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Pervagor marginalis Hutchins, 1986 |
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photo by
Randall, J.E. |
| Family: | Monacanthidae (Filefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 6.2 cm SL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Eastern Central Pacific: found only at the Marquesas and Line islands. | |||
| Diagnosis: | Dorsal spines (total): 1-1; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30-32; Anal spines: 0-0; Anal soft rays: 27-29; Vertebrae: 19-19. Head and body grayish brown when fresh; iris brown; caudal fin orange with black posterior margin; spinous dorsal fin dark brown. Usually a broad and blackish bar passing from nape, through eye, to pectoral base. Large pelvic rudiment not broadly attached to posterior margin of ventral flap. 1 - 5 spinules on midbody scales, middle spinule longest; scale spinules on posterior half of body becoming progressively more elongate, extremities of those on caudal peduncle of male curving forward; male with scale rugosities developing at about 50 mm SL | |||
| Biology: | Occurs in rocky reefs to depths of 25 m. | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Data deficient (DD); Date assessed: 03 March 2015 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||