Pig faced leather jacket
📖 Overview
Inhabits sheltered coastal reefs, usually forming small aggregations . Also found in mud and sand bottoms of trawling grounds .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 31; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 28 - 32; Vertebrae: 19. Dorsal profile of snout straight to convex in male, small hump sometimes over or slightly in advance of nostrils; straight to concave in female and juvenile, without hump. First dorsal spine originating over posterior half of eye, or slightly behind eye. With dark brown to dusky blotches, sometimes tending to form two curved, oblique stripes on body, first from rear of soft dorsal fin to pectoral fin, second from caudal fin base to ventral flap; three dark brown blotches nearly always present.: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pig faced leather jacket is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 25 m . Tropical
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monacanthus choirocephalus | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Monacanthus nemurus | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Paramonacanthus nemurus | Bleeker | 1851 | Synonym |
| Paramonacanthus whitleyi | Fraser-Brunner | 1941 | Synonym |
| Stephanolepis retrospinis | Fowler | 1943 | Heterotypic |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 7 records indexed .
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