Fringed filefish (Monacanthus ciliatus)

Scientific name: Monacanthus ciliatus Mitchill, 1818

The Fringed filefish (Monacanthus ciliatus) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina, including the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 29-37; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 36. Snout prominently projecting but not very elongate; first dorsal spine originating above posterior part of eye; adult males with two pairs of enlarged recurved spines on each side of caudal peduncle; spines of females only slightly larger than other scale spinules of caudal peduncle.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Monacanthus ciliatus
Family: Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 20.0
Common length: 10.0
Depth range: 50 m (164 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 50 m
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Newfoundland (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina, including the Caribbean. Eastern Atlantic.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses: Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)