Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Threadsail filefish
Treadsail filefish,  沙鯭,  Threadsail filefish,  絲背細鱗魨
Stephanolepis cirrhifer
photo by Arthur Chung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Family:  Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Max. size:  30 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 77.7 g
Environment:  demersal; marine, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Western Pacific: Hokkaido to the East China Sea.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Commercially cultured in Japan. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed (Ref. 12114, 12115).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless
Country info:  Reported from Sharp Island, Hoi Ha Wan, Tung Ping Chau (Ref. 94637); and Cape D'Aguilar (Ref. 129329). Juveniles were also reported from Lai Chi Chong (Ref. 125536). The species was observed on 11 to 100 occasions during 400 dive surveys on artificial reefs (Ref. 119494). Sold in live fish markets (Ref. 125552). Also Ref. 125586, 128523.


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