Redtail filefish
Pervagor melanocephalus
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A filefish from the Indo-West Pacific. It reaches 16 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Pervagor melanocephalus
- Family
- Monacanthidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Acreichthys melanocephalus, Monacanthus melanocephalus, Pervagor melanocephalus melanocephalus, Pervagor scanleni, Stephanolepis melanocephalus
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania, Ásia, África
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 16 cm
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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