Description

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36 - 41; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 44. The rudimentary pelvic spine disappears in specimen larger than 13.5 cm SL (Ref. 36453).

Common Names

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Dottered filefish , English , UK

Dotterel filefish , English , Malaysia

Dotterel filefish , English , USA

Dotterel filefish , English , Global

Dotterel filefish , English , Global

Filefish , English , Malaysia

Leatherjacket , English , Malaysia

Hime-soshihagi , Japanese , Japan

Barat-barat , Malay , Malaysia

Barat-barat padi , Malay , Malaysia

Kerosok padi , Malay , Malaysia

紫点革鲀 , Mandarin Chinese , China

紫點革魨 , Mandarin Chinese , China

Peixe-gatilho-serrilhado , Portuguese , Portugal

Peixe-porco , Portuguese , Brazil

Cachúa , Spanish , Colombia

Cachúa azul , Spanish , Colombia

Dormilona , Spanish , Colombia

Lija jaspeada , Spanish , Mexico

Lija jaspeada , Spanish , Spain

Taxonomic Hierarchy

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Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Family: Monacanthidae

Genus: Aluterus

Species: Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855

Climate Zone

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Tropical

Location

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Atlantic Ocean: western Atlantic (from Massachusetts and Bermuda to Brazil) and eastern Atlantic (from Mauritania to Angola).

Biology

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Life cycle and mating behavior

Habitat

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demersal