Flower-coral Filefish
Acreichthys radiatus
- Usual depth2–24 m
- Water temperature21–29 °C
- Best monthsMarch and May
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
About this species
Acreichthys radiatus, commonly known as the radial filefish or the radial leatherjacket, is a species of demersal marine fish which belongs to the family Monacanthidae widespread throughout the tropical waters of the western Pacific Ocean, including the Ryukyu Islands, the Philippines, the oriental part of Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, the north east area of Australia, and New Caledonia. It is a small size fish that can reach a maximum size of 7 centimeters in length.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 4 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 15 records
- April: 10 records
- May: 22 records
- June: 6 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 12 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 8 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–24 m · Deepest record: 27 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 21–29 °C
Photos
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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(c) desertnaturalist, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Pierre Pericard, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Ben Jobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
(c) Georgina Jones, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA) · CC BY-SA · iNaturalist 
(c) Gregor Bailar, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Names and classification
- English
- Flower-coral Filefish, Radial Filefish, Radial Leatherjacket
Names in 3 more languages
- Filipino
- Papakol
- French
- Poisson-lime rayonnant
- Japanese
- Sudarekawahagi, スダレカワハギ
Other scientific names: Monacanthus radiatus
Similar species
Aiptasia-eating FilefishAcreichthys tomentosus
- Hajam Filefish
Acreichthys hajam
LeatherjacketAluterus monoceros
Scrawled filefishAluterus scriptus
Broom filefishAmanses scopas
Barred filefishCantherhines dumerilii
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 47 open-data records from 1954 to 2016.
- Species data updated October 26, 2026.
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