Saltwater
Bristle-tail file-fish
Acreichthys tomentosus
Monacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 14 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 73 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in China, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Micronesia, New Caledonia, and 8 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Adults inhabit reef, weed, and rubble areas on shallow coral reefs, commonly found in seagrasses. Solitary. Major food items include amphipods, polychaetes and molluscs. Oviparous.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acreichthy tomento
- Balistes tomentosus
- Monacanthus Blochii
- Monacanthus tomentosus
- Monacanthus trichurus
- Parvagor tomentosus
In other languages
- Leväviilakala
- Banded leather-jacket, Bristle-tail filefish, Bristle-tail leatherjacket, Bristle-tailed leatherjacket, Bristletail Filefish, Matted leatherjacket, Seagrass filefish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.