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Aluterus schoepfii

(Orange Fiiefish)

Overview

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Family : Filefishes ; Usually found over bottoms with seagrass, sand , or mud [1]. Juveniles are associated with floating Sargassum . Solitary or in pairs[2]. Feeds on a variety of plants , including algae and seagrasses[1]. Generally considered as trash fish , rarely consumed[1]. Traded as an aquarium fish at Cearß, Brazil[3].

Common Names

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Common Names in Creole, Fren:

Bourse Mayar

Common Names in Creole, Portuguese:

Cabrinha

Common Names in Creoles and Pidgins,:

Cabrinha

Common Names in Danish:

Orange Filfisk

Common Names in Dutch:

Trekkervis

Common Names in English:

Chivo, Filefish, Orange Fiiefish, Orange Filefish, Tobaccofish

Common Names in Finnish:

Viilakala

Common Names in French:

Bourse, Bourse Orange

Common Names in German:

Drückerfisch, Drückerfisch

Common Names in Greek:

Gourounópsaro, Gourounópsaro

Common Names in Greek, Modern (1453):

Gourounópsaro

Common Names in Italian:

Pesce Balestra

Common Names in Japanese:

Kawahagi, Kihoshihagi

Common Names in Mandarin Chinese:

斑點革魨, 橙斑革魨, 斑点é©é²€, 斑點é©é­¨, 橙斑é©é­¨, 橙斑é©é²€

Common Names in Polish:

Alutera Pomaranczowa

Common Names in Portuguese:

Cabrinha, Galhudo, Liso, Peixe-Gatilho, Peixe-Gatilho-Liso, Peixe-Porco, Peixe-Porco-Galhudo

Common Names in Serbian:

Mihaca

Common Names in Spanish:

Cachúa, Cachúa Lija Pintada, Cachúa Naranja, Cachúa Perra, Cachúa Lija Pintada, Cachúa Perra, Chivo, Dormilona, Lija Anaranjada, Lija Naranja, Liza Anaranjada, Orange Filefish, Pez Ballesta

Common Names in Swedish:

Filfisk, Tryckarfisk

Common Names in Turkish:

Çütre Baligi, Çütre Baligi

Common Names in Wolof:

Ndor Gar

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 schoepfii

Males are commonly 40 cm (Total Length) in length when caught/marketed, but may be as large as 61 cm (Total Length).

Habitat

May be found at depths of 3 to 900 meters.

Typically found in water with a depth of 0 to -3,282 meters (0 to -10,768 feet).[4]

Biome: Saltwater . Reef-associated .

Taxonomy

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Unambiguous Synonyms

  1. Alutera aurantiacus (Mitchill, 1815)
  2. Alutera punctata Agassiz, 1829
  3. Alutera schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
  4. Aluteres cuspicauda (Mitchill, 1818)
  5. Aluterus cultrifrons Hollard, 1855
  6. Aluterus holbroocki Hollard, 1855
  7. Aluterus punctatus Agassiz, 1829
  8. Aluterus schoepfi (Walbaum, 1792)
  9. Aluterus shoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
  10. Balistes aurantiacus Mitchill, 1815
  11. Balistes cuspicauda Mitchill, 1818
  12. Balistes schoepfii Walbaum, 1792

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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Further Reading

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Notes

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Contributors

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 01, 2008:

Identifiers

Footnotes

  1. Tyler, J.C. (1978). Monacanthidae. In W. Fischer (ed.) FAO species identification sheets for fishery purposes. Western Central Atlantic (Fishing Area 31). Vol. 3. [pag. var.]. FAO, Rome. [back]
  2. Lieske, E. and R. Myers (1994). Collins Pocket Guide. Coral reef fishes. Indo-Pacific & Caribbean including the Red Sea. Haper Collins Publishers, 400 p. [back]
  3. Monteiro-Neto, C., F.E.A. Cunha, M.C. Nottingham, M.E. Araújo, I.L. Rosa and G.M.L. Barros. (2003). Analysis of the marine ornamental fish trade at Ceará State, northeast Brazil. Biodiversity and Conservation 12:1287-1295. [back]
  4. Mean = -309.800 meters (-1,016.404 feet), Standard Deviation = 826.980 based on 92 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: 2009-05-07