Pervagor spilosoma, the fantail filefish, is a species of filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is found in coral reef areas of the Eastern Pacific, throughout the Hawaiian Islands, including the Leeward Group; rarely in Johnston Island.
| Pervagor spilosoma | |
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| Pervagor spilosoma, fantail filefish, Hawaii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Pervagor |
| Species: | P. spilosoma
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| Binomial name | |
| Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839)
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Pervagor spilosoma occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 18 cm in length.[1][2]
References edit
- ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2023). "Pervagor spilosoma" in FishBase. April 2023 version.
- ^ "Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & Bennett, 1839)". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2023-04-03.
External links edit
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