Aluterus
Genus of fishes
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Aluterus is a genus of filefishes. This genus is larger-bodied than many other monacanthids, with Aluterus scriptus being the largest filefish species,[2] reaching 1.1 metres (3 ft 7 in) in total length.[3]
| Aluterus Temporal range: | |
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| Aluterus monoceros | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Actinopterygii |
| Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
| Family: | Monacanthidae |
| Genus: | Aluterus Cloquet, 1816 |
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Taxonomy
There are currently 4 recognized extant species in this genus:[4]
| Species | Common name | Image |
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| Aluterus heudelotii
Hollard, 1855 |
Dotterel filefish |  |
| Aluterus monoceros
Linnaeus, 1758 |
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish | .jpg) |
| Aluterus schoepfii
Walbaum, 1792 |
Orange filefish |  |
| Aluterus scriptus
Osbeck, 1765 |
Scribbled leatherjacket filefish | .png) |
The fossil species †Aluterus shigensis Miyajima, Koike & Matsuoka, 2014 is known from the Middle Miocene of Nagano, Japan.[5]
The following cladogram is based on a 2016 molecular study of filefish and triggerfish (Balistidae):[2]
