Orange filefish (Aluterus schoepfii)

Scientific name: Aluterus schoepfii Walbaum, 1792

The Orange filefish (Aluterus schoepfii) is a marine fish of the family Monacanthidae. Native range: Western Atlantic, Nova Scotia (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola.

Biology

Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 32-39; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 35 - 41. Pelvic terminus always absent; head and body with numerous small round orange or orange-yellow spots; lips often blackish.

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Species facts

Scientific name: Aluterus schoepfii
Family: Monacanthidae (Filefishes)
Order: Tetraodontiformes (Puffers and Filefishes)
Class: Actinopterygii (Ray-finned fishes)
Maximum length: 61.0
Common length: 40.0
Depth range: 3–900 m (10–2953 ft)
Environment: Marine; reef-associated; depth range 3 - 900 m, usually ? - 50 m
Climate: Subtropical
Distribution: Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia (Canada), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil. Eastern Atlantic: Cape Blanc, Mauritania to Angola.
Conservation status (IUCN): Not Evaluated
Threat to humans: Reports of ciguatera poisoning
Uses: Fisheries: subsistence fisheries; aquarium: commercial
Resilience: Low, minimum population doubling time 4.5 - 14 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)