Srawled Filefish (juvenile)
Aluterus scriptus
20.8481, -86.8759
Field Notes
Description:
Photo take at -30 ft in a Caribbean reef. About 9 cm long covered by numerous blue, broken stripes formed of dashes and dots, black spots and sporting a variety of shades of gray, tan, brown and olive, the scrawled filefish pales or darkens its skin to blend with its background.
Habitat:
Found around the world in tropical areas in America from Florida all the Caribbean sea to Brazil.
Notes:
This Filefish as i approach, it bite the rope and stay still moving like a see weed in the current to confuse me, really amazing self protection technique.
Reference Links:
Scrawled filefish
Species ID Suggestions
Spotted for Missions
Photographed
PublishedFebruary 22, 2012
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