Prickly leatherjacket
📖 Overview
Often found in weedy areas of coastal reefs and trawling grounds. The flesh is good for human consumption.
🔬 Taxonomy
🐟 Physical Description
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Anal soft rays: 23 - 24. : short and / or deep.
🌀 Behaviour
Behavioural data for Prickly leatherjacket is currently being reviewed.
🦐 Diet
Diet information for Prickly leatherjacket is currently being compiled.
🥚 Reproduction
Reproduction data for Prickly leatherjacket is currently being compiled.
🌍 Habitat & Distribution
Marine; reef-associated; depth range 2 - 25 m . Tropical West Pacific: Indo-Malayan region to Australia, north to Japan.
🌿 Ecology
📐 Morphometrics
🌡️ Water Parameters & Tolerance
🛡️ Conservation Assessment
📊 Population Risk & Fisheries
🌐 Names & Taxonomy
| Language | Common Names |
|---|---|
| 🇬🇧English | Leafy Filefish · prickly leatherjacket · Tasselled Leatherjacket |
| 🇯🇵Japanese | Higehagi · ヒゲハギ |
Scientific Synonyms
| Scientific Name | Author | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Balistes penicilligerus | Cuvier | 1816 | Synonym |
| Balistes spinosissimus | Quoy & Gaimard | 1824 | Synonym |
| Chaetoderma penicilligera | Cuvier | 1816 | Synonym |
| Chaetodermis maccullochi | Waite | 1905 | Synonym |
🔍 Similar Species
🗺️ Global Occurrence Map
Occurrence records from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) - 1 records indexed .
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