Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Harlequin Filefish
©Andy Lewis: Harlequin Filefish at Lizard Island.
©Anne Hoggett: Harlequin Filefish at High Rock
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Actinopterygii
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Oxymonacanthus
Species
Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Colours
Distinguishing features
Distinguishing features still need to be specified.
Size
- Up to 12 cm (Length of specimen)
Depth range
- Depth range data is not yet available.
Synonyms
Distribution
©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution
Web resources
References
References that assist with identification
- Leis, J.M. and B.M. Carson-Ewart (2000). Larvae of Indo-Pacific Coastal Fishes Brill, Leiden, pp. 1-850. LIRS catalog number 660.
Other references
- Brooker, R.M., (2013). Habitat preferences of a corallivorous reef fish: predation risk versus food quality. Coral Reefs, 32: 613-622. LIRS catalog number 1719.
- Brooker, R.M.R. (2014). Determinants of resource specialisation and its ecological consequences for the corallivorous filefish, Oxymonacanthus longirostris. PhD thesis, James Cook University. LIRS catalog number 1782.
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