Pygmy filefish
📖 Overview
More common in offshore areas, including floating seaweed and flotsam, and around islands. Juveniles are associated with floating seaweeds . Probably feeds on plants and small invertebrates . Generally considered as trash fish, rarely consumed .
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27 - 29; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 27 - 29. Profile from snout to origin of first dorsal spine nearly straight . No enlarged spines on caudal peduncle, but males with an elongate patch of bristle-like spinules .: short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Pygmy filefish is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
🥚 Reproduction
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range ? - 80 m . Subtropical; 38°N - 26°S, 99°W - 32°W North Carolina (USA), and northern Gulf of Mexico to southeastern Brazil (Ref.
🌿 Ecology
plants and small invertebrates (Ref
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Bastard Old Wife · Pygmy Filefish |
| 🏳️Catalan | Peix llima pigmeu de l'Atlàntic |
| 🌍CES | pilníkotrn kopenatý |
| 🇫🇷French | Bourse fil |
| 🇵🇹Portuguese | Peixe-porco · Peixe-porco-pigmeu-do-Atlântico · Porquinho-de-penacho |
| 🇪🇸Spanish | lija ciliada · lija de hebra |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monacanthus setifer | Bennett | 1831 | Synonym |
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 17 records indexed .
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