| Family: |
Monacanthidae (Filefishes) |
| Max. size: |
13.9 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 0 - 78 m |
| Distribution: |
Southwest Pacific: east coast of Australia from Lizard Island in north Queensland to Sydney Harbor in New South Wales. In addition, two specimens have been collected at the Chesterfield Reefs, about 900 km off the coast. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-28; Vertebrae: 19-19. Dorsal profile of snout moderately to slightly convex in male, usually straight in female, without prominent hump just before nostrils; soft dorsal fin of male with second ray elongate and filamentous; no elongate rays in caudal fin; narrow whitish lines often along body; dark stripe on outer margin of anal fin in male, width equal to or greater than width of pupil. |
| Biology: |
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| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 03 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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