Threadfin leatherjacket

Arotrolepis filicauda

Filefish in Australian Waters

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Pacific Ocean
Oceania
Medium
Tropical fish

Arotrolepis filicauda is a filefish found in northern Western Australia, Northern Territory, Queensland, New South Wales, eastern Victoria, northern Tasmania, and southern Papua New Guinea, the sole member of the genus Arotrolepis.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Arotrolepis
Maximum length: 22 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Western Central Pacific: northwestern Australia and Papua New Guinea (Ref. 6771 ).
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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