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Diamond leatherjacket (Rudarius excelsus)
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Ecological Illustration of Diamond leatherjacket (Rudarius excelsus)
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Monacanthidae

Diamond leatherjacket

Rudarius excelsus

Filefish of the Pacific Ocean

  • Tropical
  • Regional distribution
  • Marine fish
  • Pacific Ocean
  • East Asia
  • Oceania
  • Deep-bodied
  • Small
  • Tropical fish

Diamond leatherjacket is a marine fish from Western Pacific. It inhabits marine waters. Records give a maximum length of 2.5 cm.

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