Florent's Guide To The Hawaiian, South Pacific and

Indo-Pacific Reefs

Whitebar Filefish
Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Whitebar Filefish
Also known as: Whiteblotch Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Paramonacanthus choirocephalus
Size: Up to 6 in. (15 cm)  
Depth: 10-80 ft. (3-25 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Philippines
Chordata (Phylum) Chordates
└Vertebrata (Subphylum) Vertebrates
 └Osteichthyes (Parvphylum) Bony Fishes
  └Actinopterygii (Gigaclass) Ray-Finned Fish
   └Teleostei (Class) Teleosts
    └Tetraodontiformes (Order)
     └Balistoidei (Suborder)
      └Monacanthidae (Family) Filefishes
       └Paramonacanthus (Genus)
        └P. choirocephalus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 278918🔗
iNaturalist ID: 199186🔗

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