Radial Leatherjacket, Acreichthys radiatus (Popta 1901)
Other Names: Radial Filefish, Radiated Filefish
A Radial Leatherjacket, Acreichthys radiatus, at Komodo, Komodo, Manggarai, Nusa Tenggara Timur, Indonesia. Source: Mark Rosenstein / iNaturalist. License: CC BY Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike
Summary:
A very small brown leatherjacket with white lines radiating from the eye onto the head and front part of the body, and white bands and alternating broken lines on the rear of the body. Males have a patch of bristles on each side of the tail base.
Radial Leatherjackets are extremely well-camouflaged, mimicing the tentacles of xeniid soft corals.
Video of several Radial Leatherjackets concealed amongst soft coral tentacles at Sebumakutan Island, Cebu, Philippines.
Video of a Radial Leatherjacket in an aquarium.
Radial Leatherjackets are extremely well-camouflaged, mimicing the tentacles of xeniid soft corals.
Video of several Radial Leatherjackets concealed amongst soft coral tentacles at Sebumakutan Island, Cebu, Philippines.
Video of a Radial Leatherjacket in an aquarium.
Cite this page as:
Bray, D.J. 2017, Acreichthys radiatus in Fishes of Australia, accessed 09 Dec 2024, https://fishesofaustralia.net.au/home/species/790
Radial Leatherjacket, Acreichthys radiatus (Popta 1901)
More Info
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Distribution |
Found in the tropical East-Indo-West-Pacific. |
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Features |
Dorsal fin II + 26-29; Anal fin 25-27; Pectoral fin 10-11. First dorsal fin and pelvic-fin rudiment relatively long, robust with prominent barbs; caudal fin rounded, caudal peduncle length about equal to depth with an oblong bristle patch in males; body and first dorsal fin spine with scattered skin flaps. Adult males develop bristles on the caudal peduncle. |
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Feeding |
Has been seen feeding on the tentacles and body of soft corals. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2017 |
Radial Leatherjacket, Acreichthys radiatus (Popta 1901)
References
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