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Acreichthys tomentosus

(Bristle-tailed leatherjacket)

Overview

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Interesting Facts

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Common Names

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Common Names in Austronesian:

Pariutet

Common Names in Austronesian (Other):

Pariutet

Common Names in Carolinian:

Pariutet

Common Names in Cebuano:

Sagoksok

Common Names in Davawenyo:

Sagugsok

Common Names in English:

Bristle-Finned Moonfish, Bristle-tail file-fish, Bristle-Tailed Filefish, Bristle-tailed leatherjacket, Matted leatherjacket, Seagrass filefish

Common Names in Japanese:

Fuchidorikawahagi

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

丝鳍前角鲀, 白線鬃尾魨, 白线鬃尾鲀, 絲鰭前角魨

Common Names in Tagalog:

Pagnesan, Pakol, Sulay bagyo

Common Names in Tagbanwa Calamian:

Kakaniten

Common Names in Visayan:

Pagnesan, Sulay bagyo

Common Names in Waray-waray:

Pakol, Panitan

Description

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Habitat

Inhabits reef, weed , and rubble areas on shallow coral reefs (Ref. 43248).

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,004 meters (0 to -16,417 feet).[1]

Biome: Marine .

Taxonomy

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Synonyms

Acreichthys tomentosusBalistes tomentosusBalistes tomentosus Linnaeus • Balistes tomentosus Linnaeus, 1758 • Monacanthus tomentosus (Linnaeus • Parvagor tomentosus (Linnaeus • Pervagor tomentosus (Linnaeus • Stephanolepis tomentosus (Linnaeus

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Comment: Year from Eschmeyer[2].

Last scrutiny: Data last modified by FishBase 25-Jun-1998

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Acreichthys

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 2 species and subspecies in this genus:

A. radiatus (Flower-Coral Filefish) · A. tomentosus (Bristle-Tailed Leatherjacket)

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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = -1,988.610 meters (-6,524.311 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,775.270 based on 36 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
  2. Eschmeyer, W.N., Editor (1998). Catalog of fishes. Special Publication, California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. 3 vols. 2905 p. [back]

Curator for this page: Barry Hutchins. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899

Last Revised: 7/15/2012