Pot-bellied leatherjacket (Pseudomonacanthus peroni) fish species and information / pictures of Pot-bellied leatherjacket - Pseudomonacanthus peroni

Pot-bellied leatherjacket (Pseudomonacanthus peroni) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudomonacanthus peroni

Common Name
Pot-bellied leatherjacket

Biology
Inhabits trawling grounds (Ref. 3132).

Classification

Classified By

Hollard, 1854

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Filefishes (Monacanthidae)

Distribution

Region

Eastern Indian Ocean

Distribution

Eastern Indian Ocean: Indonesia and northwestern Australia. Reported from Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771).

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

Unknown m

Depth To - meters

Unknown m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated

Trophic Level

2.82 s.e. 0.39 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

35.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.6250 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (49 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated