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Marine Species: Aluterus schoepfii
(Walbaum, 1792)
Taxonomy Structure
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Aluterus |
| Species: | Aluterus schoepfii |
Species Data:
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| Common Name: | Orange filefish |
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| Description: | The dorsal fin has 2 spines and 32-39 soft rays; the anal fin has 35-41 soft rays. The first dorsal spine is long. It has small scales covered by small denticles that give the skin a rough texture. The gill slit is oblique (about 45º from the axis of the body). The upper profile of the snout is slightly concave to straight. It feeds on sponges, hydroids, soft-bodied invertebrates. |
| Habitat: | Usually found algae, sand or mud bottoms. It lives at depths between 3 and 900 meters. |
| Color: | Variable color and pattern; adults are usually brown, with many small evenly distributed orange spots. |
| Dimensions: | Up to 61 centimeters in total lenght. |
| Geographical Distribution: | Western Atlantic Eastern Atlantic |
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