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A new El Niño event, described as “very strong”, is set to occur from this spring onwards.
Identity card
Bristle-tail file-fish
- Scientific name:
- Acreichthys tomentosus
- Family:
- Monacanthidae
- Class:
- Actinopterygii
- Phylum:
- Chordata
- Year of description:
- 1851 (Linnaeus)
- IUCN Status:
- Least Concern
- Distribution:
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Tropical Indo-Pacific.
- Habitat:
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Coral reefs, lagoons, grassy areas and sandy bottoms, debris areas, between 1 and 20 metres deep.
- Size:
Up to 14 cm.
- Diet:
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Amphipods, polychaetes, molluscs.
