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Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Aluterus

(See list of species below)


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4 species (see list below)

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Photo by Flescher, D.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 45 cm TL
Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Aluterus heudelotii
[Dotterel filefish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

Circumtropical. Western
Max. Length 76.2 cm TL
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Flescher, D.
 
Aluterus monoceros
[Unicorn leatherjacket filefish]

Photo by Johnson, L.

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 61 cm TL
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)

Photo by Johnson, L.
 
Aluterus schoepfii
[Orange filefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

Circumtropical. Western
Max. Length 110 cm TL
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)

Photo by Wirtz, P.
 
Aluterus scriptus
[Scribbled leatherjacket filefish]
4 Species of Family Monacanthidae with Genus Aluterus
(Filefishes)
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Year Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
1855 Aluterus heudelotii Dotterel filefish Western Atlantic 45 TL
1758 Aluterus monoceros Unicorn leatherjacket filefish Circumtropical. Western 76.2 TL
1792 Aluterus schoepfii Orange filefish Western Atlantic 61 TL
1765 Aluterus scriptus Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Circumtropical. Western 110 TL



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cfm script by eagbayani, 30.11.04, ,  php script by cmilitante, 05/11/2010 ,  last modified by cmilitante, 14/03/2013