Acanthaluteres brownii (Richardson, 1846)
Spiny-tailed leatherjacket
Acanthaluteres brownii
photo by Good, P.

 Family:  Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
 Max. size:  55 cm TL (male/unsexed)
 Environment:  reef-associated; depth range - 50 m
 Distribution:  Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to Victoria.
 Diagnosis:   
 Biology:  Found on coastal reefs (Ref. 9563).
 IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated  (Ref. 96402)
 Threat to humans:  harmless
 Country info:   
 

 Entered by: Binohlan, Crispina B. - 11.08.95

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