| Family: |
Monacanthidae (Filefishes) |
| Max. size: |
3.6 cm SL (male/unsexed); 2.7 cm SL (female) |
| Environment: |
demersal; marine; depth range 36 - 67 m |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Seychelles and the Marshall Islands. Probably more widespread in insular areas. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-28; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-26; Vertebrae: 19-19. Maximum known size small (3.6 cm SL); soft Doral rays 27-28; anal rays 26; pectoral rays 11/11; dorsal profile of snout straight in male, slightly concave in female, without prominent hump just before nostrils; soft dorsal and anal fins not elevated anteriorly, outer margins convex; soft dorsal fin of male with second ray elongate and filamentous; caudal fin moderately long (about equal to head length), posterior margin convex; pelvis capable of moving vertically through an arc of about 40 degrees, producing a moderately large ventral flap; lobe on rear of pelvis small, directed dorsoposteriorly; pelvic fin rudiment relatively short and small, posterior segment movably articulated with pelvis; midbody scales each with up to six minute spinules located on a transverse ridge, those on caudal peduncle of male slightly longer, recurved, forming a poorly defined patch of bristles (Ref. 48594). |
| Biology: |
Inhabits sandy bottoms, possibly in areas with scattered coral clumps (Ref. 48594). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 02 March 2015 Ref. (130435)
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| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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