Pervagor melanocephalus és una espècie de peix de la família dels monacàntids i de l'ordre dels tetraodontiformes.

Morfologia Els mascles poden assolir 16 cm de longitud total.

Depredadors A Austràlia és depredat per Plectropomus leopardus.Kingsford, M., 1992. Spatial and temporal variation in predation on reef fishes by coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus, Serranidae). Coral Reefs 11:193-198.FishBase

Hàbitat És un peix marí, de clima tropical i associat als esculls de corall que viu entre 20-40 m de fondària.Myers, R.F., 1991. Micronesian reef fishes. Segona edició. Coral Graphics, Barrigada, Guam. 298 p.

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Observacions És inofensiu per als humans.

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