Fantail filefish
Pervagor spilosoma
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A filefish from coral reefs.
- Scientific name
- Pervagor spilosoma
- Family
- Monacanthidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Monacanthus spilosoma, Stephanolepis pricei, Stephanolepis spilosoma
Origin
- Native region
- Oceania
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 18 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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