Aluterus Explained

Aluterus is a genus of filefishes.

Species

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:^[1]

• 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)

Notes and References

1. 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.