Unicorn Leatherjacket
Aluterus monoceros
The Unicorn Leatherjacket (Aluterus monoceros) is a subtropical marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. It lives on and around reefs, between 1 and 80 m deep. It grows to 76.2 cm (total length). The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
- Size
- 76.2 cmtotal length
- Depth
- 1–80 m
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
In the wild
- Water type
- Marine
- Climate zone
- Subtropical
- Habitat
- Coral and rocky reefs
Depth
surface
1 m80 m
Conservation status
Classification
- FamilyMonacanthidae
- GenusAluterus
- SpeciesAluterus monoceros
Quick answers
- Unicorn Leatherjacket size: how big does it get?
- It grows to 76.2 cm (total length).
- Unicorn Leatherjacket: is it endangered?
- The IUCN Red List rates it Least Concern.
Related species
Scrawled FilefishAluterus scriptus
Aiptasia-eating filefishAcreichthys tomentosus
Mosaic LeatherjacketEubalichthys mosaicus
Sixspine LeatherjacketMeuschenia freycineti
Spinytail LeatherjacketAcanthaluteres brownii
Nelusetta ayraud
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.