Pygmy filefish (Stephanolepis setifer)

Scientific name: Stephanolepis setifer Bennett, 1831

Pygmy filefish (Stephanolepis setifer)

The Pygmy filefish (Stephanolepis setifer) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Bermuda, North Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Indo-Pacific.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-29; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 29. Profile from snout to origin of first dorsal spine nearly straight. No enlarged spines on caudal peduncle, but males with an elongate patch of bristle-like spinules.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stephanolepis setifer
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
20.0
Common length
10.0
Depth range
80 m (262 ft)
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 80 m
Climate
Subtropical
Distribution
Western Atlantic: Bermuda, North Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil. Indo-Pacific.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses
Fisheries: subsistence fisheries
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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