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orange filefish (Aluterus schoepfii)
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Ecological Illustration of orange filefish (Aluterus schoepfii)
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Monacanthidae

orange filefish

Aluterus schoepfii

A deep body stretches from Nova Scotia to Brazil

  • Orange
  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Africa
  • North America
  • South America
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

Aluterus schoepfii, the orange filefish, is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Aluterus
Water type
Marine
Body shape
deep_bodied
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