Toothbrush leatherjacket

Acanthaluteres vittiger

Seagrass meadows and rocky reefs off southern Australia

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
Oceania
Deep-bodied
Medium
Tropical fish

Toothbrush leatherjacket is a marine fish of southern Australian seagrass meadows and rocky reefs. It moves between these neighboring habitats while feeding.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Acanthaluteres
Maximum length: 35 cm
Water: Marine
Body shape: deep_bodied
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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