Sealife guideThe orange spotted filefishOxymonacanthus longirostris

Taxonomy
  • Common name: Orange spotted filefish
  • French name: Poisson lime à taches orange
  • Scientific name: Oxymonacanthus longirostris (Bloch & Schneider, 1801)
  • Family name: Monacanthidae
  • Order name: Tetraodontiformes
  • Class name: Actinopterygii
The orange spotted filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris)
The orange spotted filefish (Oxymonacanthus longirostris) © Luizrocha | Dreamstime.com
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