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Bristletail Filefish

Acreichthys tomentosus

Also known as: Bristletail Leatherjacket, Bristle-tailed Filefish, Bristle-tailed Leatherjacket, Fantail, Green Filefish, Green Leatherjacket, Leatherjacket, Matted Filefish, Matted Leatherjacket, Seagrass Filefish, Seagrass Leatherjacket

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016
LIFE STAGE
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Juvenile
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@Lincolntang · Lembeh Resort, Indonesia · February 20141 / 1

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Overview

Juveniles hide among algae on the seabed, where their camouflage makes them very hard to find. Older fish are seen mostly in seagrass beds.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Pattern
blotches
Body shape
skin tags
Behaviour
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Habitat & where to find it

Where the juvenile stage lives, and where its photos were taken.

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
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RANGE
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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumChordata
    3. classTeleostei
    4. orderTetraodontiformes
    5. familyMonacanthidae
    6. genusAcreichthys
    7. speciesAcreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758)

    SourcesWoRMSFishBase

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