Pot-bellied leatherjacket (Pseudomonacanthus peroni)

Scientific name: Pseudomonacanthus peroni Hollard, 1854

Pot-bellied leatherjacket (Pseudomonacanthus peroni)

The Pot-bellied leatherjacket (Pseudomonacanthus peroni) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Eastern Indian Ocean, Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Reported from Papua New Guinea.

Species facts

Scientific name
Pseudomonacanthus peroni
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
35.0
Environment
Marine; reef-associated
Climate
Tropical
Distribution
Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Reported from Papua New Guinea.
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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