Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
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A filefish from the western Atlantic, with many small orange spots and dark lips. It reaches 61 centimetres.
- Scientific name
- Aluterus schoepfii
- Family
- Monacanthidae
Fact sheet
General
- Water
- Saltwater
- Group
- Fish
Taxonomy
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Synonyms
- Alutera aurantiacus, Alutera punctata, Alutera schoepfii, Aluteres cuspicauda, Aluterus cultrifrons, Aluterus holbroocki, Aluterus punctatus, Aluterus schoepfi, Aluterus shoepfii, Balistes aurantiacus, Balistes cuspicauda, Balistes schoepfii
Origin
- Native region
- África, América do Norte, América do Sul
Size and lifespan
- Adult size
- 61 cm
Behavior
- Diet
- Herbivore
Conservation and trade
- IUCN status
- Least concern (LC)
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