Location: Komodo, Indonesia
Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Whitebar Filefish
Also known as: Whiteblotch Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Balistoidei (Suborder)
└Monacanthidae (Family)
└Paramonacanthus (Genus)
└P. choirocephalus (Species)
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