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Ostéichthyen Tetraodontiformes Monacanthidae
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| Références web | |
| fr.wiki | fishesofaustralia |
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Monacanthus |
Aluterus |
| Identification keys to Monacanthidae | |
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| Monacanthidae | Greek, monos = only + Greek, akantha = thorn | fishbase |
| Acreichthys radiatus | ||
| fishbase / doris / en.wiki / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Hairfinned leatherjacket / Radial leatherjacket |
Popta, 1900 / LC / ITIS 646187 |
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2012 Dumaguete (Ph) by Elias Levy
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2014 Timor by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2016 Philippines ©Tony Strazzari
(via INaturalist) |
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2019 Malapascua (Ph) by vranken martin
(via fishbase) |
Visayas (Ph) by Elias Levy
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Dumaguete (Ph) by Elias Levy
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| 2018 Lembeh ©craigjhowe
(via INaturalist) |
2019 Malapascua (Ph) ©caron_wong
(via INaturalist) |
2016 Dauin (Ph) ©Tony Strazzari
(via INaturalist) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Poisson-lime rayonnant | tropical |
| brown with white lines radiating from the eye onto the head and front part of the body; white bands and alternating broken lines on the rear of the body; patch of bristles (poils raides) on each side of the tail base on males | ||
| 2-12m / 7cm | males develop bristles (poils, soies) on their caudal peduncles when they reach sexual maturity | extremely well camouflaged among soft corals (stt Xeniidae) mimicking the tentacles |
| Acreichthys radiatus | ||
| Acreichthys tomentosus | ||
| fishbase / aquaportail / reef-guardian / fishesofaustralia / souslesmers / nomadica | Synonymes
Bristletail Filefish |
Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 646188 |
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| 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2019 Philippines ©Tony Strazzari
(via INaturalist) |
1996 Sulawesi ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
©Haplochromis
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| ©Haplochromis
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2013 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
Thailand ©Chaloklum Diving
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Singapore by Ria Tan
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2006 Cabilao (Ph) ©gbiscop
(via INaturalist) |
Singapore by Ria Tan
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Nusa Tenggara Barat ©Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Bolinao (Ph) ©Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Cebu (Ph) ©Klaus Stiefel
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Poisson lime vert | tropical |
| green to brown irregular darker green to brown blotching, usually with whitish bands or irregular stripes through the eye, on the midside and on the back; short skin flaps on the dorsal-fin spine & scattered skin-flaps on the body | ||
| 2-15m / 12cm | femelle pond des oeufs en nidifiant dans une zone de sable | commonly in seagrasses; calme & peu farouche ms territorial (mâle) |
| Acreichthys tomentosus | ||
| Aluterus monoceros | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / doris / australianmuseum | Synonymes
Unicorn Leatherjacket |
Linnaeus, 1758 / LC / ITIS 173133 |
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| Taha wreck (Arabian Gulf/Untd Arab Em) by Peter Jackson
(via fishbase) |
2014 NSW (Au) ©Tom Davis
(via INaturalist) |
2007 Manly (NSW/Au) by Richard Ling
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| NSW (Au) by Richard Ling
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Mexico Gulf NOAA
(via fishesofaustralia) |
NSW (Au) by david_atkinson
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| circumtropical, vu en Méditerranée | Bourse licorne | (sub)tropical |
| snout convex in adults; sandy to grey with small brown spots above; soft dorsal and anal fins pale yellowish to brownish; caudal membrane blackish brown | ||
| <80m / 40-76cm / 2.7kg | distinct pairing, adults may nest on sandflats adjacent to reefs | benthopelagiq; solitary or in pairs, occasionally in groups of 5 or 6; adults may form schools under weed rafts.; discret |
| Aluterus monoceros | ||
| Aluterus scriptus | ||
| souslesmers / reef guardian / fishbase / fr.wiki / doris / australianmuseum / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |
Osbeck, 1765 / LC / ITIS 173134 |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | |
