Acanthaluteres vittiger (Castelnau, 1873)

Description


Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 30 - 35; Anal soft rays: 27 - 34.

Taxonomic Hierarchy


Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Chordata

Class: Teleostei

Order: Tetraodontiformes

Family: Monacanthidae

Genus: Acanthaluteres

Species: Acanthaluteres vittiger (Castelnau, 1873)

Climate Zone


  • Subtropical
  • Location


  • Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.
  • Biology


    Found in seagrass beds and on rocky reefs. Females resemble the rough leatherjacket Scobinichthys granulatus (Ref. 9563).

    Habitat


    demersal