Family : Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name : Hair-finned filefish
Fish Name : Paramonacanthus oblongus
Max size : 7.8 cm (male/unsexed; Ref. 13710)
Environment : demersal
Climate : tropical
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Indo-Pacific.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Occurs over reefs and sand bottom. Feeds on small invertebrates
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Hutchins, Barry
Main Ref : Carpenter, K.E., F. Krupp, D.A. Jones and U. Zajonz. 1997. (Ref. 13710)

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