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Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (accepted name) 1 literature reference for Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Synonyms:
Aleuteus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aleuteus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Alutera armata Garman, 1903 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alutera armata Garman, 1903
Alutera picturata Poey, 1863 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alutera picturata Poey, 1863
Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765)
Aluteres pareva Lesson, 1831 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aluteres pareva Lesson, 1831
Aluteres personatus Lesson, 1831 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aluteres personatus Lesson, 1831
Aluteres scripta (Osbeck, 1765) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aluteres scripta (Osbeck, 1765)
Aluterus renosus Hollard, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aluterus renosus Hollard, 1855
Aluterus scripta (Osbeck, 1765) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aluterus scripta (Osbeck, 1765)
Aluterus venosus Hollard, 1855 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Aluterus venosus Hollard, 1855
Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795
Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804
Balistes ornatus Proce, 1822 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes ornatus Proce, 1822
Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765
Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765 (synonym) 1 literature reference for Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765
Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765) (synonym) 1 literature reference for Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765)
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Bekrapte leerbaadjie Afrikaans South Africa Click here to show the literature
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Lioma Carolinian N Marianas Click here to show the literature
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Paal Carolinian Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Cabra Creole, Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Click here to show the literature
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Langhalet filfisk Danish Denmark Click here to show the literature
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Sagugsok Davawenyo Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Rondu Divehi Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Broom-tail file English Hawaii Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled Fiiefish English Cuba Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled filefish English Bahamas Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled filefish English Barbados Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled filefish English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled filefish English Puerto Rico Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled filefish English St Helena Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled filefish English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled filefish English USA Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled leatherjacket English Hawaii Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled leatherjacket English United Kingdom Click here to show the literature
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Scrawled tilefish English Jamaica Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled filefish English Guam Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled filefish English Hawaii Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled filefish English Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled filefish English Micronesia Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled fish English Niue Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled leather jacket English Djibouti Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled leatherjacket English Christmas I. Click here to show the literature
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Scribbled leatherjacket English Sri Lanka Click here to show the literature
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Unicornfish English USA Click here to show the literature
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ravi Fijian Fiji Click here to show the literature
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Baliste écriture French Maldives Click here to show the literature
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Te kabanei Kiribati Kiribati Click here to show the literature
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날개쥐치 Korean Korea, South Click here to show the literature
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Phwa Kumak New Caledonia Click here to show the literature
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Fathi-rondu Mahl India Click here to show the literature
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Barat-barat Malay (individual language) Malaysia Click here to show the literature
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Samarang Maranao/Samal/Tao Sug Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Alutera pisana Polish Poland Click here to show the literature
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Cangulo de areia Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Cangulo-pavão Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Cangulo-velho Portuguese Brazil Click here to show the literature
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Peixe-porco-galhudo Portuguese Cape Verde Islands Click here to show the literature
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Porgo rabiscado Portuguese Mozambique Click here to show the literature
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Falala Samoan Samoa Click here to show the literature
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Cachúa Spanish Nicaragua Click here to show the literature
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Unicornios Spanish Nicaragua Click here to show the literature
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Sagok-sok Surigaonon Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Tiwarik Tagalog Philippines Click here to show the literature
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Pareva Tahitian Tahiti Click here to show the literature
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Classification:
Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Monacanthidae
Genus Aluterus
Distribution: Circumtropical. Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil (Ref. 7251). Eastern Atlantic: St. Paul's Rocks (Ref. 13121), Cape Verde and Ascension Island (Ref. 3592); São Tomé Island (Ref. 34088); South Africa (Ref. 4421). Pacific Ocean: southern Japan to the southern Great Barrier Reef, New Caledonia and Easter Island (Ref. 37816). In the eastern Pacific, from the Gulf of California to Colombia (Ref. 9318).
Additional data: -
Source database: FishBase, Jan 2011
Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Group expert : Hutchins, B., Data last modified by FishBase 05-Jan-2011
Online resource: http://www.fishbase.org/Summary/SpeciesSummary.php?ID=4275
CoL taxon LSID: urn:lsid:catalogueoflife.org:taxon:d136fec2-2dc5-11e0-98c6-2ce70255a436:col20110201