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Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Paramonacanthus: Greek, para = the side of + Greek, monos = one + Greek, akantha ) thorn (Ref. 45335).
Issue
This speces is valid according to several authors in CofF (ver. 11 May 2022).
Environment: milieu / climate zone / rango de profundidad / distribution range
Ecología
marino asociado a arrecife; oceanodromo (Ref. 51243); rango de profundidad 34 - 46 m (Ref. 33352). Tropical; 35°N - 31°N, 130°E - 141°E
Northwestern Pacific: confirmed from Japan.
Tamaño / Peso / Age
Madurez: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 12.0 cm SL macho / no sexado; (Ref. 48637)
Espinas dorsales (total) : 2; Radios blandos dorsales (total) : 24 - 30; Espinas anales: 0; Radios blandos anales: 24 - 30; Vértebra: 19. body width 2.0-2.6 in head length; body depth 2.0-3.1 in SL, head length 2.7-3.2 in SL; snout length 3.7-4.1 in SL; eye diameter 2.7-3.7 in head length; second dorsalmost caudal ray elongate and filamentous in male (Ref. 33065).
Body shape (shape guide): short and / or deep; Cross section: compressed.
Inhabits weedy and sandy areas of coastal reefs (Ref. 9710). Found on open muddy substrates from shallow estuaries to deep offshore. Males elongate with age (Ref. 48637). Monogamous (Ref. 52884).
Masuda, H., K. Amaoka, C. Araga, T. Uyeno and T. Yoshino, 1984. The fishes of the Japanese Archipelago. Vol. 1. Tokai University Press, Tokyo, Japan. 437 p. (text). (Ref. 559)
IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)
Threat to humans
Harmless
Human uses
Pesquerías: bycatch
Herramientas
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Estimates based on models
Preferred temperature (Referencia
123201): 24.6 - 28.4, mean 27.6 °C (based on 106 cells).
Phylogenetic diversity index (Referencia
82804): PD
50 = 0.5000 [Uniqueness, from 0.5 = low to 2.0 = high].
Bayesian length-weight: a=0.01862 (0.01133 - 0.03059), b=2.86 (2.72 - 3.00), in cm total length, based on LWR estimates for this species & (Sub)family-body (Ref.
93245).
Nivel trófico (Referencia
69278): 2.8 ±0.25 se; based on food items.
Resiliencia (Referencia
120179): Medio, población duplicada en un tiempo mínimo de 1.4-4.4 años (Fec = 3,300).
Fishing Vulnerability (Ref.
59153): Low vulnerability (10 of 100).
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Nutrients (Ref.
124155): Calcium = 78.8 [33.2, 200.1] mg/100g; Iron = 0.813 [0.369, 1.915] mg/100g; Protein = 17.9 [15.6, 20.0] %; Omega3 = 0.116 [0.053, 0.241] g/100g; Selenium = 29.4 [13.8, 67.1] μg/100g; VitaminA = 80 [22, 301] μg/100g; Zinc = 1.65 [1.06, 2.63] mg/100g (wet weight);