Family : Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order : Tetraodontiformes  (puffers and filefishes)
Class : Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes)
Fishbase Name :
Fish Name : Lalmohania velutina
Max size : 7.2 cm SL (male/unsexed; Ref. 31791)
Environment : demersal ; depth range - 5 m
Climate : tropical; 9°N - 10°N
Global Importance :
Resilience: High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)Distribution : Western Indian Ocean: Gulf of Mannar, India.
Diagnosis :
Biology : Inhabits shallow weedy bottoms (Ref. 31791)
Threatened : Dangerous:  
Dangerous : harmless
Coordinator : Hutchins, Barry
Main Ref : Hutchins, J.B.. 1994. (Ref. 31791)

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