Diagnostic Description
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Body brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars; caudal fin dark brown; soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins pale; lips dark brown (Ref. 4421). Males with numerous long spines in front of caudal peduncle; females with a toothbrush-like mass of setae (Ref. 1602).Description: Characterized further by having nearly straight first dorsal spine, about equal to length of snout; straight to slightly concave dorsal profile of snout; relatively deep caudal peduncle, depth about equal to caudal fin length; depth of body at anal fin origin 1.9-2.1 in SL (Ref. 90102).
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 26 - 29; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 22 - 25
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- Cristina V. Garilao
Trophic Strategy
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Occurs in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads of semi-protected seaward reefs. Less approachable than most filefishes (Ref. 9710).
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- Grace Tolentino Pablico
Biology
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Inhabits clear coastal to outer reefs, usually in rich coral areas with rubble patches or gutters (Ref. 48637). Feeds on coral polyps (Ref. 89972). Solitary or in pairs (Ref. 90102). Less approachable than most filefishes (Ref. 9710). Usually seeks coverage in large corals when approached (Ref. 48637).
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
Importance
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fisheries: minor commercial; price category: unknown; price reliability:
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-太平洋區，西起紅海、非洲東岸，東至社會及土木土群島，北至日本南部，南至澳洲大堡礁。台灣分布於南部、東部、蘭嶼及綠島等海域。
利用
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中小型魚類，無經濟價值。
描述
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體橢圓形，側扁而高；尾柄短。吻長，頭高。口端位；
唇厚。鰓孔長，位於眼後半下方，約3/4位於體中線上方，與之成70度夾角。胸鰭基全在體中線下方。
恥骨末端露出體外，上覆蓋有3對不可動之特化鱗片，第一對與第三對在腹面連合。體被極粗糙之大鱗；尾柄鱗片中央小棘極發達，成一大隆起。雄魚體側各有數根比尾柄長之硬棘，雌魚則為細剛毛。背鰭兩個，基底分離甚遠，第一背鰭位於鰓孔上方，第I背鰭棘位眼中央或眼前半部上方，背棘強壯，在棘前上方與各後側緣具小棘列，棘基後體背棘溝深；背鰭鰭條26-29，臀鰭鰭條22-25，其前部稍長於後部，鰭緣截平；腹鰭膜明顯；尾鰭圓形。體深褐色；體側自鰓孔至硬棘叢之間約有12條細深色橫帶。尾鰭深褐色；餘鰭淡黃色。
棲地
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主要棲息於礁砂混合區及半被保護的珊瑚礁區。生性害羞，不易接近。
Broom filefish
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Amanses scopas, also known as the broom filefish, is a filefish, the only species in the genus Amanses of the family Monacanthidae. It is also called brush-sided leatherjacket in Australia or broom leatherjacket in Christmas Island.[1]
The broom filefish is a harmless tropical reef fish from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific oceans, growing to a length of 20 cm. The body is brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars, the caudal fin is dark brown, and the soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins are pale. Males have numerous long spines in front of the caudal peduncle, and females similarly have a toothbrush-like mass of setae in the same location.
They occur in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads of semi-protected seaward reefs.
References
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^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72–113.
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Broom filefish: Brief Summary
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Amanses scopas, also known as the broom filefish, is a filefish, the only species in the genus Amanses of the family Monacanthidae. It is also called brush-sided leatherjacket in Australia or broom leatherjacket in Christmas Island.
The broom filefish is a harmless tropical reef fish from the Red Sea and the Indo-Pacific oceans, growing to a length of 20 cm. The body is brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars, the caudal fin is dark brown, and the soft dorsal, anal and pectoral fins are pale. Males have numerous long spines in front of the caudal peduncle, and females similarly have a toothbrush-like mass of setae in the same location.
They occur in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads of semi-protected seaward reefs.
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Description
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Occurs in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads on semi-protected seaward reefs at depths of 3 to at least 18 m.
Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2023). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (02/2023).
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