| Citation | Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997, FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. Living marine resources of Kuwait, eastern Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates.. FAO, Rome. 293 p. |
| Ref. | 13710 Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz, 1997 |
| Page | 237 |
| Named Used as Valid | Paramonacanthus oblongus |
| Comment | common name; food item; |
| Locality | |
| Distribution | Persian Gulf (Kuwait, e. Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and UAE). |
| Quote | Hair-finned filefish; over reefs and sand bottom; feeds on small invertebrates, zoobenthos; |