthyidae
- Genus
- Emmelichthys