Harlequin Filefish, Orange Spotted Filefish, Beaked Letherjacket

Harlequin Filefish, Orange Spotted Filefish, Beaked Letherjacket
English Common Name
Harlequin Filefish, Orange Spotted Filefish, Beaked Letherjacket
Scientific name
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Taxonomy
Order: Tetraodontiformes, Family: Monacanthidae
Size
About 7 cm
Species Distribution
Ryukyu Islands and southward
This species is found as an individual or with a few others in coral reefs. It feeds on coral polyps using its tubular mouth.

Updated August 2018

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