Pervagor spilosoma | |
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Pervagor spilosoma, fantail filefish, Hawaii | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Pervagor |
Species: | P. spilosoma
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Binomial name | |
Pervagor spilosoma (
Lay &
E. T. Bennett, 1839)
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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 occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 18 cm in length. [1] [2]
Pervagor spilosoma | |
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Pervagor spilosoma, fantail filefish, Hawaii | |
Scientific 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, 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 occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 18 cm in length. [1] [2]