Paramonacanthus pusillus Blackstriped Filefishes, Sinhalese Leatherjacket

Paramonacanthus pusillus is commonly referred to as Blackstriped Filefishes, Sinhalese Leatherjacket. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

5681 

AphiaID:

278928 

Scientific:

Paramonacanthus pusillus 

German:

Feilenfisch 

English:

Blackstriped Filefishes, Sinhalese Leatherjacket 

Category:

Filefishes 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Paramonacanthus (Genus) > pusillus (Species) 

Initial determination:

(Rüppell, ), 1829 

Occurrence:

Hong Kong, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Australia, China, East Africa, Eastern Indian Ocean, Flores, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Jordan, Maumere, Myanmar, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Red Sea, Réunion , South-Africa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Western Australia, Western Pacific Ocean 

Sea depth:

28 - 79 Meter 

Size:

up to 5.75" (14.6 cm) 

Temperature:

71.6 °F - 80.6 °F (22°C - 27°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

Not available as offspring 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Least concern (LC)  

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Paramonacanthus arabicus
• Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
• Paramonacanthus cryptodon
• 
  Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos
  Feilenfisch
• Paramonacanthus frenatus
• 
  Paramonacanthus japonicus
  Feilenfisch
• Paramonacanthus lowei
• Paramonacanthus matsuurai
• 
  Paramonacanthus nematophorus
  Feilenfisch
• Paramonacanthus nipponensis
• 
  Paramonacanthus oblongus
  Haarflossen-Feiilenfisch, Japanese Leatherjacket
• 
  Paramonacanthus otisensis
  Feilenfisch
• 
  Paramonacanthus pusillus
  Feilenfisch
• 
  Paramonacanthus sulcatus
  Feilenfisch
• 
  Paramonacanthus tricuspis
  Feilenfisch
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2013-07-02 12:27:09 

Last edit:

2020-04-26 21:30:17 

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