Overview
Comprehensive Description
Biology
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).
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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)
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Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: southern Japan and northwest Australia to Papua New Guinea.
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Myers, R.F. 1991 Micronesian reef fishes. Second Ed. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p. (Ref. 1602)
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Physical Description
Morphology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 24 - 30; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 24 - 30; Vertebrae: 19
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Hutchins, J.B. 1997 Review of the monacanthid fish genus Paramonacanthus, with descriptions of three new species. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. Suppl. No. 54:1-57. (Ref. 33065)
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Size
Max. size
12.0 cm SL (male/unsexed; (Ref. 48637))
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Kuiter, R.H. and T. Tonozuka 2001 Pictorial guide to Indonesian reef fishes. Part 3. Jawfishes - Sunfishes, Opistognathidae - Molidae. Zoonetics, Australia. p. 623-893. (Ref. 48637)
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Diagnostic Description
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).
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Hutchins, J.B. 1997 Review of the monacanthid fish genus Paramonacanthus, with descriptions of three new species. Rec. West. Aust. Mus. Suppl. No. 54:1-57. (Ref. 33065)
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Ecology
Habitat
Depth range based on 70 specimens in 1 taxon.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 12 - 56
Temperature range (°C): 24.703 - 27.844
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.149 - 1.251
Salinity (PPS): 34.534 - 35.354
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.438 - 4.664
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.214
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 4.407
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 12 - 56
Temperature range (°C): 24.703 - 27.844
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.149 - 1.251
Salinity (PPS): 34.534 - 35.354
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.438 - 4.664
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.214
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 4.407
Note: this information has not been validated. Check this *note*. Your feedback is most welcome.
Water temperature and chemistry ranges based on 13 samples.
Environmental ranges
Depth range (m): 12 - 56
Temperature range (°C): 24.703 - 27.844
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.149 - 1.251
Salinity (PPS): 34.534 - 35.354
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.438 - 4.664
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.214
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 4.407
Graphical representation
Depth range (m): 12 - 56
Temperature range (°C): 24.703 - 27.844
Nitrate (umol/L): 0.149 - 1.251
Salinity (PPS): 34.534 - 35.354
Oxygen (ml/l): 4.438 - 4.664
Phosphate (umol/l): 0.104 - 0.214
Silicate (umol/l): 0.380 - 4.407
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Environment
reef-associated; oceanodromous (Ref. 51243); marine; depth range 34 - 46 m (Ref. 33352)
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
http://www.fishbase.org/references/FBRefSummary.php?id=51243&speccode=4683
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Matsuura, K. and J.C. Tyler 1997 Tetraodontiform fishes, mostly from deep waters, of New Caledonia. p.173-208. In B. Séret (ed.) Résultats des Campagnes MUSORSTOM, vol. 17. no.9. Mem. Mus. Natl. Hist. Nat. 174. (Ref. 33352)
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Migration
Oceanodromous. Migrating within oceans typically between spawning and different feeding areas, as tunas do. Migrations should be cyclical and predictable and cover more than 100 km.
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Riede, K. 2004 Global register of migratory species - from global to regional scales. Final Report of the R&D-Projekt 808 05 081. Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Bonn, Germany. 329 p. (Ref. 51243)
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Molecular Biology and Genetics
Molecular Biology
Statistics of barcoding coverage: Paramonacanthus japonicus
Barcode of Life Data Systems (BOLDS) Stats
Public Records: 0
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
Public Records: 0
Species: 1
Species With Barcodes: 1
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Conservation
Threats
Not Evaluated
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IUCN 2006 2006 IUCN red list of threatened species. www.iucnredlist.org. Downloaded July 2006.
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Wikipedia
Paramonacanthus japonicus
Paramonacanthus japonicus is a filefish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 12cm in length.
References
- Froese, Rainer, and Daniel Pauly, eds. (2008). "Paramonacanthus japonicus" in FishBase. December 2008 version.
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