Bony-eared Assfish
Acanthonus armatus
Category: Reef Fish
IUCN Conservation Status: LC - Least Concern - species is widespread and abundant, not currently at risk of extinction
Taxonomy
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Teleostei
- Order
- Ophidiiformes
- Family
- Acanthonidae
- Genus
- Acanthonus
Where to Find
Found in 15 diving areas across 10 countries and 5 regions.
- Grand Lagoon, New Caledonia - 1 records
- Andros, Bahamas - 3 records
- Eleuthera & Harbour Island, Bahamas - 14 records
- Exuma Cays, Bahamas - 4 records
- Long Island, Bahamas - 45 records
- Nassau & New Providence, Bahamas - 7 records
- Salt Island & Cooper Island, British Virgin Islands - 1 records
- Jardines de la Reina, Cuba - 1 records
- Fajardo & East Coast, Puerto Rico - 2 records
- St. Croix, US Virgin Islands - 1 records
- St. Thomas & St. John, US Virgin Islands - 2 records
- Saint-Gilles & West Coast, Réunion - 5 records
- Alaska, United States - 1 records
- Santa Marta & Tayrona, Colombia - 23 records
- Los Roques Archipelago, Venezuela - 1 records