Beaked Leatherjacket (species: Oxymonacanthus longirostris) in Frankland Island Group, QLD (Gaia Guide)
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Oxymonacanthus longirostris
Beaked Leatherjacket


©Andy: at Lizard Island.

©Anne: at High Rock

©Geoffrey

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Monacanthidae
Genus Oxymonacanthus
Species Oxymonacanthus longirostris

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Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Up to 12 cm (Length of specimen)

Depth range

  • From 1 m to 35 m

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution

Distribution and habitat preferences

It can be found in marine environments.

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References

  • Brooker, R.M., (2013). Habitat preferences of a corallivorous reef fish: predation risk versus food quality. Coral Reefs, 32: 613-622. LIRS catalog number 1719.
  • Brooker, R.M., G.P. Jones and P.L. Munday (2013). Within-colony feeding selectivity by a corallivorous reef fish: foraging to maximize reward? Ecology and Evolution, 3: 4109-4118. LIRS catalog number 1692.
  • Brooker, R.M., P.L. Munday and G.P. Jones (2011). Coral obligate filefish masquerades as a branching coral. Coral Reefs, 30: 803. LIRS catalog number 1481.
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