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| 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Raja Ampat ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2011 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| 2006 Florida by flapack
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2006 Bonaire by LASZLO ILYES
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2012 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2004 Curaçao by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2017 Barbades by Magne Flåten
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2012 aquarium by Brian Gratwicke
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 Timor by Nick Hobgood
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| Belize by Aylin Ulman
(via fishbase) |
2011 Cayman by Testudo Terrapin
(via fishbase) |
2012 Australia by Lesley Clements
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2011 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
1998 Jeddah ©Field, Richard
(via fishbase) |
2007 Egypt by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
| pan-tropical | Bourse écriture | tropical |
| long snout with a concave profile; mouth small and upturned; lg caudal fin large and rounded; olive brown to grey in color, with blue lines, and blue and black spots; juveniles may be yellowish brown with dark spots | ||
| 3-20m (jsq 120m) / 55-110cm / 2.5kg
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nesting & guarding <mâle, qqx openwater (zone subtropicale) | benthopelagic; juveniles may travel with weed rafts in open ocean for a long time and reaching a large size
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| Aluterus scriptus | ||
| Cantherines dumerilii | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia doris / reefguide / australianmuseum | Synonymes
Monacanthe rayé / Barred Leatherjacket / Whitespotted filefish |
Hollard, 1854 / NE / ITIS |
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| 2016 Oman ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Maldives ©Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
2016 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
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| Lord Howe Island (Au) by Andrew J. Green
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Hawaii ©David R
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Hawaii ©Dennis Polack
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| Indo & Pacifiq | Bourse à taches blanches | tropical |
| brownish to bluish-grey with indistinct darker bars on the rear half of the body; male adults yellowish dorsal, anal and caudal fins; bright yellow iris; blackish gill opening; dark brown pectoral-fin base; juveniles have white spots on a black-brown body | ||
| 6-35m (jsq 70m) / 25-38cm | dimorphisme sexuel: males having longer and deeper orange peduncular spines and deeper orange tail and eyes | shy, retreating quickly into caves or large crevices, solitary or in pairs |
| Cantherines dumerilii | ||
| Cantherhines macrocerus | ||
| fishbase / doris / en.wiki / souslesmers / biodiversiteantilles / reefguide / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes
American whitespotted filefish |
Hollard, 1853 / LC / ITIS 173157 |
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| 2016 Cozumel ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Cozumel ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2016 Cozumel ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| Antilles ©Jean Claude Jamoulle
(via fishbase) |
2015 Antilles ©Dr. Abrahamson
(via fishbase) |
Antilles ©Jean Claude Jamoulle
(via fishbase) |
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| 2015 Brazil by vranken martin
(via fishbase) |
2012 Trinidad & Tobago by Paul Prior
(via fishbase) |
2006 Playa (Yucatan) by LASZLO ILYES
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| NOAA by Harold Hudson
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2006 Playa (Yucatan) by LASZLO ILYES
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2006 Bonaire by LASZLO ILYES
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| WC-Atlantiq | Bourse cabri | subtropical |
| profil anguleux, museau pointu; pattern uni: orange avec le dos ombré de gris, de vert olive ou de brun; pattern avec gros pois blc sur la tête et le corps (moins nb vers la queue); 2 paires d'épines sur le pédoncule caudal | ||
| 2-40m / 46cm | dimorphisme sexuel (coloris) | in pairs, nonchalants ms curieux |
| Cantherhines macrocerus | ||
| Monacanthus chinensis | ||
| fishbase / fishesofaustralia / australianmuseum / fr.wiki / reeflifesurvey | Synonymes | Osbeck, 1765 / LC / ITIS 173185 |
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| 2014 Sydney (Au) by Harry Rosenthal
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus 2012 Lembeh (Sulawesi) ©mda (via INaturalist) |
2004 NSW (Au) by Chris Roberts
