Photo Image Broom filefish Anamses scopas

BROOM FILEFISH

Anamses scopas

This species has a dark brown body with a black tail and several blackish bars on their mid-side. Occasionally, the central area is pale. For males, there is a patch of long black spines in front of their tail base. For females, there is a patch of short bristles in front of their tail base. Lives solitary or in pairs in reef areas, in 3-18m depth.
Frequency of sightings:
Common
Best time of year:
All year round

Taxonomical order of this critter:
Veterbrate
Reef
Odd shape
Filefish
-	Black lined filefish
-	Bristle-tail filefish
-	Broom filefish
-	Diamond filefish
-	Leafy filefish
-	Minute filefish
-	Puffer filefish
-	Radial filefish
-	Rhino filefish
-	Scrawled filefish
-	Spectacled filefish
-	Strapweed filefish
-	Whitebar filefish
-	Wirenet filefish