Gulf filefish (Paramonacanthus arabicus) fish species and information / pictures of Gulf filefish - Paramonacanthus arabicus

Gulf filefish (Paramonacanthus arabicus) fish species information

Scientific Name
Paramonacanthus arabicus

Common Name
Gulf filefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-30; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 30; Vertebrae: 19. Scales on midside of body each with single relatively large, prominently branched spinule (except in some slender males); dorsal profile of snout convex to slightly concave, without prominent hump just anterior to eye; second uppermost caudal fin ray of male elongate and filamentous; dark blotch on side of body below anterior half of soft dorsal fin usually bisected by narrow longitudinal pale line.

Classification

Classified By

Hutchins, 1997

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Filefishes (Monacanthidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Indian Ocean

Distribution

Western Indian Ocean: known only from the Persian Gulf.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

35 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 35 m (Ref. 33065)

Trophic Level

3.1 s.e. 0.31 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

6.7 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low vulnerability (15 of 100)

Resilience

High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated