Black-lined Filefish
Pervagor nigrolineatus
- Usual depth1–15 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly, September, and October
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 3 records
- February: 3 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 4 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 3 records
- July: 8 records
- August: 6 records
- September: 9 records
- October: 11 records
- November: 7 records
- December: 6 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–15 m · Deepest record: 21 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Black-lined Filefish, Blacklined Filefish, Blacklined Leatherjacket, Blackline Filefish, White-line Filefish
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Tatejimakawahagi, タテジマカワハギ
Other scientific names: Monacanthus nigrolineatus, Stephanolepis nigrolineatus, Stephanolepis septemclassiensis
Similar species
- Orangetail filefish
Pervagor aspricaudus
- Blackbar filefish
Pervagor janthinosoma
- Redtail filefish
Pervagor melanocephalus
LeatherjacketAluterus monoceros
Scrawled filefishAluterus scriptus
Broom filefishAmanses scopas
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).
- 98 open-data records from 1954 to 2016.
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