Modest filefish (Thamnaconus modestoides)

Scientific name: Thamnaconus modestoides Barnard, 1927

Modest filefish (Thamnaconus modestoides)

The Modest filefish (Thamnaconus modestoides) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Indo-West Pacific and Southeast Atlantic, south to Algoa Bay, South Africa; also Japan and northwestern Australia.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36-38; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 35 - 36. Greyish brown to purplish brown in color; membrane of spinous dorsal lemon yellow in males, greyish in females; other fins with pale blue, rays brownish.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Thamnaconus modestoides
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Common length
25.0
Depth range
73–200 m (240–656 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 73 - 200 m
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific and Southeast Atlantic: south to Algoa Bay, South Africa; also Japan and northwestern Australia.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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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