Dotterel filefish (Aluterus heudelotii)

Scientific name: Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855

Dotterel filefish (Aluterus heudelotii)

The Dotterel filefish (Aluterus heudelotii) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae.

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.

Source: FishBase, licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

Species facts

Scientific name
Aluterus heudelotii
Family
Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order
Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class
Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length
45.0
Common length
30.0
Depth range
3–2000 m (10–6562 ft)
Environment
Marine; demersal; depth range 3 - 2000 m, usually 10 - 100 m
Climate
Tropical
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.
Conservation status (IUCN)
Not Evaluated
Threat to humans
Harmless
Resilience
Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Sources

Taxonomy, distribution and biology data: FishBase (Froese, R. and D. Pauly, eds.), licensed CC BY-NC 4.0.

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