Animalia > Chordata > Tetraodontiformes > Monacanthidae > Paraluteres > Paraluteres prionurus

Paraluteres prionurus (Mimic leatherjacket; Mimic filefish; False puffer; Black-saddled leatherjacket; Blacksaddle mimic; Blacksaddle filefish)

Synonyms: Alutarius prionurus; Psilocephalus prionurus
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Wikipedia Abstract

The blacksaddle filefish, Paraluteres prionurus, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It reaches a length of a maximum 11 cm. The blacksaddle filefish are found in pairs or in small schools and inhabit reefs across the Indian and Pacific oceans. Coloration is sandy to grey with distinctive black "saddles" on the back and a yellow tail. The blacksaddle filefish has evolved to mimic Canthigaster valentini, a highly poisonous pufferfish commonly found where ever P. prionurus is found. The two species have been known to school together.
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Protected Areas

Name IUCN Category Area acres Location Species Website Climate Land Use
Christmas Island National Park II 21698 Christmas Island, Australia

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Abstract provided by DBpedia licensed under a Creative Commons License
Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0