Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Planehead Filefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Stephanolepis cirrhifer
- Stephanolepis diaspros
- Monacanthus ciliatus
- Acreichthys tomentosus
- Scobinichthys granulatus
- Arotrolepis filicauda
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Stephanolepis
- Species
- Stephanolepis hispida
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