| Monacanthidae (Filefishes) |
| 22 cm SL (male/unsexed) |
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bathydemersal; depth range 230 - 600 m |
| Western Pacific: Sagami Bay to the East and South China seas. Also recorded from Darwin to North West Cape, Australia (Ref. 5978) and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771). |
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| Juveniles(?) found near shore on sand bottoms (Ref. 11230). Adults in deep water (see occurrence records). |
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(Ref. 96402)
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| harmless |
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Its flesh is hard, thin, with a bitter taste, and may cause ciguatera and death if much is eaten (Ref. 12745). |
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