Strap-weed filefish

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Strap-weed filefish

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Pseudomonacanthus
Species: P. macrurus
Binomial name
Pseudomonacanthus macrurus
Bleeker, 1857

The strap-weed filefish, Pseudomonacanthus macrurus, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It reaches a maximum length of 18 cm.

Strap-weed filefish are often found in pairs and inhabit reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans.

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