Saltwater
Planehead filefish
Stephanolepis hispida
Monacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 36.9 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 1,198 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
Water values
Smallest tank
Range
Native
Lives wild in Angola, Anguilla, Antigua & Barbuda, Argentina, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, and 58 more countries.
More about the species
Description
Found on sand or mud bottoms. Associated with Sargassum. Adults feed on benthic invertebrates. Edible but generally rejected by fishers.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Balistes hispidus
- Monacanthus auriga
- Monacanthus filamentosus
- Monacanthus gallinula
- Monacanthus hispidus
- Monacanthus oppositus
In other languages
- Stephanolepis hispidus
- Almindelig filfisk
- Common filefish, Cuckold, Planehead Fiiefish, Triggerfish
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.