Classification :
Phylum : Chordata
Class : Actinopterygii
Order : Tetraodontiformes
Family : Monacanthidae

Synonyms : Balistes ciliatus Mitchill, 1818
Common name : Fringed Filefish

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Diet : Feeds on plants, algae and small crustaceans
Predators : Bony fishes

Ecology :
Range : Newfoundland, Bermuda and northern Gulf of Mexico to Argentina
Habitat : Found to 50m depths, commonly in grass beds, but also over sandy and rocky bottoms., benthic
Occurrence :
Importance (environmental, commercial, conservation, educational, scientific, social) :Social- Subsistence fishery
Conservation Status : Not Listed

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ITIS information :
ITIS no : 173179
Species reviewed by ITIS : Yes

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