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Aluterus scriptus
Monacanthidae [Filefishes]
[max to 110 cm]
[max to 2.5 kg]
Marine
4 to 120 m
Commercial Aquarium; Gamefish.
Unlikely but found in nearby Indo & M'sia waters.
Lagoon & seaward reefs. Sometimes hide under floating objects. Feeds on algae, seagrass etc.
Olive brown to grey in colour, with blue lines & spots & scattered black patches.
Photo courtesy of 'Kenny' [Fish caught off, one of the Riau islands, Indonesia]
