Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Pacific Reefs

Blackheaded Filefish
Blackheaded Filefish
Scientific Name: Pervagor melanocephalus
Family: Monacanthidae
Category: Filefishes
Also known as: Redtail Filefish
Size: Up to 4.5 in. (11 cm)  
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Micronesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Blackheaded Filefish

Fantail Filefish

Rhino Filefish

Strapweed Filefish

Scrawled Filefish

Yelloweye Filefish

Spectacled Filefish

Wirenet Filefish

Longnose Filefish

Mimic Filefish (Juvenile)

Mimic Filefish

Orangetail Filefish



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