Unicorn leatherjacket

Unicorn leatherjacket

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Kingdom

Phylum

Class

Order

Tetraodontiformes

Family

Genus

SPECIES

Aluterus monoceros

Weight

2710

96

goz

g oz

Length

25-76.2

9.8-30

cminch

cm inch

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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Distribution

Geography

Continents

Europe, North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Oceania

Subcontinents

Polynesia, Caribbean Islands, East Asia, Central America, North Africa, Southeast Asia, South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa, Western Asia, Melanesia, Micronesia

Countries

Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, China, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Taiwan, Spain, Portugal, Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Western Sahara, Canada, United States, Australia, Kiribati, Papua New Guinea, New Zealand, Fiji, Marshall Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Nauru, Palau, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, India, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Viet Nam, Ecuador, Chile, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, Venezuela, Equatorial Guinea, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Comoros, Congo, DR Congo, Cote d'Ivoire, Djibouti, Eritrea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mauritania, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Sao Tomé and Principe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Yemen, Bahrain, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates

Oceans

Indian ocean, Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean

Seas

Gulf of Mexico, Timor Sea, Tasman Sea, South China Sea, Philippine Sea, Sea Of Japan, Laccadive Sea, Java Sea, Gulf of Guinea, Gulf of California, Coral Sea, Caribbean Sea, Bismarck Sea, Bay of Bengal, Banda Sea, Arafura Sea, Arabian Sea

Islands

Andaman Island, Canary Island, Galápagos, Howland-Baker Island, Johnston Island, Kiribati Line Island, Madeira, Nicobar Island, Paracel Island, Phoenix Island, Spratly Island, Wake Island, Caribbean Islands

Biogeographical realms

Neotropical, Palearctic, Nearctic, Oceanian, Australasian, Indomalayan, Afrotropical

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Biome

Oceanic pelagic zone

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Habits and Lifestyle

This species exhibits distinct pairing. Adults may form schools under weed rafts.

Lifestyle

Seasonal behavior

Diet and Nutrition

Diet Planktivore, Carnivore

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Population

Population Trend

POPULATION STATUS

Least concern (LC)

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References

1. Unicorn leatherjacket Wikipedia article - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn_leatherjacket

2. Unicorn leatherjacket on The IUCN Red List site - https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/16404943/115353437

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