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Filefish (also known as foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles) are tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish of the diverse family Monacanthidae.
Filefish are closely related to the triggerfish, pufferfish and trunkfish.
Schoolmasters (Lutjanus apodus) and a Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus) at Molasses Reef.
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  Filefish - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Filefish (also known as foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles) are tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish of the diverse family Monacanthidae.
Filefish are closely related to the triggerfish, pufferfish and trunkfish.
Filefish are often observed drifting head downward amongst stands of seaweed, presumably in an effort to fool both predator and prey alike.
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 Animal Planet :: Fish Guide -- Filefish
Filefish are found throughout the world in tropical and temperate waters, and are most commonly associated with coral reefs or rocky areas.
Filefish are generally peaceful, but may become aggressive toward smaller, more passive fish and also with members of their own species.
Filefish are extremely difficult to breed in an aquarium.
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 Shedd Aquarium
Scrawled filefish live alone on lagoon and seaward reefs at depths of 3 to 400 feet (1 to 120 m).
Filefish breed in harems, which means there is one male for a group of two to five females.
Although the scrawled filefish is said to be tasty, it is highly recommended that you don’t eat it.
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 Filefish Discovered To Prey On Jellyfish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Kang implemented the experiment that filefish could possibly prey on jellyfish, based on a tip from a group of fishermen she interviewed about the damage caused by jellyfish.
The number of filefish has sharply declined in the Korean coastal waters since 1994 due to over-harvesting by fishermen, while jellyfish have multiplied for the last several years as the seawater temperature steadily rose and the number of their natural predators decreased, such as sea turtles and filefish.
Kang predicted that if filefish are to be raised in captivity and released into the water, it will prevent the overgrowth of jellyfish and will increase the volume of filefish catch for fishermen.
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 Marine And Saltwater Fish: Cardinalfish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Filefish will gladly accept all types of foods and they should be fed meaty as well as vegetarian fare (mysis shrimp, brine shrimp, krill, dried seaweed sheets, etc.).
Filefish are difficult to breed in captivity and so far all efforts have been unsuccessful.
The Redtail Filefish may be difficult to feed initially; it may be beneficial to imbed shrimp into coral, and allow the fish to feed off of the coral.
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Filefish are not as popular in aquaria as are their close cousins, Triggerfish.
Filefish should be fed several small meals a day, or at least be kept with live rock.
Filefish may normally be kept with fish in the same family, but even then, some fin nipping may occur.
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 Filefish
In the western side of the Atlantic it is known as far south as Brazil, has been taken from time to time as far north as Woods Hole, and has been recorded from St. Margaret Bay and from Halifax on the outer coast of Nova Seotia.
Odd specimens of this filefish have been recorded from Hingham, Lynn, Nahant, and Boston Harbor in Massachusetts Bay; and from Cape Cod; all many years ago.
An occasional filefish straying from the south is thus to be expected anywhere on Georges Bank, or in the western side of the Gulf.
www.gma.org /fogm/Monacanthus_hispidus.htm   (462 words)

  
 Unicorn Filefish
However, in the Scrawled Filefish both the upper and lower snouts are concave, and it also has broken blue lines and small fl dots on it sides, and a pointed dorsal fin.
Filefish normally have two dorsal spines with a unique ability to lock the first dorsal in an erect position that is released by a trigger mechanism generated by the second.
In Mexico, the Unicorn Filefish has been reported from Magdalena Bay to Cabo San Lucas on the Pacific side of the Baja California peninsula, from Mazatlan south to Guatemala on the mainland, and around all oceanic islands.
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 AquariumDomain.com - Filefish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Filefish do extremely well in captivity and make ideal candidates for the average community aquarium (without crustaceans).
Filefish are closely related to triggerfish and pufferfish, but are more docile and compatible with all but the most sensitive community species.
It is the latter two habits which have largely precluded the Filefish from the aquarium hobby (reef tanks any ways).
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 Fish and Aquatic Invertebrates » Saltwater Fish » Filefish - Orange Spot Main Page
The Orange Spot Filefish is a small fish that feeds on small isopods and copepods and some living coral polyps.
The Orange Spot Filefish is found throughout the tropical Pacific and Indian oceans and is not aggressive.
Filefish are related to trigger fish and is such possess the " trigger " on the on the back.
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 Blackheaded Filefish (Pervagor melanocephalus)
The Blackheaded Filefish is also known as the Redtail Filefish.
Filefish from Hawaii tend to have more vivid colors than those from the Indian Ocean.
The Blackheaded Filefish may be difficult to feed initially; it may be beneficial to imbed shrimp into coral, and allow the fish to feed off of the coral.
www.peteducation.com /article.cfm?cls=16&cat=1865&articleid=1826   (164 words)

  
 Mimic Filefish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This very interesting filefish is an almost exact mimic of the saddle puffer.
The puffer is toxic, the filefish is not.
This is a very hardy filefish that rarely bothers its tankmates.
www.marinecenter.com /fish/filefishes/mimicfilefish   (175 words)

