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Slender Filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Monacanthus tuckeri

Bean, 1906

Slender Filefish

Also known as: Bastard Old Wife, Tucker's Filefish

Verified againstWoRMS

About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

2–50 m

Max size

10 cm

Diet

Grazing on aquatic plants

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Monacanthidae

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Orangespotted Filefish (Cantherhines pullus)

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Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus)

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Hook-Tailed Filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)

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