Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos
- Usual depth11–152 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsFebruary, September, and November
- How commonRare
Photo credit: (c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 7 records
- February: 15 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 4 records
- June: 8 records
- July: 3 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 16 records
- October: 9 records
- November: 13 records
- December: 13 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 11–152 m · Deepest record: 225 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Photos
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(c) Pauline Walsh Jacobson, some rights reserved (CC BY) · CC BY · iNaturalist 
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Names and classification
Other scientific names: Monacanthus curtorhynchos, Monacanthus curtorhynchus, Paramonacanthus curtorhynchus
Similar species
Hair-finned LeatherjacketParamonacanthus choirocephalus
- Hair-finned Filefish
Paramonacanthus oblongus
- Dusky Filefish
Paramonacanthus otisensis
Hairfinned leatherjacketParamonacanthus japonicus
- wedgetail filefish
Paramonacanthus frenatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 199 open-data records from 1855 to 2011.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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