Bristle-tail Leatherjacket

Acreichthys tomentosus

Can adapt colouration to the bottom surface. Typically with V-shaped marking in the middle of the side but not always easily discernible.

Size : 10 cm

Habitat : In protected reefs, bays and seagrass fields, 1-20 m. Usually alone.

Distribution : East Africa to SW Japan, Fiji and Tonga.

Classification

KINGDOM

:

Animalia

PHYLUM

:

Chordata

CLASS

:

Actinopterygii

ORDER

:

Tetraodontiformes

FAMILY

:

Monacanthidae

GENUS

:

Acreichthys

SPECIES

:

Acreichthys tomentosus

Other Information

Population Status

Least Concern (LC)

PHOTO COLLECTION

Reference

  1. inaturalist.org
  2. Reef Fishes of the Indo-Pacific. Book by Matthias Bergbauer and Manuela Kirschner