Overview
Family : Filefishes ; Occurs in areas of mixed sand , rubble , and coral heads of semi-protected seaward reefs. Less approachable than most filefishes[1].
Common Names
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Common Names in Afrikaans:
Besem-Vylvis
Common Names in Austronesian (Other):
Pariutet
Common Names in Bikol:
Sulay Bagyo
Common Names in Carolinian:
Pariutet
Common Names in Davawenyo:
Gangis
Common Names in English:
Broom Filefish, Broom Leatherjacket, Brush-Sided Leatherjacket, Brushsided Leatherjacket
Common Names in Japanese:
Azamikawahagi
Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:
刷皮尾棘魨, 美單棘魨, 美单棘鲀, 美單棘魨, 刷皮尾棘魨, 刷皮尾棘鲀
Common Names in Samoan:
Falala, Pa'umalo
Common Names in Tagalog:
Sulay Bagyo
Common Names in Tagbanwa Cal:
Kakaniten
Common Names in Tagbanwa Calamian:
Kakaniten
Common Names in Tahitian:
'o'iri
Common Names in Visayan:
Sulay Bagyo
Description
Family Monacanthidae
Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent. Upper jaw usually with three teeth in outer and two in the inner series on each premaxillary , developed for nibbling; 19-31 vertebrae . Alutera scripta reaches 1 m maximum length . Most species feed on a wide variety of benthic invertebrates , but some specialize on corals or zooplankton . Filefishes lay demersal eggs in a site prepared and guarded by the male or both parents. Some of the subtropical species release eggs in open water .The family Monacanthidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Tetraodontiformes. It contains 31 genera and 95 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are mixed. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Pliocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, monos = only + Greek, akantha = thorn
Habitat
May be found at depths of 3 to 18 meters.
Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -5,004 meters (0 to -16,417 feet).[2]
Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
()
- Suborder:
Balistoidei
()
- Family:
Monacanthidae
()
- Filefishes
- Genus:
Amanses
()
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Specific name:
scopas
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Scientific name: - Amanses scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
- Specific name:
scopas
- (Cuvier, 1829)
- Genus:
Amanses
(
- Family:
Monacanthidae
(
- Suborder:
Balistoidei
(
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Anamses scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
- Balistes scopas Cuvier, 1829
- Monacanthus scopas (Cuvier, 1829)
- Thamnaconus penicularius Fourmanoir, 1955
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name .
Similar Species
Members of the genus Amanses
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 5 species and subspecies in this genus:
A. carolae · A. pardalis · A. pullus · A. sandwichiensis · A. scopas (Brush-Sided Leatherjacket)
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Further Reading
- Allen, G.R. and R.C. Steene (1988). Fishes of Christmas Island Indian Ocean. Christmas Island Natural History Association, Christmas Island, Indian Ocean, 6798, Australia. 197 p.
- Archiv fr Naturgeschichte. Berlin: Nicolai, 1835- GER url p. 78.
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 293, p. 82, p. 91.
- Catalogue of the fishes in the British Museum / by Albert G [Tokyo?]: Kagaku Kisho Hakkokai, Shwa 13 [1938]. ENG url p. 232.
- Eschmeyer, William N., ed. 1998. Catalog of Fishes. Special Publication of the Center for Biodiversity Research and Information, no. 1, vol 1-3. California Academy of Sciences. San Francisco, California, USA. 2905. ISBN: 0-940228-47-5.
- Fishery circular / U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries. [Washington]: The Bureau, 1931-1939. ENG url p. 143, p. 151, p. 172, p. 173, p. 177, p. 394.
- Fishes of the Crane Pacific expedition, by Albert W. Herre. Chicago, 1936. ENG url p. 15, p. 461.
- Hutchins, J.B. (1986). Monacanthidae. p. 882-887. In M.M. Smith and P.C. Heemstra (eds.) Smiths' sea fishes. Springer-Verlag, Berlin.
- Kailola, P.J. (1991). The fishes of Papua New Guinea: a revised and annotated checklist. Vol. III. Gobiidae to Molidae. Research Bulletin No. 41, Research Section, Dept. of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Papua New Guinea. 153 p.
- Kuiter, R. H. (1992). Tropical reef-fishes of the western Pacific Indonesia and adjacent waters. Gramedia Pustaka Utama, Jakarta. 314 p.
- Kulbicki, M. and J.T. Williams (1997). Checklist of the shorefishes of Ouvea Atoll, New Caledonia. Atoll Res. Bull. 444:26 p.
- Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p.
- Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino (1984). The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1 (text). Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text), 370 pls.
- Myers, R.F. (1991). Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.
- Myers, R.F. (1999). Micronesian reef fishes: a comprehensive guide to the coral reef fishes of Micronesia, 3rd revised and expanded edition. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 330 p.
- NOAA technical report NMFS SSRF. Seattle, Wash.: National Marine Fisheries Service; ENG url p. 32.
- Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales. Sydney, Linnean Society of New South Wales. ENG url p. 596.
- Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson (1993). Annotated checklist of the epipelagic and shore fishes of the Maldives Islands. Ichthyol. Bull. of the J.L.B. Smith Inst. of Ichthyol. 59:47.
- Recherches sur la faune de Madagascar et de ses dpendances, d'aprs les dcouvertes de Franois P.L. Pollen et D. C. Van Dam... Leide, E.J. Brill, 1874. FRE url p. 71.
- Shen, S.C. (ed.) (1993). Fishes of Taiwan. Department of Zoology, National Taiwan University, Taipei. 960 p.
- Shiino, Sueo M. 1976. List of Common Names of Fishes of the World, Those Prevailing among English-speaking Nations. Science Report of Shima Marineland, no. 4. Shima Marineland. Kashikojima, Shima, Mie, Japan. 262.
- Sommer, C., W. Schneider and J.-M. Poutiers (1996). FAO species identification field guide for fishery purposes. The living marine resources of Somalia. FAO, Rome. 376 p.
- Wass, R. C. (1984). An annotated checklist of the fishes of Samoa. Natl. Ocean. Atmos. Adminis. Tech. Rept., Natl. Mar. Fish. Serv., Spec. Sci. Rept. Fish. (781).
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
- FishBase
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 04, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 7 providers.
- Hutchins, Barry (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 04, 2008:
- FishBase: FishBase DiGIR Provider - Philippine Server
- Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University: South African Institute for Aquatic Biodiversity - Fish Collection (AfrOBIS)
- Museum national d'histoire naturelle: Ichtyologie
- National Chemical Laboratory: IndOBIS, Indian Ocean Node of OBIS
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
- Royal Ontario Museum: Fish specimens
- Senckenberg: Collection Pisces
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 3855191
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-26252
- Fishbase Species ID: 6672
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 173227
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 101676
Footnotes
- Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. [back]
- Mean = -1,944.420 meters (-6,379.331 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,533.180 based on 45 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]
Curator for this page: Barry Hutchins. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
