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Pygmy Filefish
SEFSC Pascagoula Laboratory; Collection of Brandi Noble, NOAA/NMFS/SEFSC., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Other fish (coast and sea)

Pygmy Filefish

Stephanolepis setifer (Bennett, 1831)

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishPygmy Filefish
Dutch—
SpanishLija de hebra
Chinese刺毛冠鳞单棘鲀
Scientific nameStephanolepis setifer (Bennett, 1831)

About this species

The Pygmy Filefish (Stephanolepis setifer) is a species of the family Monacanthidae. It has been recorded in Suriname once (GBIF), in 1957. Its global IUCN Red List status is Least Concern.

Classification

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumChordata
OrderTetraodontiformes
FamilyMonacanthidae
GenusStephanolepis

Related species in Suriname