Leafy Filefish
Chaetodermis penicilligerus
The Leafy Filefish (Chaetodermis penicilligerus) is a tropical marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 2 and 25 m deep. It grows to 31 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 31 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 2–25 m
- Climate zone
- Tropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Tropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
Depth
surface
2 m25 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyMonacanthidae
- GenusChaetodermis
- SpeciesChaetodermis penicilligerus
Quick answers
- Leafy Filefish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 31 cm (total length).
- Leafy Filefish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Aiptasia-eating filefishAcreichthys tomentosus
Velvet LeatherjacketMeuschenia scaber
Brownstriped LeatherjacketMeuschenia australis
Yellowstriped LeatherjacketMeuschenia flavolineata
Bluelined LeatherjacketMeuschenia galii
Bluefin LeatherjacketThamnaconus degeni
Toothbrush LeatherjacketAcanthaluteres vittiger
Largescale LeatherjacketCantheschenia grandisquamis
Spectacled FilefishCantherhines fronticinctus
Wirenet FilefishCantherhines pardalis
Barred FilefishCantherhines dumerilii
Fanbelly LeatherjacketMonacanthus chinensis
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.