Family : Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Bristle-tail file-fish
Fish Name : Acreichthys tomentosus
Max size : 12.0 cm TL (male/unsexed; Ref. 43248)
Environment : reef-associated; non-migratory ; depth range 2 - 15 m
Climate : tropical; 30°N - 22°S
Global Importance : fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.86;)Distribution : Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New South Wales (Australia). Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
Diagnosis : Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 26-29
Biology : Adults inhabit reef, weed, and rubble areas on shallow coral reefs (Ref. 43248, 48637), commonly found in seagrasses (Ref. 58881). Major food items include amphipods, polychaetes and molluscs (Ref. 58881). Oviparous (Ref. 205)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Hutchins, Barry
Main Ref : Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)

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Common Names : [ No common name ]
Status : native
Salinity : marine
Uses : no uses