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Wedgetail filefish (Paramonacanthus frenatus)
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Wedgetail filefish (Paramonacanthus frenatus) specimen
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Monacanthidae

Wedgetail filefish

Paramonacanthus frenatus

Eight Point Seven Centimeters Filefish from the Western Indian Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Paramonacanthus is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

Maximum length
8.7 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Western Indian Ocean: Mombassa, Kenya to Durban, South Africa; possibly Seychelles.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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