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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Acanthaluteres

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3 species (see list below)

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Photo by Good, P.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 55 cm TL
Acanthaluteres brownii (Richardson, 1846)

Photo by Good, P.
 
Acanthaluteres brownii
[Spiny-tailed leatherjacket]

Photo by Yau, B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 14 cm TL
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

Photo by Yau, B.
 
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
[Bridled leatherjacket]

Photo by CSIRO

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 35 cm TL
Acanthaluteres vittiger (Castelnau, 1873)

Photo by CSIRO
 
Acanthaluteres vittiger
[Toothbrush leatherjacket]
3 Species of Family Monacanthidae with Genus Acanthaluteres
(Filefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1846 Acanthaluteres brownii Spiny-tailed leatherjacket Eastern Indian Ocean 55 TL
1824 Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus Bridled leatherjacket Indo-West Pacific 14 TL
1873 Acanthaluteres vittiger Toothbrush leatherjacket Eastern Indian Ocean 35 TL



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