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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Pseudomonacanthus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek,monos = one + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; demersal; depth range 1 - 7 m (Ref. 48637). Tropical
Indo-West Pacific. Australia.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 25.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637)
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 (Ref. 48637).
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fraser-Brunner, A., 1940. The fishes of the genus Pseudomonacanthus with descriptions of two new species. Bull. Raffles Mus. (16):62-67,pls.21-23. (Ref. 130589)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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