Manyspotted Leatherjacket
Thamnaconus tessellatus
- Usual depth124–330 m
- Water temperature23–29 °C
- Best monthsOctober and November
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 8 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 4 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 5 records
- September: 7 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 11 records
- December: 9 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 124–330 m · Deepest record: 555 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 23–29 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Manyspotted Leatherjacket, Tessellated Leatherjacket
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- Goishiumazurahagi, ゴイシウマヅラハギ
Other scientific names: Cantherines nigromaculosus, Cantherines tessellatus, Monacanthus tessellatus, Navodon tessellatus, Thamnaconus nigromaculosus, Thamnaconus tesselatus
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.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 162 open-data records from 1947 to 2011.
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