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Exhibit
See the Sand steenbras at Two Oceans Aquarium in this exhibit:
Sand steenbras Lithognathus mormyrus
Photograph by Dagny Warmerdam
Fast facts
- Conservation status: Least Concern
- Eat shrimps, lice and molluscs
- Use sandy ripple patterns as a disguise
These fish use camouflage to mimic the ripple patterns in the sand caused by currents and tides.
They feed mainly on bottom-dwelling animals e.g. cracker shrimps, sea lice and molluscs.