Description

Also known as Brown-spotted Leather Jacket, Leatherjacket, Peron's Filefish, Potbelly Filefish, Potbelly Leatherjacket.

Found singly, over rocky reefs, and trawl grounds.
They feed on benthic invertebrates.
Length - 35cm
Depth - 15-110m
Widespread Eastern Indian Ocean

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. Ref: https://www.fishbase.se/summary/10553