Pseudomonacanthus elongatus Fraser-Brunner, 1940
Fourband leatherjacket
Pseudomonacanthus elongatus
photo by CSIRO

 Family:  Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
 Max. size:  25 cm SL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  demersal; depth range 1 - 7 m
 Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Adults usually found on muddy substrates with outcrops of algal reef, or among broad-leaved seagrasses. Young with floating Sargassum rafts and in shallow estuaries (Ref. 48637).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Luna, Susan M. - 04.07.94
 Modified by: Sampang-Reyes, Arlene G. - 06.04.10

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