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Scrawled filefish

Aluterus scriptus

Scrawled filefish — Aluterus scriptus
  • Saltwater
  • Least Concern
Max length
110 cm
Classification
Class
Teleostei
Order
Tetraodontiformes
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Aluterus
Distribution
  • Atlantic, Eastern Central
  • Atlantic, Southwest
  • Atlantic, Western Central
  • Indian Ocean, Eastern
  • Indian Ocean, Western
  • Pacific, Eastern Central
  • Pacific, Northwest
  • Pacific, Southwest
  • Pacific, Western Central

About the scrawled filefish

Aluterus scriptus, commonly known as scrawled filefish, broomtail filefish or scribbled leatherjacket, is a marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae.

Habitat

This filefish can be observed in lagoons, coral and rocky reefs, seaweed fields, pinnacles, wrecks and also in open water.

Distribution

This species has a circumtropical distribution; it can be found in the tropical waters from the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.

Behaviour

Aluterus scriptus is diurnal and is demersal. It is solitary and shy with divers and is rarely seen with others.

Description from Wikipedia, available under CC BY-SA.

Where the scrawled filefish lives

Distribution data from GBIF (DOI: 10.15468/dl.8rzs8d).

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