Rudarius ercodes
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Family: | Monacanthidae
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Species: | R. ercodes
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Rudarius ercodes D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902
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Rudarius ercodes, the whitespotted pygmy filefish, is a species of reef filefish in the family Monacanthidae. It is a small fish, growing to only 5 cm (2 in), and is found in the temperate waters of Japan. It is kept in captivity and has been successfully captive bred.
References[]
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Rudarius ercodes" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
Categories:
- Monacanthidae
- Fish of East Asia
- Fish described in 1902
- Tetraodontiformes stubs