Blacksaddle Filefish, Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker 1851)
A Blacksaddle Filefish, Paraluteres prionurus, at the Solitary Islands, New South Wales. Source: Ian V. Shaw / Reef Life Survey. License: CC by Attribution
This small white leatherjacket mimics the poisonous the Blacksaddle Toby, Canthigaster valentini. The Blacksaddle Filefish differs from the pufferfish in having a dorsal-fin spine, longer dorsal and anal-fin bases, the pectoral-fin base in front of the first body saddle (vs behind in the pufferfish), and four yellow spines on the tail base.
Great video showing how the Blacksaddle Filefish differs from the poisonous Blacksaddle Toby.
Video of a Blacksaddle Filefish at the Gold Coast Seaway - filmed by Ian Banks.
Blacksaddle Filefish, Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker 1851)
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Distribution |
Offshore reefs of north Western Australia (Rowley Shoals and Scott Reef), Ashmore Reef, Timor Sea, Pixie Shoal, Northern Territory, and the far northern Great Barrier Reef, Queensland and reefs in the Coral Sea, to Merimbula, New South Wales; also at Christmas Island in the eastern Indian Ocean, and Lord Howe Island in the Tasman Sea. Elsewhere, the species occurs in the tropical, Indo-west-central Pacific. |
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Species Citation |
Alutarius prionurus Bleeker 1851, Natuurkundig Tijdschrift voor Nederlandsch Indië 2: 260. Type locality: Banda, Neira. |
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Author |
Bray, D.J. 2019 |
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Resources |
Blacksaddle Filefish, Paraluteres prionurus (Bleeker 1851)
References
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