Unicorn leatherjacket

Unicorn leatherjacket
Conservation status
	Invalid status (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Monacanthidae
Genus:	Aluterus
Species:	A. monoceros
Binomial name
	Aluterus monoceros; (Linnaeus, 1758)

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.

Behavior

This species exhibits distinct pairing. Adults may form schools under weed rafts.

References

^ "Aluterus monoceros (Batfish, Filefish, Leatherjacket, Rough Leatherjacket, Triggerfish, Trigger Fish Durgon, Unicorn Fiiefish, Unicornfilefish, Unicorn Leatherjacket, Unicorn Leather Jacket, Unicorn Leatherjacket Filefish, Yellow-finned Leatherjacket)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

External links

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Aluterus monoceros". FishBase. May 2006 version.

[1] "Aluterus monoceros (Batfish, Filefish, Leatherjacket, Rough Leatherjacket, Triggerfish, Trigger Fish Durgon, Unicorn Fiiefish, Unicornfilefish, Unicorn Leatherjacket, Unicorn Leather Jacket, Unicorn Leatherjacket Filefish, Yellow-finned Leatherjacket)". www.iucnredlist.org. Retrieved 6 June 2016.

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