| Family: |
Monacanthidae (Filefishes) |
| Max. size: |
10.6 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine |
| Distribution: |
Northwest Pacific: Ogasawara Islands to south of Japan. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-29; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 28-29; Vertebrae: 19-19. Prominent hump just anterior to nostrils absent. Soft dorsal fin in males has the second ray slightly elongated and filamentous. Long caudal fin, its length equal to the head length. A broad dark stripe on the outer margin of the anal fin in male, its width greater than that of the pupil (Ref. 33065). |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 29 January 2009 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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