Unicorn leatherjacket
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| Species: | A. monoceros
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| Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
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The unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around the world in subtropical oceans between latitudes 43° N and 35° S, at depths down to 50 m. Its length is up to 76 cm.
References
Wikispecies has information related to Aluterus monoceros.
- Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2006). "Aluterus monoceros" in FishBase. May 2006 version.