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Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus), Fantail filefish (Pervagor spilosoma), Planehead filefish (Stephanolepis hispidus), Orange filefish (Aluterus schoepfii)
Fishes of the World. Written by Hans Hvass. Illustrated by Wilhelm Eigener. Originally published in 1964.
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Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
Aluterus scriptus is a marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae. Its is a medium size fish which can grow up to 110 cm in length. This species has a circumtropical repartition, it can be found in the tropical waters from the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. It can be observed in lagoons, coral and rocky reefs, seaweed fields,pinnacles, wrecks and also in open water. Aluterus scriptus is omnivorous and have a large choice for its meals like small crustaceans, algae, gorgonians, anemones, tunicates, fire coral and so on. It has a diurnal activity and is demersal. It is solitary and shy with divers and is rarely seen in couple or in group.
photo credits: Choo Tee Yong Vincent, Brocken Inaglory, Bryan Harry
Scrawled Filefish | M. O’Briant
Scrawled filefish, Roatan Island, Honduras by Hawkfish on Flickr.
Scrawled Filefish - Koh Tachai, Thailand
Isla del Coco - Scrawled filefish by Bigeye Bubblefish [ Addict ] on Flickr.
