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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Paramonacanthus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha ) thorn (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecologia
marino benthopelagico; distribuzione batimetrica 15 - 50 m (Ref. 90102). Temperate; 25°N - 11°S, 95°E - 141°E
Western Pacific: South China Sea and Java Sea.
Size / Peso / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.0 cm SL maschio/sesso non determinato; (Ref. 48637)
Short description
Chiavi di identificazione | Morfologia | Morfometria
Spine dorsali (totale) : 2; Raggi dorsali molli (totale) : 30 - 33; Spine anali: 0; Raggi anali molli: 31 - 34; Vertebre: 19. Body width 2.1-2.5 in head length; body depth 1.9-2.5 in SL; head length 2.8-3.1 in SL; snout length 4.1-4.5 in SL; eye diameter 2.7-3.9 in head length. Spinules forming prominent longitudinal series on side of body (Ref. 33065).
Inhabits muddy substrates in sheltered coastal bays (Ref. 48637). Also found in sand bottoms of trawling grounds in 15-50 m (Ref. 90102).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturities | Riproduzione | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larve
Hutchins, J.B., 1997. Review of the monacanthid fish genus Paramonacanthus, with descriptions of three new species. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. Suppl. No. 54:1-57. (Ref. 33065)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435)
CITES (Ref. 128078)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Ref.
115969): 25.5 - 29.2, mean 28.8 (based on 1169 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01950 (0.01119 - 0.03397), b=3.01 (2.86 - 3.16), in cm Total Length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.2 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilienza (Ref.
120179): Medio, tempo minimo di raddoppiamento della popolazione 1.4 - 4.4 anni (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (14 of 100).