Mudbank Filefish
Paramonacanthus sulcatus
- Usual depth132 m
- Water temperature12–25 °C
- Best monthsJuly, August, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 3 records
- October: 6 records
- November: 2 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 132 m · Deepest record: 132 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 12–25 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Mudbank Filefish
Names in 1 more languages
- Simplified Chinese
- 剝皮魚, 絨紋副單角魨, 絨鱗副單棘魨
Other scientific names: Arotrolepis sulcatus, Monacanthus isogramma, Monacanthus sulcatus
Similar species
Hair-finned LeatherjacketParamonacanthus choirocephalus
- Hair-finned Filefish
Paramonacanthus oblongus
- Dusky Filefish
Paramonacanthus otisensis
Hairfinned leatherjacketParamonacanthus japonicus
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).
- 56 open-data records from 1955 to 1955.
- Species data updated November 5, 2026.
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