| Monacanthidae (Filefishes) |
| 110 cm TL (male/unsexed); max.weight: 2,500.0 g |
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reef-associated; marine; depth range 3 - 120 m |
| Circumtropical. |
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Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43-50; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 46-52. Snout concave (Ref. 1602); olive brown to grey in color, juveniles may be yellowish brown with dark spots (Ref. 4421). Elongate, strongly compressed filefish; tan with blue lines and spots. Caudal fin rounded (Ref. 26938) and long (Ref. 13442). Gill opening oblique, pelvic terminus rudimentary or absent; body and head with scattered small black spots (Ref. 13442). |
| Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710). Occasionally are seen under floating objects (Ref. 1602). Juveniles may travel with weed rafts in open ocean for a long time and reaching a large size. Adults are usually seen along deep coastal slopes or outer reef drop-offs in about 20 meters depth (Ref. 48637). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Feed on algae, seagrass, hydrozoans, gorgonians, colonial anemones, and tunicates. Caught at the surface using a hand net (Ref. 26165). |
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Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 24 February 2014 Ref. (130435)
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| reports of ciguatera poisoning |
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From southwest Sumatra to Timor Sea (Ref. 5978, 47567) and Mentawai Islands (Ref. 27157). Also recorded from Raja Ampat Islands, Manado and vicinity, Sangalakki Island, Togean and Banggai Islands (Ref. 47567). Museum: LPPL JIH152 (TGT3252). Also Ref. 8631, 48637. |
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