Yelloweye filefish

Pervagor alternans

Bright yellow ring around eyes

Yelloweye filefish is a marine fish found around Western Pacific. It inhabits reef habitat. The largest recorded length is 16 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Pervagor
Maximum length: 16 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Western Pacific: east coast of Australia, Lord Howe Island, New Caledonia, and the Marshall Islands. Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797 ). Described as an antitropical species.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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