Broom filefish (Amanses scopas)

Scientific name: Amanses scopas Cuvier, 1829

Broom filefish (Amanses scopas)

The Broom filefish (Amanses scopas) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26-29; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 22 - 25. Body brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars; caudal fin dark brown; soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins pale; lips dark brown. Males with numerous long spines in front of caudal peduncle; females with a toothbrush-like mass of setae.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Amanses scopas
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Depth range
3–18 m (10–59 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 18 m
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Indo-Pacific: Red Sea south to Maputo, Mozambique and east to the Society and Tuamoto islands, north to the Got? Islands, Japan, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: minor commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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