Pervagor melanocephalus

Cantherhines melanocephalus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Pervagor
Species: P. melanocephalus
Binomial name
Pervagor melanocephalus
(Bleeker, 1853)

Pervagor melanocephalus is a Filefish from the Indo-West Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade. It grows to a size of 16 cm in length.

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