Pervagor

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Pervagor Rank Genus		Family Monacanthidae Phylum Chordata Order Tetraodontiformes

Lower classifications Pervagor melanocephalus, Pervagor spilosoma

Pervagor melanocephalus

Pervagor is a genus of filefishes native to the Indian and Pacific Oceans.

There are currently 8 recognized species in this genus:

Pervagor alternans (J. D. Ogilby, 1899) (Yelloweye filefish)

Pervagor aspricaudus (Hollard, 1854) (Orangetail filefish)

Pervagor janthinosoma (Bleeker, 1854) (Blackbar filefish)

Pervagor marginalis Hutchins, 1986

Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) (Redtail filefish)

Pervagor nigrolineatus (Herre, 1927) (Black-lined filefish)

Pervagor randalli Hutchins, 1986

Pervagor spilosoma (Lay & E. T. Bennett, 1839) (Fantail filefish)

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