Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
Appearance
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Pseudomonacanthus |
Species: | P. macrurus
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Binomial name | |
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus Bleeker, 1857
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Pseudomonacanthus macrurus (strap-weed filefish), is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It reaches a maximum length of 18 cm.
Strap-weed filefish are often found in pairs and inhabit shallow coastal algal reefs and estuaries across the Indian and Pacific oceans.
References
[edit]- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Pseudomonacanthus macrurus". FishBase. June 2007 version.
External links
[edit]- Photos of Pseudomonacanthus macrurus on Sealife Collection