| Family: |
Monacanthidae (Filefishes) |
| Max. size: |
14 cm TL (male/unsexed) |
| Environment: |
demersal; brackish; marine |
| Distribution: |
Indo-West Pacific: Australia. |
| Diagnosis: |
Dorsal spines (total): 2-2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-34; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-32. Ventral flap moderately large with minute, indistinct ventral fin rudiment. Caudal fin rounded, fan-like in adults. Males with distinct blue lines, females brownish with pale spotting. Small juveniles green with white longitudinal band. |
| Biology: |
Primarily found in estuaries, schooling over seagrass beds and in Sargassum seaweed areas (Ref. 9002). |
| IUCN Red List Status: |
Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 17 July 2017 Ref. (130435)
|
| Threat to humans: |
harmless |
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