Overview
Family : Filefishes ;
Description
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
Habitat
Biome: Saltwater . Demersal .
Taxonomy
- Domain:
Eukaryota
(
)
- Whittaker & Margulis,1978
- eukaryotes
- Kingdom:
Animalia
()
- Linnaeus, 1758
- animals
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
()
- (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
()
- Grobben, 1908
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
()
- (Haeckel, 1874) Cavalier-Smith, 1998
- Phylum:
Chordata
()
- Bateson, 1885
- Chordates
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
()
- Cuvier, 1812
- Vertebrates
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
()
- Auct.
- Jawed Vertebrates
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Bony Fishes
- Class:
Actinopterygii
()
- Huxley, 1880
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
()
- Ray-Finned Fishes
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
()
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
()
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
()
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
()
- Suborder:
Balistoidei
()
- Family:
Monacanthidae
()
- Filefishes
- Genus:
Brachaluteres
()
- Jordan & Fowler, 1902
- Specific name:
baueri
- (Richardson, 1846)
- Scientific name: - Brachaluteres baueri (Richardson, 1846)
- Specific name:
baueri
- (Richardson, 1846)
- Genus:
Brachaluteres
(
- Family:
Monacanthidae
(
- Suborder:
Balistoidei
(
- Order:
Tetraodontiformes
(
- Superorder:
Acanthopterygii
(
- Cohort:
Clupeocephala
(
- Infraclass:
Actinopteri
(
- Subclass:
Actinopterygii
(
- Class:
Actinopterygii
(
- Superclass:
Osteichthyes
(
- Infraphylum:
Gnathostomata
(
- Subphylum:
Vertebrata
(
- Phylum:
Chordata
(
- Infrakingdom:
Chordonia
(
- Branch:
Deuterostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
Unambiguous Synonyms
- Aleuterius baueri Richardson, 1846
- Brachaluteres baueri fahaqa Clark & Gohar, 1953
Notes
Name Status: Accepted Name . Synonym: Aleuterius baueri. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: December 01, 1999.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Brachaluteres
ZipcodeZoo has pages for 6 species and subspecies in this genus:
B. baueri · B. jacksonianus (Pigmy Leatherjacket) · B. taylori (Taylor´s Inflator Filefish) · B. trossulus · B. ulvarum (Japanese Inflator Filefish) · B. wolfei
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Further Reading
- Bulletin - United States National Museum. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc.];1877-1971. ENG url p. 98.
- Goren, M. and M. Dor (1994). An updated checklist of the fishes of the Red Sea (CLOFRES II). The Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, Jerusalem, Israel. 120 p.
Notes
Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 7, 2006.
- FishBase
- Froese, R., and D. Pauly. FishBase 2004. International Center for Living Aquatic Resources Management.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed March 02, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from provider.
- Hutchins, Barry (from FishBase).
Data Sources
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal March 02, 2008:
- OZCAM (Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums) Provider: Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 2826775
- Catalogue of Life Accepted Name Code: Fis-132729
- Fishbase Species ID: 54554
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 646189
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 104955
Curator for this page: Barry Hutchins. Date last reviewed: 12/30/1899
