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scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
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Ecological Illustration of scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
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Monacanthidae

scrawled filefish

Aluterus scriptus

Toxic organs beneath a scrawled pattern

  • Tropical
  • Globally widespread
  • Marine fish
  • Deep-bodied
  • Large
  • Tropical fish

scrawled filefish is a marine fish found around Circumtropical. It inhabits marine waters. The largest recorded length is 110 cm.

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