Honeycomb filefish
📖 Overview
Occurs on outer reef slopes to depths of 2 to more than 20 m , often silty habitats. Young float with loose surface weeds and adults are often with large Sargassum rafts during the wet season . Solitary. Feeds on benthic organisms . Somewhat secretive . Minimum depth reported taken from Ref. 128797.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 36; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 29 - 32. Can adopt three basic color patterns: mottled grey and brown, dark brown, or grey with a network of close-set polygonal spots. All have a small white spot at the rear base of the second dorsal fin and sometimes the anal fin. : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Honeycomb filefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 0 - 20 m . Tropical; 32°N - 32°S south coast of Africa (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
benthic organisms (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Brown Leather-jacket · Honeycomb filefish · Honeycomb Leather-jacket · Honeycomb Leatherjacket · Indo-Pacific Leatherjacket · Leopard Leather-jacket · Leopard Leatherjacket · Variegated Filefish · wier-net filefish · Wire-net Filefish · Wire-netting Leatherjacket · Wirenet Filefish |
| 🌍AFR | Penvis |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix llima bresca |
| 🌍CES | pilníkotrn skvrnitý |
| 🇩🇪German | Netz-Feilenfisch |
| 🇫🇷French | Bourse rayon de miel · Poisson-lime panthère |
| 🇮🇹Italian | Pesce lima favo · Pesce lima reticolato · Pesce lima tassellato |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Amimeumazurahagi · アミメウマヅラハギ |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-porco-colmeia |
| 🇷🇺Russian | Сотовый кантерин |
| 🌍SMO | Falala |
| 🇨🇳Chinese | 剝皮魚 · 細斑刺鼻單棘魨 · 細斑前孔魨 · 细斑前孔鲀 |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amanses microlepidotus | Gray | 1859 | Synonym |
| Amanses pardalis | Rüppell | 1837 | Synonym |
| Cantherhines melanoides | Ogilby | 1908 | Synonym |
| Cantherhines parkalis | Rüppell | 1837 | Synonym |
| Cantherines pardalis | Rüppell | 1837 | Synonym |
| Hanomanctus bovinus | Smith | 1949 | Synonym |
| Moancanthus kibikib | Montrouzier | 1857 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus aspersus | Hollard | 1854 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus brunneus | Castelnau | 1873 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus fatensis | Seale | 1906 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus fuliginosus | Macleay | 1883 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus houttuyni | Bleeker | 1854 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus kibikib | Montrouzier | 1857 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus laevicaudatus | Duncker & Mohr | 1929 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus melanistius | Regan | 1908 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus melanuropterus | Bleeker | 1853 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus natalensis | Gilchrist & Thompson | 1911 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus pardalis | Rüppell | 1837 | Synonym |
| Pseudomonacanthus melanoides | Ogilby | 1908 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 12 records indexed .
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