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Rudarius ercodes Jordan & Fowler, 1902 Whitespotted pygmy filefish |
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photo by
Marco Chan@114°E Hong Kong Reef Fish Survey |
| Family: | Monacanthidae (Filefishes) | |||
| Max. size: | 7.5 cm TL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | reef-associated; marine, oceanodromous | |||
| Distribution: | Northwest Pacific: Taiwan (Ref. 47843), Japan (central Honshu to southern Kyushu) and southern Korea. | |||
| Diagnosis: | ||||
| Biology: | Found among bottom cover (Ref. 9710). Oviparous (Ref. 205). Females attach adhesive eggs to seaweed with the mouth and guard them until embryos hatch (Ref. 40060). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Least Concern (LC); Date assessed: 18 July 2017 Ref. (130435) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||