Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Pygmy Filefish
Stephanolepis setifer
Pygmy Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Stephanolepis setifer
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 0-50 ft. (0-15 m)
Distribution: Florida, Bahamas, Caribbean, Gulf of America, Bermuda
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
       └Stephanolepis (Genus)
        └S. setifer (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159500🔗
iNaturalist ID: 52164🔗

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