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2011 Sydney (Au) by Ian Shaw
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2014 Sydney (Au) by John Turnbull
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2005 aquarium (Au) by Trevor Meyer
(via fishbase) |
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| 2014 Sydney (Au) by John Turnbull
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2003 SE-Singapore by Ria Tan
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2007 Taiwan by Diver Vincent
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Queensland (Au) by Weinstein, S
(via fishbase) |
Sydney by Graham Short
(via fishesofaustralia) |
NSW (Au) by Richard Ling
(via fishesofaustralia) |
| EIndian-WPacifiq | Fan-bellied filefish | subtropical |
| large skin flap on the belly; concave snout profile; caudal filament; triangular profile of the back; cream to brown with brown blotches and mottling on the body; brown bands on the caudal fin; when swimming above mussel beds, or crinoids, it can assume a dark colouration. | ||
| 5-50m / 38cm / 580g
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video | inhabits estuaries and on coastal and offshore reefs |
| Monacanthus chinensis | ||
| Oxymonacanthus halli | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / aquaportail / nomadica | Synonymes
Red Sea longnose filefish / Bourse arlequin / Harlequin filefish |
Marshall, 1952 / VU / ITIS 646217 |
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| 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via GooglePhotos) |
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| 2012 Nakari (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2013 Hurghada (Egypt) ©mda (via INaturalist) | |
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| 2000 Red Sea ©Field, Richard
(via fishbase) |
2018 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Lesley Clements
(via INaturalist) |
2011 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
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| 2018 Taba (Egypt) ©Rafi Amar
(via INaturalist) |
2014 Hurghada (Egypt) ©Robin Bad
(via INaturalist) |
2011 Wadi Gimal (Egypt) by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
| Red Sea (endémique) | Bourse de Mer Rouge | tropical |
| museau effilé; bleu recouvert de nombreuses taches jaune orangé; tour de l'oeil également tacheté; pelviennes noire et orange vif; autres nageoires translucides; caudale: une tache noire ± large à son extrémité | ||
| 1-15m / 6-8cm | monogames, courting, nesting, nonguarding | in coral rich fringing reefs (syy Acropora), couples, rare; pt rester très lgtps la tête en bas |
| Oxymonacanthus halli | ||
| Oxymonacanthus longirostris | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / australianmuseum / doris / monaconature / fishipedia / liboupat2 / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
Poisson-lime à taches orange |
Bloch & Schneider, 1801 / VU / ITIS 173232 |
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| 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2015 Maldives ©mda (via INaturalist) |
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| 2009 Guam by Lindsey Kramer
(via fishbase) |
2015 Maldives ©JMP (via INaturalist) | 1995 Lord Howe Island (Au) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
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| 1997 Enewetak (Marshall Islands) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2005 Ribbon Reefs (NE-Au) by Richard Ling
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2014 Solomon Is. by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2013 Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2015 Ningaloo (Au) by John Turnbull
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2011 Maldives ©Rainer Kretzberg
(via fishbase) |
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| 2016 Maldives by Gianemilio Rusconi
(via fishbase) |
Solomon by Sally Polack
(via fishesofaustralia) |
2020 Marshall ©Roger Rittmaster
(via INaturalist) |
| Indo-WPacifiq (no Red Sea) | Bourse arlequin | tropical |
| bicolore, bleu-vert avec taches plutôt arrondies orange; les taches oranges deviennent des lignes longitudinales sur le museau; caudale en balayette, les taches s'arrêtant à mi-distance, tache noire au bout (visible qd déployée); pelviennes (=2 épines) noires, au bout orangé (visible qd érigées) | ||
| 4-30m / 12 cm | monogames, courting, nesting (near bases of dead corals, often on clumps of algae), nonguarding | in pairs or small groups, calme, often on clumps of algae, rare, diurne; pt rester très lgtps la tête en bas |
| Oxymonacanthus longirostris | ||
| Paraluteres prionurus | ||
| fishbase / doris / fishipedia / souslesmers / fishesofaustralia | Synonymes
False puffer / Blacksaddle Filefish / Fausse bourse / Mimic Leatherjacket |
