Pareques acuminatus, (the high-hat, cubbyu, streaked ribbonfish or striped drum), is a small fish, usually between 6 and 9 inches, that can occasionally be found on coral reefs in the middle western Atlantic Ocean, in the Caribbean, the Gulf of Mexico, Florida and the Bahamas. High-hats are typically black and white or dark brown and white. Habitat Young high-hats typically live in rocks and coral hidden from predators. Generally they inhabit reef areas. Diet High-hats are carnivorous fish that feed on crabs, shrimps and small invertebrates. Behavior This species is not aggressive and can live well with other species of small fish References External links Sciaenidae Fish of the Atlantic Ocean a Fish described in 1801