Biology:Aluterus
Aluterus is a genus of filefishes. This genus is larger-bodied than many other monacanthids, with Aluterus scriptus being the largest filefish species,[1] reaching 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in) in total length.[2]
The ability of Aluterus to rapidly change color has often been observed, which primarily thought to be for camouflage.[3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10] This ability has not yet been studied scientifically.
Taxonomy
There are currently 4 recognized extant species in this genus:[11]
| Species | Common name | Image |
|---|---|---|
| Aluterus heudelotii
Hollard, 1855 |
Dotterel filefish | frameless |
| Aluterus monoceros
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish | frameless |
| Aluterus schoepfii
Walbaum, 1792 |
Orange filefish | frameless |
| Aluterus scriptus
Osbeck, 1765 |
Scribbled leatherjacket filefish | frameless |
The fossil species †Aluterus shigensis Miyajima, Koike & Matsuoka, 2014 is known from the Middle Miocene of Nagano, Japan.[12]
The following cladogram is based on a 2016 molecular study of filefish and triggerfish (Balistidae):[1]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Phylogenetic relationships and the evolution of BMP4 in triggerfishes and filefishes (Balistoidea)". Elsevier Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution 94. January 2016. doi:10.1016/j.ympev.2015.09.014.
- ↑ "Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) Scrawled Filefish". FishBase. https://www.fishbase.ca/summary/4275.
- ↑ Marijke. "Scrawled Filefish A Color-Changing Fish!". https://snorkelthings.com/scrawled-filefish/.
- ↑ "Same fish, different colors". https://bicamsoft.nl/mieke/index.php/fish/same-fish-different-colors/.
- ↑ "Scribbled File Fish". Black Turtle Dive. https://www.blackturtledive.com/koh-tao-marine-life/scribbled-file-fish/.
- ↑ "Aluterus scriptus". reef app. https://reefapp.net/en/encyclopedia/aluterus-scriptus.
- ↑ "Unicorn Filefish". Mexican Fish.com. https://mexican-fish.com/unicorn-filefish/.
- ↑ "Orange Filefish". Mexican Fish.com. https://mexican-fish.com/orange-filefish/.
- ↑ "Scrawled Filefish". Mexican Fish.com. https://mexican-fish.com/scrawled-filefish/.
- ↑ "Aluterus scriptus". Monaco Nature Encyclopedia. https://www.monaconatureencyclopedia.com/aluterus-scriptus/?lang=en.
- ↑ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
- ↑ Miyajima, Yusuke; Koike, Hakuichi; Matsuoka, Hiroshige (2014-04-10). "First fossil occurrence of a filefish (Tetraodontiformes; Monacanthidae) in Asia, from the Middle Miocene in Nagano Prefecture, central Japan" (in en). Zootaxa 3786 (3): 382–400. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3786.3.7. ISSN 1175-5334. PMID 24869542. https://mapress.com/zt/article/view/zootaxa.3786.3.7.
Wikidata ☰ Q586316 entry
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