Bloch & Schneider, 1801 / LC / ITIS 173234 |
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| Aquarium by Jessica Gadling
(via fishbase) |
1995 Indonesia ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2016 Barat (ID) by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2016 Raja Ampat (ID) by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2016 Barat (ID) by Mark Rosenstein
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
2013 Australia by Ian Shaw
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| Australia by T. Cooper
(via fishesofaustralia) |
juvénile, Komodo by Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| Queensland (Au) by Erik Schlogl
(via fishesofaustralia) |
avec son sosie (Canthigaster valentini) at bottom, look at the dorsal fins,
Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
juvénile, Fiji by Mark Rosenstein
(via fishesofaustralia) |
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| livrée nuptiale, 2011 Réunion ©Philippe Bourjon
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2006 Manado by Jens Petersen
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
male, 2017 Romblon (Ph) by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons |
2009 Bunaken by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| Indo-WPacifiq | Monacanthe à selles noires | tropical |
| from pale greenish to dirty white in color; blackish-brown saddles above; normally with a round dark blotch above origin of anal fin; soft dorsal and anal fins hyaline, tips dusky; long caudal fin yellowish (unllike Canthigaster) | ||
| <25m / 11cm | calme, diurne, solitaire or adults usually in pairs, but sometimes seen in small aggregations; mimic the poisonous puffer, Canthigaster valentini (batesian mimicry) | |
| Paraluteres prionurus | ||
| Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers | Synonymes
Shortsnout filefish |
Bleeker, 1855 / NE / ITIS |
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| 2019 Cabilao (Ph) ©mda (via INaturalist) | 2016 Lembeh ©craigjhowe
(via INaturalist) |
2018 Lembeh ©craigjhowe
(via INaturalist) |
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| 2019 Solomon ©Mark Rosenstein
(via INaturalist) |
2019 Lembeh ©desertnaturalist
(via INaturalist) |
juvénile, 2012 Bali ©Andrey Ryanskiy
(via fishbase) |
| E-Indo WPacifiq | Poisson lime japonais | tropical |
| terne, marbré, avec une tache sombre au milieu du dos; 2 rayures brunes horizontales, ± nettes, parcourent les flancs; nageoire caudale, en forme d’éventail, rayonnée de gris pâle sur sa première partie | ||
| 39-90m / 11.3cm | on open, silty sand bottoms, on protected areas | |
| Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos | ||
| Paramonacanthus japonicus | ||
| fishbase | Synonymes | Tilesius, 1809 / LC / ITIS 646223 |
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| 2013 Nausicaa ©mda (via GooglePhotos) | 1997 D'Entrecasteaux Islands (PNG) ©Randall, John E.
(via fishbase) |
2013 Japon by Izuzuki
(via Encyclopedia of Life) |
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| 2013 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2011 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2013 by Izuzuki
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| E-Indo & W-Pacifiq | Hairfinned leatherjacket | tropical |
| caudal ray elongate and filamentous in male | ||
| 34-46m / 12cm | monogamous, males elongate with age | in weedy and sandy areas |
| Paramonacanthus japonicus | ||
| Pseudomonacanthus macrurus | ||
| fishbase / souslesmers / nomadica / wildsingapore / reefguide | Synonymes
Strap-weed filefish |
Bleeker, 1865 / LC / ITIS 646240 |
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| Bali ©David Kuehn
(via fishbase) |
2009 Sulawesi by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
2009 Sulawesi by Jim Greenfield
(via fishbase) |
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| 2006 Lembeh by Jens Petersen
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
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| 2018 Lembeh by Rickard Zerpe
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 Lembeh by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
2009 Lembeh by Bernard DUPONT
(via Wikimedia Commons) |
| E-Indo & W-Pacifiq | Poisson-lime à petites algues | tropical |
| tête triangulaire et museau pointu; gros yeux globuleux, verts cerclés de jaune, positionnés très haut sur la tête; grande épine dorsale recourbée vers l'arrière; caudale en balayette; pas de pelviennes, ms un "jabot"; body beige au marron, marbré de grosses taches brunes et ponctué de petits points très foncés; nombreux appendices cutanés ressemblant à des petites algues | ||
| <10m / 13-18cm | adults often in pairs; sometimes solitary | |
| Pseudomonacanthus macrurus | ||
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