FB-6672 http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 Animalia Chordata Teleostei Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae Amanses Amanses scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Besem-vylvis Um qaren Sulay bagyo Besen-Feilenfisch Broom filefish Broom leatherjacke Broom leatherjacket Brushsided leatherjacket Brush-sided leatherjacket lawedua Azamikawahagi Falala Pa'umalo 'O'iri Epe loong Gangis Humu tagitagi Kakaniten Pariutet Pembe Sogoh 刷皮尾棘魨 刷皮尾棘鲀 美单棘鲀 美單棘魨 Amnases scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Anameses scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Anamses scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Balistes scopas Cuvier, 1829 Monacanthus scopas (Cuvier, 1829) Thamnaconus penicularius Fourmanoir, 1955 1992-12-16 2023-06-15 Rau, N. and A. Rau0 Commercial marine fishes of the Central Philippines (bony fish). German Agency for Technical Cooperation, Germany. 623 pp. (Ref. 393) Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino0 The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). 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Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Amsco_u0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Amsco_u0.jpg FB-pic-6672-13138 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1997-02-01 1999-06-30 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged John E. Randall General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Amsco_u1.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Amsco_u1.jpg FB-pic-6672-23109 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage image/jpeg John E. Randall 1999-06-16 2008-11-19 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License. Image can be freely copied and altered but may be used only for non-commercial purposes. Original author and source must be properly acknowledged WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#DiagnosticDescription http://www.fishbase.us/images/species/Amsco_m0.jpg http://www.fishbase.us/images/thumbnails/jpg/tn_Amsco_m0.jpg Locality: Eilat, Gulf of Aqaba, Israel. FB-GeneralDescr-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Biology http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Morphology Inhabits clear coastal to outer reefs, usually in rich coral areas with rubble patches or gutters (Ref. 48637). Feeds on coral polyps (Ref. 89972). Solitary or in pairs (Ref. 90102). Less approachable than most filefishes (Ref. 9710). Usually seeks coverage in large corals when approached (Ref. 48637). Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-DiagnosticDescr-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-08 00:00:00 2013-05-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Distribution Body brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars; caudal fin dark brown; soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins pale; lips dark brown (Ref. 4421). Males with numerous long spines in front of caudal peduncle; females with a toothbrush-like mass of setae (Ref. 1602).Description: Characterized further by having nearly straight first dorsal spine, about equal to length of snout; straight to slightly concave dorsal profile of snout; relatively deep caudal peduncle, depth about equal to caudal fin length; depth of body at anal fin origin 1.9-2.1 in SL (Ref. 90102). Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Morphology-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Cristina V. Garilao 1995-09-08 00:00:00 2013-05-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Uses Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 29; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 22 - 25 Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Distribution-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2013-05-06 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Migration Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Maputo, Mozambique (Ref. 4421) and east to the Society and Tuamoto islands, north to the Gotô Islands, Japan (Ref. 559), south to the southern Great Barrier Reef. Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602) FB-Uses-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Importance http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#TrophicStrategy fisheries: minor commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability: FB-TrophicStrategy-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Grace Tolentino Pablico 2001-12-10 00:00:00 2007-10-18 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public scopas http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Size Occurs in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads of semi-protected seaward reefs. Less approachable than most filefishes (Ref. 9710). Myers, R.F. 1999 Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p. (Ref. 37816) FB-Size-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Max. size http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Threats 20.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 4421)) Hutchins, J.B. 1986 Monacanthidae. p. 882-887. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin. (Ref. 4421) FB-Threats-2 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Belen Acosta 1990-10-18 00:00:00 2024-03-07 00:00:00 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ WorldFish Center - FishBase General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=2 http://rs.tdwg.org/ontology/voc/SPMInfoItems#Habitat Least Concern (LC) , IUCN Grouper and Wrasse Specialist Group IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006. FB-Habitat-6672 http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/Text text/html Estelita Emily Capuli 1992-12-16 00:00:00 2023-06-15 00:00:00 Environment http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ FAO General public http://www.fishbase.org/summary/SpeciesSummary.php?id=6672 reef-associated; marine; depth range 0 - 18 m (Ref. 9710) Lieske, E. and R. Myers 1994 Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. (Ref. 9710)