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Brachaluteres
Sign in to saveBrachaluteres is a genus of filefish of the family Monacanthidae. The genus name "Brachaluteres" is derived from the Greek brachys (meaning "short") and the Latin luteus (meaning "yellow"). Fish of the genus occur in the tropical waters of the Western Pacific Ocean.
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumChordata
- ClassTeleostei
- OrderTetraodontiformes
- FamilyMonacanthidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 11
- With media
- 1
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Collections
- FMNH, AM, MNHN, USNM, WAM, SAMA
- Recorded in
- Australia, Fidji(I.), New Caledonia, Japan
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Brachaluteres is a genus of filefish of the family Monacanthidae. The genus name "Brachaluteres" is derived from the Greek brachys (meaning "short") and the Latin luteus (meaning "yellow"). Fish of the genus occur in the tropical waters of the Western Pacific Ocean.
==Species== There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus: Brachaluteres fahaqa E. Clark & Gohar, 1953 Brachaluteres jacksonianus Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 (Pygmy leatherjacket) Brachaluteres taylori Woods, 1966 (Taylor's inflator filefish) Brachaluteres ulvarum D. S. Jordan & Fowler, 1902 (Japanese inflator filefish)
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brachaluteres” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.