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Diagnostic Description

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The rudimentary pelvic spine disappears in specimen larger than 13.5 cm SL (Ref. 36453).
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Cristina V. Garilao
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Life Cycle

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Distinct pairing (Ref. 205).
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Susan M. Luna
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Morphology

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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 36 - 41; Analspines: 0; Analsoft rays: 39 - 44
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Trophic Strategy

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Usually occurs in shallow water over sand or mud subtrates, typically associated with seagrass beds. Late larvae and juveniles commonly pelagic, often near Sargassum mats. Forages on a variety of plant, including algae and seagrasses, usually grazing off the bottom but sometimes also nibbling at the surface.
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Aluterus heudelotii

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Aluterus heudelotii, the dotterel filefish, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic from northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic from Senegal to southern Angola. This demersal species inhabits seagrass, sand or mud in shallow waters, typically between 10 and 100 m and occasionally down to 2000 m. It growth up to 45 cm, with a typical length of 30 cm, and feeds on plants such as algae and seagrasses.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b Carpenter, K.E., Robertson, R. & Tyler, J. (2015). Aluterus heudelotii. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T190333A16510867.en
  2. ^ Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855. FishBase

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Aluterus heudelotii: Brief Summary

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Aluterus heudelotii, the dotterel filefish, is a filefish of the family Monacanthidae. It is found in the western Atlantic from northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil, and in the eastern Atlantic from Senegal to southern Angola. This demersal species inhabits seagrass, sand or mud in shallow waters, typically between 10 and 100 m and occasionally down to 2000 m. It growth up to 45 cm, with a typical length of 30 cm, and feeds on plants such as algae and seagrasses.

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Distribution

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Western Atlantic: Massachusetts (USA), Bermuda, and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil

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North-West Atlantic Ocean species (NWARMS)

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Habitat

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benthic

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