Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

Slender Filefish
Monacanthus tuckeri
Slender Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Monacanthus tuckeri
Size: 2 to 3 in. (5 to 8 cm)  
Depth: 10-60 ft. (3-18 m)
Distribution: Bahamas, Caribbean, Florida, Bermuda, Gulf of America
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
   └Teleostei (Class)
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Monacanthidae (Family)
       └Monacanthus (Genus)
        └M. tuckeri (Species)
WoRMS ID: 159499🔗
iNaturalist ID: 131514🔗

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