| Monacanthidae (Filefishes) |
| 12 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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demersal; marine |
| Eastern Indian Ocean to Western Pacific: Australia. |
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Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-32; Anal soft rays: 26-31; Vertebrae: 19-19. Diagnosis: All external teeth with truncate cutting edges. Anteriormost pair in each jaw extending across full width of mouth. Two vertical small tusk-like processes on internal surface of anteriormost pair of teeth in lower jaw. First dorsal spine originates over posterior half of eye, armed with 2 series of prominent downward-directed barbs on anterior face, much smaller and more numerous than those in postero-Iateral rows. Scales on body with 1 central spinule supported by a transverse ridge, those spinules on caudal peduncle of adult male moderately elongate, curving anteriorly. Pelvic bony structure movably articulated with pelvis (Ref. 35708). |
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Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 17 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
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| harmless |
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