Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos Shortsnout filefish

Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos is commonly referred to as Shortsnout filefish. 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:

9452 

AphiaID:

278920 

Scientific:

Paramonacanthus curtorhynchos 

German:

Feilenfisch 

English:

Shortsnout Filefish 

Category:

Filefishes 

Family tree:

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

Initial determination:

(Bleeker, ), 1855 

Occurrence:

Ambon, Australia, Fiji, Great Australian Bigh, Gulf of Bengal / Bay of Bengal, Indonesia, Lembeh Strait, Moluccas, New Caledonia, Palau, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), South Australia, Sulawesi, Thailand, Western Australia 

Sea depth:

39 - 90 Meter 

Size:

up to 4.45" (11.3 cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 73.4 °F (°C - 23°C) 

Food:

Zoobenthos, Zooplankton 

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:

Not evaluated (NE) 

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:

2016-03-06 20:27:14 

Last edit:

2020-04-26 21:23:57 

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