Pervagor spilosoma: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Pervagor
- Species
- Pervagor spilosoma
- Scientific Name
- Pervagor spilosoma
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Pervagor spilosoma
Pervagor spilosoma, the fantail filefish, is a species of filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is found in coral reef areas of the Eastern Pacific, including the Hawaiian Islands and Johnston Island. The Hawaiian name, ōʻīli, means to "sprout" or "come up." The reason of this refers to their dorsal spine that raises up.
...Pervagor spilosoma in languages:
- Czech
- jednotrn vlajkoocasý
- English
- Fantail Filefish
- German
- Hawaii-Feilenfisch
- Portuguese
- Cauda-de-leque
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