Thamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877)
Black scraper

Family:  Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Max. size:  37.4 cm TL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  reef-associated; marine; depth range 50 - 110 m, oceanodromous
Distribution:  Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Ryukyu Islands. Also known from the East and South China seas.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Commercially cultured in Japan. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed. Plankton feeder (Ref. 12114, 12115).
IUCN Red List Status: Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
Threat to humans:  harmless


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