Pervagor melanocephalus Redtail filefish, Blackheaded Leatherjacket, Black-headed Leatherjacket, Black-headed Leather-jacket, Dark-headed Leatherjacket. Blackhead Leatherjacket

Pervagor melanocephalus is commonly referred to as Redtail filefish, Blackheaded Leatherjacket, Black-headed Leatherjacket, Black-headed Leather-jacket, Dark-headed Leatherjacket. Blackhead Leatherjacket. Difficulty in the aquarium: Solo per acquariofili esperti. A aquarium size of at least 1000 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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lexID:: 1969
AphiaID:: 220071

Scientific:: Pervagor melanocephalus
German:: Schwarzkopf-Feilenfisch, Rotschwanz Feilenfisch
English:: Redtail Filefish, Blackheaded Leatherjacket, Black-headed Leatherjacket, Black-headed Leather-jacket, Dark-headed Leatherjacket. Blackhead Leatherjacket

Category:: Pesci lima

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Pervagor (Genus) > melanocephalus (Species)
Initial determination:: (Bleeker, ), 1853

Occurrence:: American Samoa, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Bali, China, Cook Islands, Coral sea (Eastern Australia), Fiji, Great Barrier Reef, Indian Ocean, Indo Pacific, Indonesia, Japan, Marschall Islands, Maumere, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, New Caledonia, Norfolk Island, Ogasawara Islands, Okinawa, Palau, Papua, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland (Australia), Raja Amat, Samoa, Solomon Islands, South-Africa, Sumatra, Taiwan, The Ryukyu Islands, the Seychelles, Timor Sea, Tonga, Western Pacific Ocean
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 20 - 40 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Coral reefs, Reef-associated, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 6.3" (16 cm)
Temperature:: 76.82 °F - 84.2 °F (24.9°C - 29°C)
Food:: Aiptasia, Brine Shrimps, Carnivore, Frozen Food (large sort), Mysis, Zooplankton
Tank:: 219.98 gal (~ 1000L)
Difficulty:: Solo per acquariofili esperti
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Least concern (LC)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2006-07-16 14:50:20
Last edit:: 2025-06-16 20:29:48

Info

Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853)

Blackish brown or bluish black head and anterior portion of body, rest of the body orange. Scale ridge rugosities of male usually develop at about 65 mm SL. Scale spinulation on midbody not closely packed. Often in pairs.

Synonymised names
Acreichthys melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted
Monacanthus melanocephalus Bleeker, 1853 · unaccepted
Pervagor melanocephalus melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted
Stephanolepis melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) · unaccepted

Direct children (3)
Subspecies Pervagor melanocephalus johnstonensis Woods, 1966 accepted as Pervagor aspricaudus (Hollard, 1854)
Subspecies Pervagor melanocephalus marshallensis Woods, 1966 accepted as Pervagor alternans (Ogilby, 1899)
Subspecies Pervagor melanocephalus melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853) accepted as Pervagor melanocephalus (Bleeker, 1853)

External links

FishBase (multi). Abgerufen am 07.08.2020.
Fishes of Australia (en). Abgerufen am 16.06.2025.

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Commonly

Foto: Anchor Wreck Diving Site, Menjangan Island, Bali Barat NP, Bali, Indonesien

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hirska12
@hirska12

am 30.12.10#1

Dieser Fisch ist eigentlich im Grossen und Ganzen unproblematisch. Das einzige Problem ist, dass er auf Garnelen steht! Er hat zwei grosse Putzergarnelen verputzt und klaut unserer Muräne die Sandgarnelen aus dem Mund!!! Aber sonst ist er eigentlich gegenüber allen anderen Bewohnern friedlich. Man muss aber unbedingt darauf achten, dass er ab und zu hartes Futter bekommt (Schalentiere) sonst werden seine Zähne so lang, dass er nicht mehr fressen kann und verhungert.

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