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Unicorn leatherjacket
Species of fish / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Actinopterygii |
Order: | Tetraodontiformes |
Family: | Monacanthidae |
Genus: | Aluterus |
Species: | A. monoceros |
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Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
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