Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Slender Filefish
Monacanthus tuckeri
Slender Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Monacanthus tuckeri
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
 └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
  └Actinopteri (Superclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Monacanthidae (Family)
      └Monacanthus (Genus)

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