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Lowe's leatherjacket (Paramonacanthus lowei)
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Lowe's leatherjacket (Paramonacanthus lowei) specimen
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Monacanthidae

Lowe's leatherjacket

Paramonacanthus lowei

Filefish of Australian Waters

  • Tropical
  • Southern Hemisphere
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Lowe's leatherjacket is known from Southwest Pacific as a marine fish. It occurs in marine waters.

Maximum length
13.9 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
Distribution
Southwest Pacific: east coast of Australia from Lizard Island in north Queensland to Sydney Harbor in New South Wales. In addition, two specimens have been collected at the Chesterfield Reefs, about 900 km off the coast.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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