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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Paramonacanthus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha ) thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on author: Günther.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / profondeur / distribution range
Écologie
marin démersal. Tropical
Western Indian Ocean: Red Sea. Zanzibar and Seychelles Islands.
Taille / Poids / Âge
Maturité: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 8.5 cm SL mâle / non sexé; (Ref. 33065)
Description synthétique
Clés d'identification | Morphologie | Morphométrie
Épines dorsales (Total) : 2; Rayons mous dorsaux (Total) : 24 - 27; Épines anales: 0; Rayons mous anaux: 24 - 28; Vertèbres: 19. Body width 2.0-2.7 in head length; body depth 2.0-3.0 in SL; head length 2.6-3.2 in SL; snout length 3.4-4.4 in SL; eye diameter 2.8-4.3 in head length.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturité | Reproduction | Frai | Œufs | Fécondité | Larves
Randall, J.E. and J. van Egmond, 1994. Marine fishes from the Seychelles: 108 new records. Zool. Verh. Leiden 297:43-83. (Ref. 10685)
Statut dans la liste rouge de l'IUCN (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Menace pour l'homme
Harmless
Utilisations par l'homme
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Réf.
123201): 24.7 - 27.9, mean 26.7 °C (based on 100 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Réf.
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [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).
Niveau trophique (Réf.
69278): 3.1 ±0.3 se; based on size and trophs of closest relatives
Résilience (Réf.
120179): Haut, temps minimum de doublement de population inférieur à 15 mois (Preliminary K or Fecundity.).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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