Sealife guideThe scrawled filefishAluterus scriptus
Last updated on 06/11/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
- Common name: Scrawled filefish
- French name: Poisson lime gribouillé
- Spanish name: Lija trompa
- Scientific name: Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
- Family name: Monacanthidae
- Order name: Tetraodontiformes
- Class name: Actinopterygii
Did you know ?
The scrawled filefish is listed as many other marine species within The
IUCN Red List of threatened species. The scrawled filefish appears in the
IUCN Red List since 2015 within the category Least Concern !
The scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus)
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