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Aluterus heudelotii

(Dotted-Line Blenny)

Overview

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Family : Filefishes ;

Common Names

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Common Names in English:

Dotted-Line Blenny, Dottered Filefish, Dotterel Filefish

Common Names in Japanese:

Hime-Soshihagi

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

紫點革魨, 紫点革鲀, 紫點革魨

Common Names in Portuguese:

Peixe-Gatilho-Serrilhado, Peixe-Porco

Common Names in Spanish:

Dormilona, Lija Jaspeada

Description

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Family Monacanthidae

Atlantic, Indian and Pacific Oceans. Usually two dorsal spines; the second is usually much smaller and it may be absent. Upper jaw usually with three teeth in outer and two in the inner series on each premaxillary , developed for nibbling; 19-31 vertebrae . Alutera scripta reaches 1 m maximum length . Most species feed on a wide variety of benthic invertebrates , but some specialize on corals or zooplankton . Filefishes lay demersal eggs in a site prepared and guarded by the male or both parents. Some of the subtropical species release eggs in open water .The family Monacanthidae belongs to the Class Actinopterygii (ray-finned fishes ) and the Order Tetraodontiformes. It contains 31 genera and 95 species. It may be found in Marine environments and is primarily Marine. Some members of this family are used in the aquarium trade. Reproductively, most members of this family are mixed. The main mode of swimming of adult fish in this family is balistiform. Compared with other fish, the activity level of this family tends to be normal. Members of this family have been dated back to the Pliocene epoch of the Tertiary period. Etymology of this family name : Greek, monos = only + Greek, akantha = thorn

Physical Description

Species Aluterus heudelotii

Males are commonly 30 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 45 cm (Total Length).

Habitat

May be found at depths of 10 to 500 meters. Usually found at depths of 10 to 100 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -6,311 meters (0 to -20,705 feet).[1]

Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Alutera ventralis Longley, 1935
  2. Aluteres blankerti Metzelaar, 1919
  3. Aluteres fuscus (Fischer, 1885)
  4. Aluterus blankerti Metzelaar, 1919
  5. Aluterus heudeloti Hollard, 1855
  6. Monacanthus fuscus Fischer, 1885
  7. Monacanthus heudelotii (Hollard, 1855)

Notes

Name Status: Accepted Name .

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Aluterus

There are approximately 19 species in this genus:

A. anginosus · A. convexifrons · A. cultrifrons · A. heudeloti (Dotterel Filefish) · A. heudelotii (Dotted-Line Blenny) · A. heudelotti · A. holbroocki · A. maculosus · A. monoceros (Unicorn Leatherjacket Filefish) · A. monocerus · A. paragaudatus · A. punctata · A. rhinoceros · A. schoepfi · A. schoepfii (Orange Filefish) · A. scriptus (Scribbled Leatherjacket Filefi) · A. sp · A. velutinus · A. venosus

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Mean = -589.060 meters (-1,932.612 feet), Standard Deviation = 1,260.380 based on 81 observations. Ocean depth information for each observation from British Oceanographic Data Centre. [back]

Curator for this page: Barry Hutchins. Date last reviewed: 1899-12-30

Last Revised: 2009-04-24