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Common names: Kakaniten, Pagnesan, Pakol
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
Abundance: | Ref:
Importance: minor commercial | Ref:
Aquaculture: | Ref:
Regulations: | Ref:
Uses: no uses
Comments: Reported from Calatagan (Ref. 107853) and Leyte Gulf (Ref. 68980). Although found in fish markets (Ref. 5399), flesh of Monacanthidae is generally thin, hard, with a bitter taste, and may cause ciguatera and death if much is eaten (Ref. 12745). Also Ref. 48613, 80989.
National Checklist:
Country Information: httpss://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/rp.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: McManus, J.W., C.L. Nañola Jr., R.B. Reyes Jr. and K.N. Kesner, 1992
National Database:

Classification / Names

Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes) > Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Common names | Synonyms | Catalog of Fishes (gen., sp.) | ITIS | CoL

Common names from other countries

Bristle-tailed leatherjacket, Seagrass filefish, 白线鬃尾鲀, ... more

Main reference

Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino. 1984. (Ref. 559)
References | Biblio | Coordinator : Hutchins, Barry | Collaborators

Size / Weight / Age

Max length : 12.0 cm TL male/unsexed; (Ref. 43248)

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; non-migratory; depth range 2 - 15 m (Ref. 48637)

Climate / Range

Tropical, preferred ?; 30°N - 27°S, 55°E - 174°W

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: East Africa to Fiji, north to the Ryukyu Islands, south to New South Wales (Australia). Recently recorded from Tonga (Ref. 53797).
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Short description

Dorsal soft rays (total): 27-30; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 26 - 29.

Adults inhabit reef, weed, and rubble areas on shallow coral reefs (Ref. 43248, 48637), commonly found in seagrasses (Ref. 58881). Solitary (Ref. 90102). Major food items include amphipods, polychaetes and molluscs (Ref. 58881). Oviparous (Ref. 205).

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 115185)

Least Concern (LC)

Threat to humans

Harmless

Human uses

Fisheries: minor commercial; aquarium: commercial

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Estimates of some properties based on models

Phylogenetic diversity index (Ref. 82805)
PD₅₀ = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Trophic Level (Ref. 69278)
3.0 ±0.39 se; Based on food items.

Resilience (Ref. 69278)
High, minimum population doubling time less than 15 months (K=0.86;)

Vulnerability (Ref. 59153)
Low vulnerability (16 of 100)

Price category (Ref. 80766)
Unknown

Acreichthys tomentosus (Linnaeus, 1758)