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Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)

Unicorn leatherjacket filefish
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Dominican Republic country information

Common names: Chivo
Occurrence: native
Salinity: marine
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Uses: no uses
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National Checklist:
Country Information: https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/resources/the-world-factbook/geos/dr.html
National Fisheries Authority: ttp://www.cep.unep.org/rep_dom/Rep_Dom.htm#SEA-PESQUERO
Occurrences: Occurrences Point map
Main Ref: Silva, M., 1994
National Database:

Common names from other countries

Bourse loulou, Rough leatherjacket, Unicorn filefish, ... more

Classificação / Names Nomes comuns | Sinónimos | Catalog of Fishes(Género, Espécies) | ITIS | CoL | WoRMS | Cloffa

> Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and filefishes) > Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Etymology: Aluterus: Name from Greek meaning not free or detached, referring to the pelvis that does not form a spiny project (as it does in triggerfish) (R. Chandler, pers. Comm. 10/2014)..
  More on author: Linnaeus.

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecologia

marinhas associadas(os) a recifes; intervalo de profundidade 1 - 80 m (Ref. 90102).   Subtropical; 43°N - 39°S, 180°W - 180°E

Distribuição Países | Áreas FAO | Ecossistemas | Ocorrências | Point map | Introduções | Faunafri

Circumtropical. Western Atlantic: Massachusetts, USA to Argentina (Ref. 36453). Eastern Atlantic: west coast of tropical Africa (Ref. 3592). Eastern Pacific: Guatemala to Chile (Ref. 9068); probably in Mexico (Ref. 9318). Western Indian Ocean: Mozambique and South Africa (Ref. 4421). Recently recorded from Reunion (Ref. 53568).

Tamanho / Peso / Idade

Maturity: Lm ?  range ? - ? cm
Max length : 76.2 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 26340); common length : 40.0 cm TL macho/indeterminado; (Ref. 3467); peso máx. Publicado: 2.7 kg (Ref. 40637)

Descrição breve Morfologia | Morfometria

Espinhos dorsais (total): 2; Raios dorsais moles (total): 45-52; Espinhos anais 0; Raios anais moles: 47 - 53. Rudimentary pelvic spine disappears in large specimen (Ref. 36453). Snout convex in adults (Ref. 1602). Sandy to grey with small brown spots above; soft dorsal and anal fins pale yellowish to brownish; caudal membrane blackish brown (Ref. 4421).

Biologia     Glossário (ex. epibenthic)

Occasionally in shallow water by steep drop-offs. Solitary or in pairs, occasionally in groups of five or six, at less than 10 m depth. Juveniles are pelagic, seen under floating objects (Ref. 9318, 48637). Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302). Adults and juveniles are rarely seen near reefs. Juveniles often with large jellies and these may bring them close to reefs and adults may nest on sandflats adjacent to reefs in deep water. At other times, the adults may form large schools under weed-rafts that usually form during the wet season (Ref. 48637). Feed on benthic organisms (Ref. 30573).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturidade | Reprodução | Desova | Ovos | Fecundidade | Larvas

Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).

Referência principal Upload your references | Referências | Coordenador : Hutchins, Barry | Colaboradores

Harmelin-Vivien, M.L. and J.-C. Quéro, 1990. Monacanthidae. p. 1061-1066. In J.C. Quero, J.C. Hureau, C. Karrer, A. Post and L. Saldanha (eds.) Check-list of the fishes of the eastern tropical Atlantic (CLOFETA). JNICT, Lisbon; SEI, Paris; and UNESCO, Paris. Vol. 2. (Ref. 3592)

Categoria na Lista Vermelha da IUCN (Ref. 130435)

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