Blotchy Filefish
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
- Usual depth2–45 m
- Water temperature28–29 °C
- Best monthsAugust and November
- How commonRare
About this species
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It reaches a maximum length of 18 cm.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Pseudomonacanthus macrurus”, 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: 1 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 2 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 3 records
- September: 0 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 5 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 2–45 m · Deepest record: 135 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 28–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Blotchy Filefish, Brunei filefish, Smallspotted Leatherjacket, Strap-weed Filefish, Strapweed Filefish
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- Kokutenhagi, コクテンハギ
- Thai
- ปลางัวจุด
Other scientific names: Cantherines macrurus, Cantherinus macrurus, Monacanthus macrurus
Similar species
LeatherjacketAluterus monoceros
Scrawled filefishAluterus scriptus
Broom filefishAmanses scopas
Barred filefishCantherhines dumerilii
Honeycomb filefishCantherhines pardalis
Sandwich Isle fileCantherhines sandwichiensis
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).
- 99 open-data records from 1931 to 2018.
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