Belize
Turks and Caicos
Turks and Caicos
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Cozumel, Mexico
Grand Cayman
Grand Cayman
Cozumel, Mexico
Bonaire
Key Largo, Florida
Grand Cayman
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)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Monacanthidae (Family)
└Monacanthus (Genus)
└M. tuckeri (Species)
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