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Class: Teleostei
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae Filefishes

Genus: Brachaluteres

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Brachaluteres fahaqa
[]

Photo by Rodrigues, N.V.

Eastern Indian Ocean
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)

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Brachaluteres jacksonianus
[Pigmy leatherjacket]

Photo by Ryanskiy, A.

Western Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SL
Brachaluteres taylori Woods, 1966

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Brachaluteres taylori
[Taylor's inflator filefish]

Photo by Petrinos, C.

Northwest Pacific
Max. Length 7.5 cm SL
Brachaluteres ulvarum Jordan & Fowler, 1902

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Brachaluteres ulvarum
[Japanese inflator filefish]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Brachaluteres fahaqa Western Indian Ocea 1953
Brachaluteres jacksonianus Pigmy leatherjacket Eastern Indian Ocean 10 TL 1824
Brachaluteres taylori Taylor's inflator filefish Western Pacific 5 SL 1966
Brachaluteres ulvarum Japanese inflator filefish Northwest Pacific 7.5 SL 1902



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