Hairfinned leatherjacket
Paramonacanthus japonicus
- Usual depth2–55 m
- Water temperature20–29 °C
- Best monthsSeptember
- How commonRare
About this species
Paramonacanthus japonicus is a filefish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12 cm in length.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Paramonacanthus japonicus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 2 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 0 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 4 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–55 m · Deepest record: 67 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Hairfinned leatherjacket, Japanese leatherjacket, Japanese Filefish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヨソギ
Other scientific names: Balistes japonicus, Monacanthus broekii, Monacanthus trachyderma, Paramonacanthus japonicas, Stephanolepis japonicus
Similar species
- Hair-finned Leatherjacket
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
- Faintstripe Filefish
Paramonacanthus pusillus
- Estuary Filefish
Paramonacanthus tricuspis
LeatherjacketAluterus monoceros
Scrawled filefishAluterus scriptus
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).
- 93 open-data records from 1900 to 2008.
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