🌊 Marine
Least Concern
🌡️ Tropical
Fourband leatherjacket
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Brunner, 1940
📖 Overview
Adults usually found on muddy substrates with outcrops of algal reef, or among broad-leaved seagrasses. Young with floating Sargassum rafts and in shallow estuaries .
Scientific Name
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus
Authority
Brunner, 1940
Habitat
Marine
Climate
Tropical
IUCN Status
LC
Max Length
25 cm
Depth Range
1–7 m
Trophic Level
2.8
Resilience
Medium
Vulnerability
36.00/100
Salinity
30–40 ppt
🔬 Taxonomy
Class
Ray-finned fishes
Actinopterygii
Order
Pufferfishes and allies
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Monacanthidae
Monacanthidae
Genus
Pseudomonacanthus
Pseudomonacanthus
Species
Fourband leatherjacket
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus
🐟 Physical Description
Physical description for Fourband leatherjacket is currently being compiled.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Fourband leatherjacket is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
aquatic invertebrates
small fish
algae
detritus
🥚 Reproduction
🐣 Oviparous
📦 Batch Spawner
Spawning Season
spring-summer
Spawn Location
Pelagic
Fertilization
External
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 7 m . Tropical West Pacific.
🌿 Ecology
Zone Preferences
🌊 Marine
⬇️ Benthic
Trophic Level
2.8±0.4
📐 Morphometrics
Length–Weight Relationship:
W = 0.0195 × L2.93
(TL)
Max TL
25cm
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
Salinity Range
30–40ppt
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
IUCN Category
Least Concern
Assessment Date
2017
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
Population Resilience
Medium
Minimum doubling time
Fishing Vulnerability
36.00/100
Moderate vulnerability
Trophic Level
2.8
Omnivore / Planktivore
Climate Zone
Tropical
Described By
Brunner, 1940
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