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Cantherhines fronticinctus, known commonly as the spectacled filefish, is a species of marine fish in the family Monacanthidae. The spectacled filefish is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo/ West Pacific area. [2] The spectacled filefish is a small sized fish that can reach a maximum size of 25 cm (9.8 in) in length. [3]
Aluterus scriptus is a medium size fish which can grow up to 110 cm (3.6 ft) in length. [3] The body shape looks like an elongated oval, strongly compressed. Its background body coloration is olive-brown or grey depending on its surrounding environment, irregular blue lines and spots are distributed on the body mixed with some black spots ...
It is the latter two habits which have largely precluded the introduction of filefish into the aquarium hobby. Filefish spawn at bottom sites prepared and guarded by the males; both he and the female may guard the brood, or the male alone, depending on the species. The young filefish are pelagic; that is, they frequent open water.
There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: [2] Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855 (Dotterel filefish) Aluterus monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 (Unicorn leatherjacket filefish) Aluterus schoepfii Walbaum, 1792 (Orange filefish) Aluterus scriptus Osbeck, 1765 (Scribbled leatherjacket filefish)
Genus: Aluterus. Species: A. monoceros. Binomial name. Aluterus monoceros. (Linnaeus, 1758) The unicorn leatherjacket (Aluterus monoceros) is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around the world in subtropical oceans between latitudes 43° N and 35° S, at depths down to 50 m. Its length is up to 76 cm.
Acreichthys tomentosus. (Linnaeus, 1758) Acreichthys tomentosus, commonly known as the bristle-tail filefish or Aiptasia-eating filefish, is a species of demersal marine fish which belongs to the family Monacanthidae and is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo-west Pacific. It is a small fish that can reach a maximum size of 12 ...
Hollard, 1855. Aluterus heudelotii, the dotterel filefish, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic from northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic from Senegal to southern Angola. This demersal species inhabits seagrass, sand or mud in shallow waters, typically between 10 and 100 m and ...
Aluterus schoepfii, the orange filefish, is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae. The species can also be listed under the family Balistidae . They can reach a maximum size of 62 centimetres (24 in) although they are common to 40 centimetres (16 in).