Monacanthidae

pygmy filefish

Stephanolepis setifer

Fish drifting in sea grass

• Tropical
• Transcontinental
• Marine fish
• Atlantic Ocean
• Indian Ocean
• Pacific Ocean
• North America
• South America
• Deep-bodied
• Medium
• Tropical fish

pygmy filefish is known around Western Atlantic as a marine fish; It occurs in marine waters, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 20 cm.