Southern pygmy leatherjacket

Brachaluteres jacksonianus

Filefish beneath Australian Waters

Southern pygmy leatherjacket is a fish from Eastern Indian Ocean. It inhabits estuaries and brackish water. Records give a maximum length of 10 cm.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Puffers, Triggerfishes, and Allies
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Brachaluteres
Maximum length: 10 cm
Distribution: Eastern Indian Ocean: southern Australia, from southern Western Australia to New South Wales and Tasmania.
Conservation status: LCLeast Concern

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