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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Thamnaconus: Greek, thamna = shrub + Greek, konos, -ou = cone (Ref. 45335); garretti: Named for Andrew J. Gerrett, a naturalist who collected in the Hawaiian Islands in 1856-1864.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 31 - 710 m (Ref. 124778). Tropical
Western Central Pacific: Hawaii and Midways Is,
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 20.5 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 86689)
Short description
Identification keys | Morphology | Morphometrics
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 33 - 34; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 31 - 33. This species is distinguished from its congeners by the following set of characters: body behind theh eye covered with many longitudinal, narrow dark stripes; pelvic flap with many narrow dark stripes running almost parallel to postero-ventral edge of pelvic flap; head with
similar narrow dark stripes but at right angles to those on pelvic flap (Ref. 124778)..
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Matsuura, K., 2021. A record of the rare filefish, Thamnaconus garretti (Fowler, 1928), collected around Midway Island, Central Pacific (Actinopterygii, Tetraodontiformes, Monacanthidae). Bull. Natl. Mus. Nat. Sci. Ser. A. 47(1):31-35. (Ref. 124778)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2024-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Fisheries: bycatch
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Estimates based on models
Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref.
82804): PD
50 = No PD50 data [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00956 - 0.04164), b=2.93 (2.76 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref.
93245).
Trophic level (Ref.
69278): 3.5 ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resilience (Ref.
120179): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (15 of 100).