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Harlequin Filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris)

Harlequin Filefish

Oxymonacanthus longirostris

Class
Ray-finned fish
Rarity
Rare
Observations
1,025
Most observed in
🇫🇯 Fiji
Conservation
Vulnerable

Description

Oxymonacanthus longirostris, more commonly known as the orange spotted filefish, is a small marine reef fish in the family Monacanthidae. Other common names they are known by include the harlequin filefish and the longnose filefish.

Summary adapted from the Wikipedia article “Orange spotted filefish”.

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