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Thamnaconus modestus (Günther, 1877)
Black scraper
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Thamnaconus modestus
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Thamnaconus: Greek, thamna = shrub + Greek, konos, -ou = cone (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Etymology: Thamnaconus: Greek, thamna = shrub + Greek, konos, -ou = cone (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); depth range 50 - 110 m (Ref. 126482). Tropical; 10°C - 28°C (Ref. 126482)
Distribution Territories | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Point map | Introductions | Faunafri
Northwest Pacific: Hokkaido, Japan to the Ryukyu Islands. Also known from the East and South China seas.
Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm 25.9, range 21 - ? cm
Max length : 37.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123681); common length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557)
Max length : 37.4 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 123681); common length : 17.5 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 56557)
Commercially cultured in Japan. Juveniles associate with drifting seaweed. Plankton feeder (Ref. 12114, 12115).
Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Main reference
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Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
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