Florent's Guide To The

Tropical 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

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)

Wirenet Filefish

Orangespotted Filefish

Fringed Filefish

Slender Filefish

Longnose Filefish

Mimic Filefish (Juvenile)

Mimic Filefish

Orangetail Filefish



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