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Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
FishverifiedLeast Concern

Aluterus scriptus

(Osbeck, 1765)

Scrawled Filefish

Also known as: Broom-Tail File, Broomtail Filefish, Filefish, Scrawled Leatherjacket, Scribbled Filefish, Scribbled Fish

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About

Habitat

Reef-associated

Depth

3–120 m

Max size

1.1 m

Max weight

2.5 kg

Diet

Variable

Taxonomy

Class

Teleostei

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Monacanthidae

Where to find it

occasional

Cape Verde

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Orangespotted Filefish (Cantherhines pullus)

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Hook-Tailed Filefish (Cantherhines macrocerus)

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Slender Filefish (Monacanthus tuckeri)

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Image: © Matteo Bellucci (CC-BY) · iNaturalist (CC-BY) · source