Aluterus

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Kingdom Animalia Scientific name Aluterus Higher classification Filefish Order Tetraodontiformes		Family Monacanthidae Phylum Chordata Rank Genus

Lower classifications Aluterus scriptus, Unicorn leatherjacket

Scrawled filefish aluterus scriptus

Aluterus is a genus of filefishes.

There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:

Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855 (Dotterel filefish)

Aluterus monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 (Unicorn leatherjacket filefish)

Aluterus schoepfii Walbaum, 1792 (Orange filefish)

Aluterus scriptus Osbeck, 1765 (Scribbled leatherjacket filefish)

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