Aluterus scriptus | University of the Philippines Mindanao | Marine Biodiversity Database Project
Aluterus scriptus
  • Classification
  • Kingdom » Animalia
  • Phylum » Chordata
  • Class » Actinopterygii
  • Order » Tetraodontiformes
  • Family » Monacanthidae
  • Genus » Aluterus
  • Species » scriptus
  • Aluterus scriptus
    (Scribbled leatherjacket filefish)
  • Description »  

    Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 120 m , usually 3 - 20 m . Subtropical; 46°N - 30°S, 180°W - 180°E

    Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm Max length : 110 cm TL male/unsexed; ; common length : 55.0 cm TL male/unsexed; ; max. published weight: 2.5 kg

    Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43 - 50; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 46 - 52. Snout concave ; olive brown to grey in color, juveniles may be yellowish brown with dark spots . Elongate, strongly compressed filefish; tan with blue lines and spots. Caudal fin rounded and long . Gill opening oblique, pelvic terminus rudimentary or absent; body and head with scattered small black spots .

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  • Local Name »  
  • Locality/Distribution »   [Sasa, Davao City, Davao Del Sur]
  • Collectors/Field Observers »  
  • Species ID by »  
  • Institution/Project »   University of the Philippines Mindanao
  • Collection Code »   [FDP_IGCS_2202_020A]
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • IUCN Conservation Status »   Visit IUCN
    Least Concern (LC); Date assessed:24 February 2014 (FishBase)
  • Sample Availability and Preservation »  
  • GenBank Accession Number »   OR524241
  • Curated by »   mafortaleza-dc (Maybelle Fortaleza)
  • Last Updated »   Nov. 20, 2024, 9:29 a.m.
    • Cite this page as: Fortaleza, M.A., Labrador, K.L., Lanutan, J.J., Bacus, M.G., Consuegra, J.M., del Fierro, J.E.L.F., Sobradil, R.B., Opina, R.L., Cabasan, J.P., Eballe, A.C. and Gumanao, G.S., 2024. The marine fishes from southern Mindanao, Philippines, including a DNA barcode reference library of commercially important species. Bulletin of Marine Science. https://doi.org/10.5343/bms.2023.0116
  • DNA Sequence »

    GATATCGGCACCCTTTATATGATTTTCGGTGCCTGAGCCGGAATAGTAGGAACTGCTTTAAGCCTACTTATTCGAGCAGAACTAAGCCAGCCCGGCGCCCTCCTTGGAGACGACCAAATTTATAACGTAATCGTGACAGCCCACGCTTTCGTAATGATTTTCTTTATAGTAATGCCAATCATGATCGGGGGCTTTGGAAACTGACTTATCCCCCTAATGATCGGTGCCCCTGACATAGCATTCCCTCGCATGAATAACATGAGCTTCTGACTGCTCCCGCCCTCCTTCCTGCTGCTCCTTGCGTCTTCAGGGGTCGAAGCTGGGGCCGGAACAGGATGGACTGTCTACCCCCCTCTAGCAGGCAACCTCGCCCATGCAGGAGCGTCTGTAGACCTGACAATTTTCTCTCTGCACCTAGCAGGCATTTCTTCAATCTTGGGTGCAATCAATTTTATTACAACAATCATTAACATAAAACCCCCTGCTATCTCCCAATACCAGACCCCACTATTTGTGTGAGCTGTCTTAATTACAGCCGTCCTTCTCCTCCTCTCCCTGCCAGTACTCGCCGCAGGCATTACAATGCTTCTAACCGACCGCAATCTTAACACCACCTTCTTTGACCCTGCCGGGGGAGGAGACCCCATCTTATACCAGCACCTATTTTGATTCTTC

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