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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Pseudomonacanthus: Greek, pseudes = false + Greek,monos = one + Greek, akantha = thorn (Ref. 45335).
Eponymy: Michael Wilmer Forbes Tweedie (1907–1993) was a herpetologist, ichthyologist, archaeologist and all-round naturalist who worked (1932–1971) at the Raffles Museum (now called the Singapore National Museum). [...] (Ref. 128868), visit book page.
Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range
Ecology
Marine; reef-associated. Tropical
Western Pacific: Singapore.
Size / Weight / Age
Maturity: Lm ? range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL male/unsexed; (Ref. 130589); 12.5 cm SL (female)
Life cycle and mating behavior
Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae
Fraser-Brunner, A., 1940. The fishes of the genus Pseudomonacanthus with descriptions of two new species. Bull. Raffles Mus. (16):62-67,pls.21-23. (Ref. 130589)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-2)
Threat to humans
Harmless
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