Maldives country information

Common names: Bourse arlequin, Harlequin filefish, Lime à taches oranges
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
Comments: Museum: BPBM 18894 (7.4 cm SL). FMNH 91151 (3:6.3-6.6 cm SL). Also Ref. 4907, 81697.
National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/mv.html
National Fisheries Authority:
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Randall, J.E. and C. Anderson, 1993
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Beaked leatherjacket, Longnose filefish, Coral filefish, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Oxymonacanthus: Greek, oxys = sharp + Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
More on authors: Bloch & Schneider.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; não migratória; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 35 m (Ref. 90102). Tropical; 30°N - 24°S, 114°E - 171°E

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Indo-Pacific: East Africa south to Maputo, Mozambique (Ref. 4421) and east to Samoa, north to Ryukyu Islands, south to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia, and Tonga. Replaced by Oxymonacanthus halli in the Red Sea.

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: L_m ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 9710)

Descrição breve Chaves de identificação | Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total) : 2; Raios dorsais moles (total) : 31 - 35; Espinhos anais: 0; Raios anais moles: 29 - 32. Ventral rudiment absent; bristles on caudal peduncle of males longer than others on body (Ref. 37816).

Occurs in clear lagoon and seaward reefs from 0.5 to at least 30 m. Found in pairs or small groups and nests near bases of dead corals, often on clumps of algae. Monogamous (Ref. 52884, 48637). Feeds exclusively on Acropora polyps. Feeding takes place throughout the day becoming less towards the evening (Ref. 46144).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturities | Reprodução | Spawnings | Egg(s) | Fecundities | Larvas

Aggression is used commonly in courtship. Spawning commences when after swimming together in different tufts, the female concentrates on just one and begins to thrust repeatedly and pause. The male follows suit nuzzling the female. The female then drops into the algae and spawns, while the male releases the sperm beside her. The pair then swims back to their territory (Ref. 46144). Monogamous mating is observed as both facultative and social (Ref. 52884).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Hutchins, Barry | Colaboradores

Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

Vulnerável, ver o Livro Vermelho da IUCN (VU) (A3c); Date assessed: 05 July 2015

CITES (Ref. 128078)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)