Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
| Strap-weed filefish | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Pseudomonacanthus |
| Species: | P. macrurus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudomonacanthus macrurus Bleeker, 1857 | |
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus (strap-weed filefish), is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It reaches a maximum length of 18 cm.
Strap-weed filefish are often found in pairs and inhabit shallow coastal algal reefs and estuaries across the Indian and Pacific oceans.
References
- Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2007). "Pseudomonacanthus macrurus" in FishBase. June 2007 version.
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