Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Broom Filefish
Amanses scopas
Broom Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Amanses scopas
Size: Up to 17 in. (19 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific, Red Sea, Great Barrier Reef, French Polynesia
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Balistoidei (Suborder)
       └Monacanthidae (Family)
        └Amanses (Genus)
         └A. scopas (Species)

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