Rhinoceros Leatherjacket

Pseudalutarius nasicornis

Also known as: Leatherjacket, Rhino Filefish, Rhino Leatherjacket, Rhinoceros Filefish

ALSO KNOWN AS

Leatherjacket
Rhino Filefish
Rhino Leatherjacket
Rhinoceros Filefish

LCLeast ConcernIUCN Red List, 2016

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Rhinoceros Leatherjacket adult, photographed at lembeh, Indonesia — @fishx6 · lembeh, Indonesia · August 20081 / 6

Overview

Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over silty, sandy slopes, rubble, and seagrass beds, of sheltered lagoons and coastal reefs, rich with invertebrate growth.
Juveniles shelter in sea pens and sea-whips, often lining up vertically to hide behind sea-whips.

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.

How to identify

COLOURS

white

Pattern: brown stripes
Fins & Tail: black tail spot
Behaviour: camouflaged changes colour pairs schooling solitary

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Habitat & where to find it

Range · Indo-West Pacific, Southeast Atlantic
Country only · 6

LIVES IN

Found singly, pairs, or in small schools, over silty, sandy slopes, rubble, and seagrass beds, of sheltered lagoons and coastal reefs, rich with invertebrate growth.

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