Threadsail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer)

Scientific name: Stephanolepis cirrhifer Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Threadsail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer)

The Threadsail filefish (Stephanolepis cirrhifer) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Western Pacific, Hokkaido to the East China Sea.

Biology

Commercially cultured in Japan. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Stephanolepis cirrhifer
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
30.0
Environment
Marine; demersal; oceanodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Western Pacific: Hokkaido to the East China Sea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Uses
Fisheries: highly commercial
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Assuming tm=2)

Sources

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

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