Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Monacanthidae (Family)
      └Pervagor (Genus)

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