Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Also known as: Hair-finned Leatherjacket, Leatherjacket, Pig-faced Filefish, Pig-faced Leatherjacket, Whitebar Leatherjacket, White-blotched Filefish
- Hair-finned Leatherjacket
- Leatherjacket
- Pig-faced Filefish
- Pig-faced Leatherjacket
- Whitebar Leatherjacket
- White-blotched Filefish
Overview
Found singly or in small schools, over mud and sand bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs.
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.
How to identify
Habitat & where to find it
- Range · Western Pacific
- Country only · 4
Found singly or in small schools, over mud and sand bottoms, of coral and rocky reefs.
Juvenile photos 4
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