Pervagor melanocephalus, Redtail filefish : fisheries, aquarium

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Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853)

Redtail filefish
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> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Pervagor: Latin, pervagor = nomadic, itinerant.
More on author: Bleeker.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range Ecología

marino asociado a arrecife; rango de profundidad 20 - 40 m (Ref. 1602), usually 20 - ? m (Ref. 1602). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S

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Indo-West Pacific.

Tamaño / Peso / Age

Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 16.0 cm TL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 4421)

Short description Claves de identificación | Morfología | Morfometría

Espinas dorsales (total) : 1 - 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 30 - 33; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 27 - 30. Blackish brown or bluish black head and anterior portion of body, rest of the body orange. A black blotch surrounding the gill opening. Caudal fin orange; soft dorsal and anal fins yellow; first dorsal spine blackish brown. Pelvic rudiment large not broadly attached to posterior margin of ventral flap. Scale ridge rugosities of male usually develop at about 65 mm SL. Scale spinulation on midbody not closely packed.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.

Biología     Glosario (por ej. epibenthic)

Inhabits clear coastal reefs and protected outer reef habitats with rich invertebrate growth (Ref. 48637). Prefers deeper reefs. Often in pairs (Ref. 9710). Sometimes solitary (Ref. 90102). Secretive, adults are usually in pairs (Ref. 48637).

Life cycle and mating behavior Madurez | Reproducción | Puesta | Huevos | Fecundidad | Larva

Main reference Upload your references | Referencias | Coordinador : Hutchins, Barry | Colaboradores

Hutchins, J.B., 1986. Review of the monacanthid fish genus Pervagor, with descriptions of two new species. Indo-Pac. Fish. (12):35 p. (Ref. 527)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 03 March 2015

CITES

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless





Human uses

Pesquerías: escaso valor comercial; Acuario: Comercial
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Preferred temperature (Referencia 123201): 24.9 - 29, mean 27.8 °C (based on 316 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia 82804):  PD50 = 0.5039   [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01995 (0.00956 - 0.04164), b=2.93 (2.76 - 3.10), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this (Sub)family-body shape (Ref. 93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia 69278):  2.9   ±0.4 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Resiliencia (Referencia 120179):  Alto, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo inferior a 15 meses (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref. 59153):  Low vulnerability (10 of 100). 🛈
Price category (Ref. 80766):   Unknown.
Nutrients (Ref. 124155):  Calcium = 68.7 [29.0, 170.0] mg/100g; Iron = 0.778 [0.357, 1.813] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.7, 20.1] %; Omega3 = 0.109 [0.051, 0.224] g/100g; Selenium = 30.6 [14.7, 70.2] μg/100g; VitaminA = 66.6 [18.2, 244.0] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.51 [0.98, 2.40] mg/100g (wet weight);