  
 Whitespotted Filefish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This fish is relatively uncommon in Cayman waters, although it is said to be abundant in South Florida.
Like many of the Caribbean fish, the Whitespotted Filefish goes through different color phases during its growth.
This photo is of one in its "orange phase" which shows virtually no evidence of the white spots from which it derives its name.
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 Tasseled Filefish (Chaetodermis pencilligerus, Chaetoderma pencilligera)
The Tasseled Filefish, also known as the Leafy Filefish or Prickly Leatherjacket Filefish, is camouflaged by its light body with dark horizontal stripes.
It is a peaceful fish that does not bother fish tank mates, with the exception of members of its own family or related kinds.
The Tasseled Filefish feeds on a diet of meaty foods including chopped shrimp, squid, clams, fish, frozen algae, and vitamin-enriched foods.
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 Filefish Picture and Information   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The baby fish pictured above is probably that of a baby planehead filefish (Monacanthus hispidus).
These file fish are small fish that only reach sizes of 9 inches in length.
These fish are extremely common within the Sargassum weed.
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 Reef Relief - for kids only - Filefish coloring page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
With its unusual colors and unlikely shape, this is one of the real clowns of the sea.
Filefish spend much of the day swimming or drifting at odd angles, using nothing but their almst invisible fins to pusch themselves along.
Young filefish are often found far at sea, using rafts of seaweed or other debris for shelter from hungry predators.
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 mimic filefish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
This appears to be a sharp-nosed pufferfish at first glance, but the long, broad dorsal and ventral fins of this small three-inch (7.6 cm) filefish betray its true identity as an imposter.
The filefish gains a survival advantage through mimicry, since sharp-nosed pufferfish are avoided by predators because of their poisonous flesh.
This one even has the act perfected down to the way it behaves, carrying its caudal fin closed most of the time and seen resting on the reef.
www.divegallery.com /mimic_filefish.htm   (113 words)

  
 Scrawled Filefish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Scrawled Filefish are a fish 1 to 3 feet in length with covered with blue spots and lines and fl dots with a longer than typical filefish body.
They prefer reefs and open water and are found in all tropical waters.
Caution: Scrawled Filefish can be poisonous if eaten.
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 fileFish comics
fileFish comics has been the purveyor of fine comic materials since 1989.
Its flagship strip, Leave, Freeze or Die, is published weekly on NewHampshire.com, and appears weekly in Union Leader and Neighborhood News publications throughout southern New Hampshire.
Full-length graphic novels also debut periodically, and are available collected in hardcover form in the fileFish comics store.
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 Pigmy Filefish   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
When he stands on his head among the coral, he is hardly seen.
The largest Pigmy Filefish grow to be seven inches long.
They live in the warm waters off the southern coast of the the United States.
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 filefish - OneLook Dictionary Search
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Phrases that include filefish: broom filefish, scrawled filefish
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 Definition of filefish - Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
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 Fishes of Hawai'i
Description: lacks ventral spine, gray-brown-yellowish; shy filefish - plain, light colored (C.
verecundus); barred filefish - grayish brown with indistinct brown vertical bars on body (C.
Habitat: can be found in pairs, some species endemic to Hawaii
www.coralreefnetwork.com /marlife/fishes/triggerfish.htm   (297 words)

  
 Deep Sea Images Library - Filefish - Natural History Images
Deep Sea Images Library - Filefish - Natural History Images
Orangespotted Filefish with raised Dorsal - Cantherhines pullus
Home » Marine » Fish - Bony Fishes »; Boxfish » Filefish
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 Saltwater Aquarium Fish for Marine Aquariums: Fantail Orange Filefish
The Fantail Orange Filefish, also known as the Hawaiian Filefish, Fantail Filefish, or Fantail Orange Filefish Hawaii, is brown and silver with an orange, fl, and yellow tail fin.
It is rarely aggressive toward other fish except those of its own genus, and is best suited for a 50 gallon or larger aquarium that does not have invertebrates.
Race Foster & Marty Smith are both licensed Doctors of Veterinary Medicine and members of the Wisconsin Veterinary Medical Association.
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 FileFish Inc. Acquired
On June 11, 2003, Oracle Corporation acquired substantially all of the assets of privately held FileFish Inc. With the completion of the asset sale, Oracle Corporation plans to incorporate FileFish products into its software offerings.
If you are interested in FileFish products, please click here:
Copyright © 2003 FileFish Inc. All rights reserved.
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 Stock Photo of a Fantail Filefish in the Pacific Ocean - Acclaim Stock Photography
Stock Photo of a Fantail Filefish in the Pacific Ocean
This fish appears to be proudly posing for the camera.
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 Stock Photo of Scribbled Filefish - Acclaim Stock Photography
Stock Photo Description: Stock photo of Scribbled Filefish over coral reef off the big Island of Hawaii.
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