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Aluterus
Aluterus is a genus of filefishes. This genus is larger-bodied than many other monacanthids, with Aluterus scriptus being the largest filefish species, reaching 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in) in total length.
The ability of Aluterus to rapidly change color has often been observed, which primarily thought to be for camouflage. This ability has not yet been studied scientifically.
4 branches of this genus, most-observed first · about 4 known species
Scrawled Filefish
speciesAluterus scriptus
Unicorn Leatherjacket
speciesAluterus monoceros
Orange Filefish
speciesAluterus schoepfii
Dotterel Filefish
speciesAluterus heudelotii
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 49499.