Sealife guideThe scrawled filefishAluterus scriptus
Last updated on 06/11/2024 at 11:50 PM
Taxonomy
English names
Scrawled filefish
French namesPoisson lime gribouillé
Spanish namesLija trompa
Scientific nameAluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
FamilyMonacanthidae
OrderTetraodontiformes
ClassActinopterygii
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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