The unicorn leatherjacket (''Aluterus monoceros'') is a
filefish
The filefish (Monacanthidae) are a diverse family of tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish, which are also known as foolfish, leatherjackets or shingles. They live in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian Oceans. Filefish are closely rel ...
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.
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Fish of Thailand
Monacanthidae
Fish of Hawaii
Marine fish of Nicaragua
Fish of the Atlantic Ocean
Fish described in 1758
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus