Unicorn leatherjacket

Unicorn leatherjacket
Conservation status
	; Least Concern (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Order:	Tetraodontiformes
Family:	Monacanthidae
Genus:	Aluterus
Species:	A. monoceros
Binomial name
	Aluterus monoceros; (Linnaeus, 1758)

The unicorn leatherjacket (Aluterus monoceros) is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around the world in subtropical oceans between latitudes 43° N and 35° S, at depths down to 50 m. Its length is up to 76 cm.

Behavior

This species exhibits distinct pairing. Adults may form schools under weed rafts.

References

Matsuura, K.; Motomura, H.; Tyler, J. & Robertson, R. (2015). "Aluterus monoceros". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T16404943A115353437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16404943A16509717.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

External links

Froese, Rainer and Pauly, Daniel, eds. (2006). "Aluterus monoceros" in FishBase. May 2006 version.
Photos of Unicorn leatherjacket on Sealife Collection

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[iucn-1] Matsuura, K.; Motomura, H.; Tyler, J. & Robertson, R. (2015). "Aluterus monoceros". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 2015: e.T16404943A115353437. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T16404943A16509717.en. Retrieved 15 December 2017.