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Aluterus scriptus

Monacanthidae
Scribbled Leatherjacket, Broomtail Filefish, Scrawled Filefish, Scrawled Leatherjacket, Scribbled Filefish, Tobaccofish
  • Aluterus scriptus, Male, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
    Aluterus scriptus, Male, Bali, Indonesia, Photo: Ian Shaw
  • Aluterus scriptus, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
    Aluterus scriptus, Adult. Photo: Rick Stuart-Smith
  • Aluterus scriptus, Adult, Red Sea,
    Aluterus scriptus, Adult, Red Sea,
  • Aluterus scriptus, Male, North Solitary Island,
    Aluterus scriptus, Male, North Solitary Island,
  • Aluterus scriptus, Malpelo Island, Colombia, Photo: Graham Edgar
    Aluterus scriptus, Malpelo Island, Colombia, Photo: Graham Edgar
Distribution
Mediterranean, Temperate Africa, Temperate Australasia, Temperate northern Atlantic, Temperate northern Pacific, Temperate South America, Tropical Atlantic/Caribbean, Tropical Indo-Pacific
Description

Body shape and markings distinctive. Yellow-brown body covered with blue scribbles and black spots, long slender dorsal spine, and expandable tail fan, that in males is 2/3 length of body.

Information
  • Max Size: 110 cm
  • Sea Temperature Range: 20.6-31.6°C
  • Depth: 3-20m
  • Habitat: Coral Reef, Rocky Reef, Seagrass
  • Habitat Generalisation Index: 4.5
    Also referred to as the SGI (Species generalisation index), this describes the habitat niche breadth of the species. Species with values less than 15 are found in a relatively narrow range of reef habitat types (specialists), while those over 25 may be found on most hard substrates within their range (generalists). Learn more here
Rarity
  • IUCN Threat Status: Not Evaluated
  • Occurrence: Infrequent (3% of sites)
    Occurrence describes how often the species is found on surveys within its distribution. It is calculated as the % of reef sites surveyed by RLS divers across all the ecoregions in which the species has been observed
  • Abundance: Solitary (1 per transect)
    Abundance is calculated as the average number of individuals recorded per RLS transect, where present.
Edit by: extract from RD Stuart-Smith, GJ Edgar, AJ Green, IV Shaw. 2015. Tropical Marine Fishes of Australia. Reed New Holland
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