Fish Identification: Find Species

Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

(See list of species below)

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21 species (see list below)
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Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/B. Alenda

Acreichthys tomentosus
[Bristle-tail file-fish]

Photo by Photo by Flescher, D.

Aluterus monoceros
[Unicorn leatherjacket filefish]

Photo by Photo by Wirtz, P.

Aluterus scriptus
[Scribbled leatherjacket filefish]

Photo by Photo by De Vroe, J.

Amanses scopas
[Broom filefish]

Photo by Photo by Robertson, R.

Cantherhines dumerilii
[Whitespotted filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines fronticinctus
[Spectacled filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines longicaudus
[]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Cantherhines pardalis
[Honeycomb filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines sandwichiensis
[Sandwich isle file]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Cantherhines verecundus
[Shy filefish]

Photo by Photo by Yvonne Sadovy@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Monacanthus chinensis
[Fan-bellied leatherjacket]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Oxymonacanthus longirostris
[Harlequin filefish]

Photo by Photo by Malaer, P.

Paraluteres prionurus
[False puffer]

Photo by Photo by Muséum-Aquarium de Nancy/D. Terver

Pervagor alternans
[Yelloweye filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pervagor aspricaudus
[Orangetail filefish]

Photo by Photo by Kamy Yeung@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey

Pervagor janthinosoma
[Blackbar filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pervagor marginalis
[]

Photo by Photo by Cox, C.D.

Pervagor melanocephalus
[Redtail filefish]

Photo by Photo by Randall, J.E.

Pervagor spilosoma
[Fantail filefish]

Photo by Photo by Duarte, L.O.

Stephanolepis setifer
[Pygmy filefish]

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Max. Length 20.5 cm SL

Thamnaconus garretti
[Garrett's filefish]

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Acreichthys tomentosus	Bristle-tail file-fish	Indo-West Pacific	14 SL	1758
Aluterus monoceros	Unicorn leatherjacket filefish	Circumtropical. Western	76.2 TL	1758
Aluterus scriptus	Scribbled leatherjacket filefish	Circumtropical.	110 TL	1765
Amanses scopas	Broom filefish	Indo-Pacific	20 TL	1829
Cantherhines dumerilii	Whitespotted filefish	Indo-Pacific	38 TL	1854
Cantherhines fronticinctus	Spectacled filefish	Indo-West Pacific	25 TL	1867
Cantherhines longicaudus		Eastern Central Pacific	13.2 SL	1982
Cantherhines pardalis	Honeycomb filefish	Indo-Pacific	25 TL	1837
Cantherhines sandwichiensis	Sandwich isle file	Eastern Central Pacific	19.3 TL	1824
Cantherhines verecundus	Shy filefish	Eastern Central Pacific	12.5 TL	1925
Monacanthus chinensis	Fan-bellied leatherjacket	Indo-Pacific	38 TL	1765
Oxymonacanthus longirostris	Harlequin filefish	Indo-Pacific	12 TL	1801
Paraluteres prionurus	False puffer	Indo-Pacific	11 TL	1851
Pervagor alternans	Yelloweye filefish	Western Pacific	16 TL	1899
Pervagor aspricaudus	Orangetail filefish	Indo-West Pacific	13 TL	1854
Pervagor janthinosoma	Blackbar filefish	Indo-Pacific	13 SL	1854
Pervagor marginalis		Eastern Central Pacific	6.2 SL	1986
Pervagor melanocephalus	Redtail filefish	Indo-West Pacific.	16 TL	1853
Pervagor spilosoma	Fantail filefish	Eastern Pacific	18 TL	1839
Stephanolepis setifer	Pygmy filefish	Western Atlantic	20 TL	1831
Thamnaconus garretti	Garrett's filefish	Western Central Pacific	20.5 SL	1928

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Fish Identification: Find Species

Order: TetraodontiformesFamily: Monacanthidae Filefishes(See list of species below)

Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

(See list of species below)