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Scrawled filefish
Aluterus scriptus
20.8398, -86.8878
Field Notes
Description:
Photo take at -50 ft in a Caribbean reef.
This is one of the most beautiful and large file fishes.
Habitat:
This unusual, colorful filefish is usually seen hovering near or swimming over the reef. It is a solitary fish, except during the reproductive period, when they come together to spawn.
The scrawled filefish feeds on a variety of invertebrates (including hydrozoans, gorgonians, zoanthids and sea squirts) and plant material (algae, sea grasses).
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Scrawled filefish
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PublishedJanuary 11, 2012
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