Bridled leatherjacket

Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus

Blue males brown females green young hide in algae

Tropical
Regional distribution
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Small
Tropical fish

Bridled leatherjacket is known around Indo-West Pacific as a fish; It occurs in estuaries and brackish water, and the species reaches a recorded maximum of 14 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Acanthaluteres
Body shape: deep_bodied