Slender Filefish
(full size)
Features: Very similar to Fringed Filefish (see below);
Description: Various shades 0f reddish brown to yellow-brown, brown
or gray; upper body usually darker.
Notes: I have found this fish a couple of times in 2007, hiding
very well in Gorgonians; I also have a small video of this vertical positioning
in seafans;
I reduced picture size so they would be visible on your screen.
Audubon Field Guide; page 675; plate 399;
Reef Fish ID, 3rd edition; page 402-403; plate 402-403;
Size: 2-3 1/2 inches; max 4 inches;
Depth: 10-60 feet;
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