Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Strapweed Filefish
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
Strapweed Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
Size: Up to 9 in. (24 cm)  
Depth: 3-30 ft. (1-10 m)
Distribution: Indo-West Pacific
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Actinopteri (Superclass)
    └Teleostei (Class)
     └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
      └Monacanthidae (Family)
       └Pseudomonacanthus (Genus)
        └P. macrurus (Species)

Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Strapweed Filefish

Planehead Filefish

Scrawled Filefish

Yelloweye Filefish

Spectacled Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish (Orange variation)

Wirenet Filefish

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish

Longnose Filefish

Mimic Filefish (Juvenile)

Mimic Filefish

Orangetail Filefish

Blackheaded Filefish

Fantail Filefish

Rhino Filefish



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