Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus

Species of fish

Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Acanthaluteres
Species:
A. spilomelanurus
Binomial name
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1824

Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus, the bridled leatherjacket, is a species of fish of the family Monacanthidae in the order of Tetraodontiformes. It can reach 14 cm in total length.[1][2]

Habitat

It is a fish of subtropical climate and demersal.

Geographical distribution

It is found in Australia, from Perth to Sydney.

Comments

It is harmless to humans.

See also

  • Acanthaluteres brownii
  • Acanthaluteres vittiger

References

  1. ^ FishBase
  2. ^ Kuiter, R.H., 1993. Coastal fishes of south-eastern Australia. University of Hawaii Press. Honolulu, Hawaii. 437 p.
Taxon identifiers
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
  • Wikidata: Q651293
  • AFD: Acanthaluteres_spilomelanurus
  • BOLD: 142321
  • CoL: 64CYG
  • FishBase: 51356
  • GBIF: 2406696
  • iNaturalist: 353497
  • IRMNG: 11357256
  • ITIS: 646184
  • IUCN: 79800470
  • NCBI: 1357720
  • OBIS: 279463
  • Open Tree of Life: 3631291
  • WoRMS: 279463


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