Mimic Filefish
Paraluteres prionurus
Mimic Filefish
Also known as: Blacksaddle Filefish, Blacksaddle Mimic, False Puffer
Category: Filefishes
Scientific Name: Paraluteres prionurus
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Asian Pacific, Fiji, Great Barrier Reef
Note: Mimic the Black-Saddled Toby, Canthigaster valentiniChordata (Phylum)
└Osteichthyes (Parvphylum)
└Actinopterygii (Gigaclass)
└Actinopteri (Superclass)
└Teleostei (Class)
└Tetraodontiformes (Order)
└Monacanthidae (Family)
└Paraluteres (Genus)
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