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rhinoceros leatherjacket (Pseudalutarius nasicornis)
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rhinoceros leatherjacket (Pseudalutarius nasicornis) specimen
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Monacanthidae

rhinoceros leatherjacket

Pseudalutarius nasicornis

Filefish at the River Sea Edge

  • Cross-climate
  • Subtropical
  • Tropical
  • Transcontinental
  • Marine fish
  • Atlantic Ocean
  • Pacific Ocean
  • Africa
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Southeast Asia
  • Fusiform
  • Medium
  • Tropical fish

rhinoceros leatherjacket is a marine fish of Indo-West Pacific. The species occupies estuaries and brackish water. The largest recorded length is 19 cm.

Maximum length
19 cm
Water
Marine
Body shape
fusiform
Distribution
Indo-West Pacific: tropical and subtropical waters, South Africa eastward through Indonesia; northward to southern Japan; southward to the east coast of Australia (Ref. 33352 ). Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa.
Conservation status
LCLeast Concern

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