Aluterus monoceros


Unicorn filefish
Characteristic features:
Colour:

Adults pale brownish, juveniles strongly patterned.

Size:

Up to 75 cm TL.

Distribution:

Circumglobal in tropical and subtropical waters.

Habitat:

Coral reefs and sandy flats, to 80 m depth.

Indonesian fisheries:

Caught with bottom trawls.

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