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The '''broom filefish''', ''Amanses scopas'', is a [[filefish]], the only species in the [[genus]] ''Amanses'' of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Monacanthidae]]. It is also called '''brush-sided leatherjacket''' ([[Australia]]) or '''broom leatherjacket''' ([[Christmas Island]]). |
The '''broom filefish''', ''Amanses scopas'', is a [[filefish]], the only species in the [[genus]] '''''Amanses''''' of the [[family (biology)|family]] [[Monacanthidae]]. It is also called '''brush-sided leatherjacket''' ([[Australia]]) or '''broom leatherjacket''' ([[Christmas Island]]). |
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The broom filefish is a harmless tropical reef fish from the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Indo-Pacific]] oceans, growing to a length of 20 [[centimetre|cm]]. The body is brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars, the [[caudal fin]] is dark brown, and the soft [[dorsal fin|dorsal]], [[anal fin|anal]] and [[pectoral fin]]s 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. |
The broom filefish is a harmless tropical reef fish from the [[Red Sea]] and the [[Indo-Pacific]] oceans, growing to a length of 20 [[centimetre|cm]]. The body is brown with up to 12 narrow dark brown crossbars, the [[caudal fin]] is dark brown, and the soft [[dorsal fin|dorsal]], [[anal fin|anal]] and [[pectoral fin]]s 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. |
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The broom filefish, Amanses scopas, is a filefish, the only species in the genus Amanses of the family Monacanthidae. It is also called brush-sided leatherjacket (Australia) or broom leatherjacket (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.
References
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Amanses scopas" in FishBase. March 2006 version.