Whitebar Filefish
Scientific Name: Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Species: Filefishes (Monacanthidae)
Other names: Whitebar Leatherjacket, Hair-finned Leatherjacket, Pig Faced Leatherjacket, White-blotched Filefish.
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Whitebar FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Whitebar FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Whitebar FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Description
Also known as Whitebar Leatherjacket, Hair-finned Leatherjacket, Pig Faced Leatherjacket and White-blotched Filefish.
Found singly or in small groups on shallow coral reefs, sand flats and slopes with weedy patches.
They feed on invertebrates and algae.
Length - 13cm
Depth - 1-25m
Widespread Indo-Asian Pacific
Filefish can alter their colour and pattern to match their surrounds and so deter predators.
Although closely related to the Triggerfish, their "trigger spine" cannot be locked into place. (edit)
Spotted
The Whitebar Filefish is found in or near the Indo-Asian Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 3 times by user @fishx6
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