Location: Wakatobi, Indonesia
Blackheaded Filefish
Pervagor melanocephalus
Blackheaded Filefish
Also known as: Redtail Filefish
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Pervagor melanocephalus
Size: Up to 4.5 in. (11 cm)
Depth: 15-120 ft. (5-37 m)
Distribution: Indonesia, Micronesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Great Barrier Reef, Fiji
Chordata (Phylum)
└Vertebrata (Subphylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Monacanthidae (Family)
└Pervagor (Genus)
└P. melanocephalus (Species)
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