Scrawled Filefish
Aluterus scriptus
The Scrawled Filefish (Aluterus scriptus) is a subtropical marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 3 and 120 m deep. It grows to 110 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 110 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 3–120 m
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
- Aquarium trade
- Traded commercially
Depth
surface
3 m120 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyMonacanthidae
- GenusAluterus
- SpeciesAluterus scriptus
Quick answers
- Scrawled Filefish size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 110 cm (total length).
- Scrawled Filefish: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Unicorn LeatherjacketAluterus monoceros
Aiptasia-eating filefishAcreichthys tomentosus
Nelusetta ayraud
Mosaic LeatherjacketEubalichthys mosaicus
Sixspine LeatherjacketMeuschenia freycineti
Spinytail LeatherjacketAcanthaluteres brownii
Horseshoe LeatherjacketMeuschenia hippocrepis
Black Reef LeatherjacketEubalichthys bucephalus
Bluetail LeatherjacketEubalichthys cyanoura
Yellowfin LeatherjacketMeuschenia trachylepis
Barred FilefishCantherhines dumerilii
Fanbelly LeatherjacketMonacanthus chinensis
Sources
The figures on this page are compiled from the references below.