Monacanthidae

Japanese inflator filefish

Brachaluteres ulvarum

Fish Reaching Seven Point Five Centimeters in the Pacific Ocean

• Temperate
• Northern Hemisphere
• Regional distribution
• Marine fish
• Pacific Ocean
• East Asia
• Small
• Temperate fish

Brachaluteres ulvarum, known commonly as the Japanese inflator filefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Monacanthidae. The Japanese inflator filefish is an endemic species living in the south of Japan. It's a small sized fish that can reach a maximum size of 7.5 cm in length.