Whitespotted pygmy filefish (Rudarius ercodes)

Scientific name: Rudarius ercodes Jordan & Fowler, 1902

Whitespotted pygmy filefish (Rudarius ercodes)

The Whitespotted pygmy filefish (Rudarius ercodes) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Northwest Pacific, Taiwan, Japan (central Honshu to southern Kyushu) and southern Korea.

Biology

Found among bottom cover. Oviparous. Females attach adhesive eggs to seaweed with the mouth and guard them until embryos hatch.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Rudarius ercodes
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
7.5
Environment
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous
Climate
Temperate
Distribution
Northwest Pacific: Taiwan, Japan (central Honshu to southern Kyushu) and southern Korea.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=1.20; tm=1)

Sources

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

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