Biology:Pervagor spilosoma
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Short description: Species of fish
| 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, 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 occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 18 cm in length.[1][2]
References
- ↑ Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2023). "Pervagor spilosoma" in FishBase. April 2023 version.
- ↑ "Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & Bennett, 1839)". https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/4FB4L.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q2525204 entry
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