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Shortsnout filefish (Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos)
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Ecological Illustration of Shortsnout filefish (Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos)
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Monacanthidae

Shortsnout filefish

Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos

Filefish of New Caledonia

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Compressed cross-section
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Shortsnout filefish is a marine fish from Indo-West Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 11.3 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Paramonacanthus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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