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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Aluterus

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4 species (see list below)
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Photo by Wirtz, P.

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

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Aluterus heudelotii
[Dotterel filefish]

Photo by Flescher, D.

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

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Aluterus monoceros
[Unicorn leatherjacket filefish]

Photo by Johnson, L.

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

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Aluterus schoepfii
[Orange filefish]

Photo by Wirtz, P.

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

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Aluterus scriptus
[Scribbled leatherjacket filefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aluterus heudelotii Dotterel filefish Atlantic Ocean 45 TL 1855
Aluterus monoceros Unicorn leatherjacket filefish Circumtropical. Western 76.2 TL 1758
Aluterus schoepfii Orange filefish Western Atlantic 61 TL 1792
Aluterus scriptus Scribbled leatherjacket filefish Circumtropical. 110 TL 1765



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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