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spotted filefish (Thamnaconus fajardoi)
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Ecological Illustration of spotted filefish (Thamnaconus fajardoi)
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Monacanthidae

spotted filefish

Thamnaconus fajardoi

Striped Fish from the Mozambique Coast

  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Indian Ocean
  • Africa
  • Deep-bodied
  • Medium

spotted filefish is a marine fish of Western Indian Ocean. The species occupies marine waters. The species reaches a recorded maximum of 22 cm.

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