Unicorn leatherjacket

The unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around the world in subtropical oceans between latitudes 43° N and 35° S, at depths down to 50 m.

The Unicorn leatherjacket lives in the reef-associated, marine, depth range 1 - 50 m environment.

The unicorn leatherjacket, Aluterus monoceros, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae, found around the world in subtropical oceans between latitudes 43° N and 35° S, at depths down to 50 m. Its length is up to 76 cm. More

The Unicorn Leatherjacket is usually brown to grey with brown spots on the upper sides and a dark caudal fin. It can be recognised by its highly compressed body and the posterior placement of the eyes on the head. More

The unicorn leatherjacket has a rudimentary pelvic spine which disappears in large specimens. The snout is convex in adults. Occasionally found in shallow water by steep drop-offs. Solitary or in pairs, occasionally in groups of five or six, at less than 10 m depth. More

measures for unicorn leatherjacket in Hong Kong and the South China Sea are not effective. More

Unicorn Leatherjacket (Leather Jacket)(Aluterus Monoceros), Shallow still Fishing with Natural Bait,Gulf of Suez خنزير البلاط - العين السخنة - خليج السويس Unicorn Leatherjacket (Aluterus Monoceros) Still Fishing with Natural Cut Bait Gulf of Suez Day fishing charters are full of triggers and leather jackets More

Image: A Unicorn Leatherjacket at Fly Point Marine Reserve, Port Stephens - Add comment Add tags A Unicorn Leatherjacket at Fly Point Marine Reserve, Port Stephens Description A 30 cm long Unicorn More

Common names

Ampapaquet in Ilokano
Ampapaquet in Pangasinan
Barat-barat in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
batfish in English
Borles in Pangasinan
Bourse loulou in French (français)
Cá Bò m?t gai lung in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cá Bò một gai lưng in Vietnamese (Tiếng Việt)
Cachúa in Spanish (español)
Cachúa perra in Spanish (español)
Cângulo in Portuguese (Português)
Cangulo-comum in Portuguese (Português)
Chancho in Spanish (español)
chivo in English
chivo in Spanish (español)
Dan jiao gé tún in Mandarin Chinese
Dormilona in Spanish (español)
Eenhoring-leerbaadjie in Afrikaans
Enhjørning-filfisk in Danish (dansk)
Filefish in English
Gé tún in Mandarin Chinese
Gudunho in Portuguese (Português)
Hagupit in Bikol
Kaek-chu-ri in Korean (한국어)
Kerosok padi in Malay (bahasa Melayu)
Kiin-koy in Somali (Soomaaliga)
Kikande in Swahili (Kiswahili)
leatherjacket in English
lija in sp
Lija barbuda in Spanish (español)
Mawod-pawod in Waray-waray
Pakol in Hiligaynon
Pakol in Tagalog
Pakol in Waray-waray
Panisan in Agutaynen
Panitan in Waray-waray
Papakol in Tagalog
Peixe porco in Portuguese (Português)
Peixe-porco in Portuguese (Português)
Perua in Portuguese (Português)
Peteg in Chavacano
Pez lija in Spanish (español)
Pez lima in Spanish (español)
Pirá-acá in Portuguese (Português)
Pitig in Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug
Porco liso in Portuguese (Português)
Puerco de altura in Spanish (español)
Puerco unicornio in Spanish (español)
rough leatherjacket in English
Sagok-sok in Surigaonon
Sagoksok in Cebuano
Sagoksok in Davawenyo
Sagoksok in Kagayanen
Sagugsok in Davawenyo
Solay bagyo in Hiligaynon
Sulay bagyo in Bikol
Sulay bagyo in Tagalog
Sulay bagyo in Waray-waray
Sulay-bagyo in Hiligaynon
Sulaybagyo in Bikol
Takshakh-mahi-e-khakestari in Farsi
Takshakh-mahi-e-khakestari in Persian (‫فارسی)
Tiwarik in Tagalog
Triggerfish in English
Unicorn Fiiefish in English
unicorn filefish in English
Unicorn leather jacket in English
Unicorn leatherjacket in English
Unicorn leatherjacket filefish in English
Unicornfilefish in English
Unicornio in Spanish (español)
Usuba-hagi in Japanese (日本語)
Usubahagi in Japanese (日本語)
Wasay-wasay in Hiligaynon
一角剝 in Mandarin Chinese
一角剥 in Mandarin Chinese
光复鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
光復魚 in Mandarin Chinese
剝皮魚 in Mandarin Chinese
剥皮鱼 in Mandarin Chinese
单角革单棘鲀 in Mandarin Chinese
单角革鲀 in Mandarin Chinese
單角革單棘魨 in Mandarin Chinese
單角革魨 in Mandarin Chinese
狄仔魚(興達) in Mandarin Chinese
狄仔鱼(兴达) in Mandarin Chinese
薄叶剥 in Mandarin Chinese
薄葉剝 in Mandarin Chinese
객주리 in Korean (한국어)

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