Scientific Name
Aluterus heudelotii

Common Name
Dotterel filefish

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36-41; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 39 - 44. The rudimentary pelvic spine disappears in specimen larger than 13.5 cm SL (Ref. 36453).

Classification

Classified By

Hollard, 1855

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Filefishes (Monacanthidae)

Distribution

Region

Western Atlantic

Distribution

Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanco (north of Mauritania) to Mossam?d?s, Angola (Ref. 3592).

Range

43°N - 29°S, 98°W - 15°E

Environment

Climate

Tropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

3 m

Depth To - meters

2000 m

Zone

demersal

Environment

Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 2000 m (Ref. 58018), usually 10 - 100 m (Ref. 3592)

Trophic Level

2.81 s.e. 0.45 Based on size and trophs of closest relatives

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

False

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

45.0 cm

Common Length

30.0 cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 0.5312 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Moderate to high vulnerability (46 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

Not Evaluated