Pervagor melanocephalus
Pervagor melanocephalus is a Filefish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 16 cm in length.
| Cantherhines melanocephalus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Pervagor |
| Species: | P. melanocephalus |
| Binomial name | |
| Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) | |
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2008). "Pervagor melanocephalus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
External links
- PERVAGOR MELANOCEPHALUS from New Caledonia (En/Fr)
- Photos of Pervagor melanocephalus on Sealife Collection
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