Pervagor spilosoma

Pervagor spilosoma, the fantail filefish, is a species of filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is found in coral reef areas of the Eastern Pacific, throughout the Hawaiian Islands, including the Leeward Group; rarely in Johnston Island.

Pervagor spilosoma
Pervagor spilosoma, fantail filefish, Hawaii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Pervagor
Species:
P. spilosoma
Binomial name
Pervagor spilosoma
(Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839)

Pervagor spilosoma occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 18 cm in length.[1][2]

References

  1. Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Pervagor spilosoma" in FishBase. April 2023 version.
  2. "Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & Bennett, 1839)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
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