Fantail filefish is a small sea fish with a large tail fin. It lives on coral reefs in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean.
The fantail filefish is distinguished by its large tail fin and spotted body coloration. It is important for the reef because it eats algae and prevents them from smothering corals.
Legendary longevity: over 100 years. Galapagos tortoises, Greenland sharks, ocean quahogs celebrate with family once every 4 years
Immature form that undergoes metamorphosis before adulthood.
Offspring
Worker
Elders
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scraping
birth time
Pelagic Ocean
Taxons
if born as {name}
Dogs, dolphins, lynx hang out for 9-25 years and party on their birthday three times a year
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When your next jubilee falls in {name} life years
water is almost always warm, even in winter you can swim, very hot in summer
Human
birth date
Palearctic realm
no permanent shelter
Close
coral reef
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Career from 7 to 15 months. Dwarf hamsters, voles, field crickets celebrate their birthday twice a month
Marine world
The basics
How old you would be if you lived as {name}
Neotropical realm
Coral Reef
Theoretical maximum lifespan estimated from the Dynamic Energy Budget (DEB) mathematical model. This value reflects a biological potential derived from metabolic parameters, not from direct observation — real recorded lifespans are often significantly shorter.
My weight?
Rasping or abrading food surfaces with teeth or mouthparts.
Non-stop carnival: they only live a few days. Mayflies, rotifers, midges celebrate their birthday more than twice a day
adult
Maturity
Dorsal spine color
primary food sources
South and Central America, hot and humid, huge forests
24 to 38 grams, 10 – 25 centimeters
Potential Habitat
About health
marine coastal
Searches for food on or among rocks and stony surfaces.
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In husbandry
On the go from 1.3 to 3.5 years. Forest mice, anoles, rainbow fish party on their birthday once a month
Feeding occurs in water bodies such as rivers, lakes, or oceans.
anemones
Repro interval
results
Oceanian realm
Mass
Mosquitoes, fruit flies, small crustaceans hustle for up to 7 months and throw a birthday party every week
aquatic
Colors
Caudal fin color
Sex
Warm sea
{name} birthday
Upcoming jubilees
Gremllins
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all seas and oceans
Trophic type
Filters
On the map
small crustaceans
all life stages
Female ♀
Body color
warm shallow water, bright corals and thousands of beautiful fish
Upcoming birthdays
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
Potential habitat modelled from GBIF occurrence data. Map © Zveriki.com, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
Truly long lives: 40-100 years. Bowhead whales, albatrosses, giant tortoises recall their birthday at most once a year
Lifespan
Oceanian realm
birth year
Maturity
Skin color
Age (from birth to death)
rock
sq mm
yr
most of Europe and Asia, various forests, steppes and tundra
Wanderers
How similar?
Feeding occurs within an oceanic or saltwater environment.
algae
far from shore, deep water, large whales and sharks live here
Jubilee = every 10th birthday
Male ♂
until the celebration
age as {name}
How do they breed?
On the go from 3.5 to 6 years. Hedgehogs, crows, lizards treat themselves to birthday snacks 6 times a year
What if eaten?
Neither
Earliest developmental stage inside an egg or womb.
Business sausages
Lifespan average
What do they eat?
Where do they live?
young after fast growth
Marine world
Juvenile stage following larval metamorphosis but not yet adult.
early young
What do they look like?
Maturity
emergence (insects)
world of Afrotropics
end of lifespan
How do they live?
fertilization / egg laying
How do they behave?
birth / hatching
metamorphosis / end of larval stage
end of acceleration
live sea anemones and corals
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Duration
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Mature, fully developed individual capable of reproduction.
many islands in the Pacific Ocean, warm seas and corals
saline marine habitat
Egg count
This is me
marine
Gamers
aquatic plants and algae
Pets
How are they built?
marine
shallow near the shore, water rises and falls, crabs live here
Primary oral structure used to seize, manipulate, or ingest food.
mm
Theoretical lifespan
ml
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coastal marine zone — shelf, neritic zone
My age?
wk
My size?
{name} jubilee
Asexual
swap
cm
Old-timers
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mouth
turns
Rabbits, falcons, red-eared turtles hang out for 6-9 years and party on their birthday four times a year
Rascals
Where do they take shelter?
many islands in the Pacific Ocean, warm seas and corals
coral
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hot Africa south of the desert, many savannas and forests
When you would have been born if you lived as {name}
Littoral Zone
Litter size
Daddies
small crabs, amphipods and other crustaceans
Lifespan maximum
Map data sources: Ecosystem classification — IUCN Global Ecosystem Typology (Keith et al., 2022), indicative distribution maps Keith et al. (2020), https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.3546513; Large Marine Ecosystems — NOAA LME Program; Bathymetry — GEBCO Bathymetric Compilation Group (2026), GEBCO_2026 Grid, https://doi.org/10.5285/4f68d5c7-45eb-f999-e063-7086abc036fa; Climate data — Generated using Copernicus Climate Change Service information; Species occurrence data — GBIF.org, Derived dataset "all animals", https://zveriki.com/dataset/dataset.tsv; Terrestrial ecoregions — RESOLVE Ecoregions 2017 (Dinerstein et al., 2017), CC BY 4.0
How to care for them?
Living from 25 to 40 years. Orangutans, bald eagles, African elephants celebrate their birthday twice a year
foraging
°C
Not specified
Hermaphrodite ⚥
Actively searching habitats to locate food items.
Egg color
Tomato
Where are they found?
all seas and oceans
Species lacks any fixed or lasting shelter structure.
embryo
Length
kg
Observations
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