Monacanthus tuckeri Bean, 1906
Slender filefish
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Monacanthus tuckeri
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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes(genus, species) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa
Teleostei (teleosts) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Monacanthus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: George Tucker (1835–1908) was Archdeacon of Bermuda (the type locality) and was honoured “…for his devotion to biological science in the colony.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bean.
Etymology: Monacanthus: Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: George Tucker (1835–1908) was Archdeacon of Bermuda (the type locality) and was honoured “…for his devotion to biological science in the colony.” (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
More on author: Bean.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 50 m (Ref. 5217). Subtropical; 37°N - 10°N
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Western Atlantic: North Carolina, USA and Bermuda to Antilles. Reported from northern South America (Ref. 5217).
Size / Weight / Age
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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32 - 37; Anal soft rays: 31 - 36. A small, slender filefish (body depth about 3 in SL) with a rather long, concave facial profile. Brownish gray with scattered small black spots (Ref. 26938).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep.
Found over sandy and rocky bottoms (Ref. 5217). Drifts among gorgonians (Ref. 9710). Feeds on algae and invertebrates.
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Main reference
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Robins, C.R. and G.C. Ray, 1986. A field guide to Atlantic coast fishes of North America. Houghton Mifflin Company, Boston, U.S.A. 354 p. (Ref. 7251)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2 (Global))
Least Concern (LC) ; Date assessed: 10 September 2014
CITES
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
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