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Southern pygmy leatherjacket (Brachaluteres jacksonianus)
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Ecological Illustration of Southern pygmy leatherjacket (Brachaluteres jacksonianus)
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Monacanthidae

Southern pygmy leatherjacket

Brachaluteres jacksonianus

Filefish beneath Australian Waters

  • Temperate
  • Regional distribution
  • Indian Ocean
  • Oceania
  • Small
  • Temperate fish

Southern pygmy leatherjacket is a fish from Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 10 cm.

Class
Teleosts
Order
Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family
Monacanthidae
Genus
Brachaluteres
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