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Animal realm > Chordates > Vertebrates > Bony fishes > Tetraodontiformes > Filefishes > Short snout file fish

Short snout file fish

Scientific name : Paramonacanthus curtorhynchus


Uncommon file fish, marbled brown colour. The main characters are, mainly in the male, the elongated shape and the convex snout profile. 11 cm. Possible confusion with a group of brown species living in the same environment: Paramonacanthus japonicus, Pseudomonacanthus peroni, Pseudomonacanthus macrurus. P. curtorhynchus is the only one with convex snout profile.


Habitat: Coastal bay, Lagoon, Sand

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

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