Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Blackheaded Filefish
Pervagor melanocephalus
Blackheaded Filefish
Also known as: Redtail Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Pervagor melanocephalus
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
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Monacanthidae (Family) Filefishes
       └Pervagor (Genus)
        └P. melanocephalus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 220071🔗
iNaturalist ID: 196902🔗

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