- Broom filefish
Taxobox
name = Broom filefish
status = secure
image_width = 240px
regnum =Animal ia
phylum =Chordata
classis =Actinopterygii
ordo =Tetraodontiformes
familia =Monacanthidae
genus = "Amanses"
species = "A. scopas"
binomial = "Amanses scopas"
binomial_authority = Cuvier, 1829The broom filefish, "Amanses scopas", is a
filefish , the only species in thegenus "Amanses" of the familyMonacanthidae . It is also called brush-sided leatherjacket (Australia ) or broom leatherjacket (Christmas Island ).The broom filefish is a harmless tropical reef fish from the
Red Sea and theIndo-Pacific oceans, growing to a length of 20 cm. The body is brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars, thecaudal fin is dark brown, and the soft dorsal, anal andpectoral fin s are pale. Males have numerous long spines in front of thecaudal peduncle , and females similarly have a toothbrush-like mass of setae in the same location. They occur in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads of semi-protected seaward reefs.References
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External links
* [http://species.fishindex.com/species_6027amanses_scopas.html Fishindex]
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