Mimic Filefish
Scientific Name: Paraluteres prionurus
Species: Filefishes (Monacanthidae)
Other names: Mimic Leatherjacket, Blacksaddle Filefish, Blacksaddle Mimic, Blacksaddle Mimic Filefish, Black-Saddle Leatherjacket, Blacksaddle Toby Mimic, Blacksaddled Filefish, Black-Saddled Leatherjacket, Saddled Filefish, False Puffer, Hooked Filefish, Valentini Mimic.
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Mimic FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
Photographed at: Lembeh - Indonesia
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Mimic FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
Photographed at: Mirihi Island Resort - Maldives
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Mimic FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in August 2008
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Mimic FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in May 2008
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Mimic FilefishUploaded by: @fishx6 in June 2010
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Description
Also known as Mimic Leatherjacket, Blacksaddle Filefish, Blacksaddle Mimic, Blacksaddle Mimic Filefish, Black-Saddle Leatherjacket, Blacksaddle Toby Mimic, Blacksaddled Filefish, Black-Saddled Leatherjacket, Saddled Filefish, False Puffer, Hooked Filefish and Valentini Mimic.
Found singly or in groups on sheltered seaward reefs, with mixed soft corals and algae.
They feed on invertebrates and algae.
Length - 10cm
Depth - 5-25m
Widespread Indo-Pacific
They mimic the Saddled Pufferfish, and have a file-like 1st dorsal fin as well as long transparent fins instead of the paddle-like fins of the Pufferfish.
Filefish can alter their colour and pattern to match their surrounds and so deter predators.
Although closely related to the Triggerfish, their "trigger spine" cannot be locked into place.
Spotted
The Mimic Filefish is found in or near the Indo-Pacific region(s) and has been photographed 13 times by user @fishx6
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