Aluterus
Appearance
Aluterus | |
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Aluterus monoceros | |
Aluterus scriptus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 |
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Aluterus is a genus of filefishes.
Species
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)
References
- ^ "Davidia Miranda Ribeiro, 1915". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.