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Amanses scopas (Brush-sided leatherjacket; Brushsided leatherjacket; Broom leatherjacket; Broom filefish)

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Language: Afrikaans; Bikol; Carolinian; Davawenyo; Fijian; Japanese; Mandarin Chinese; Samoan; Tahitian; Visayan

Wikipedia Abstract

Amanses scopas also known as the Broom filefish is a filefish, the only species in the genus Amanses of the family Monacanthidae. It is also called Brush-sided leatherjacket in Australia or Broom leatherjacket in Christmas Island. They occur in areas of mixed sand, rubble, and coral heads of semi-protected seaward reefs.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia

Consumers

Parasitized by 
Lepotrema clavatum[1]

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♦ 1Gibson, D. I., Bray, R. A., & Harris, E. A. (Compilers) (2005). Host-Parasite Database of the Natural History Museum, London
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0