Rhinoceros leatherjacket (Pseudalutarius nasicornis) fish species and information / pictures of Rhinoceros leatherjacket - Pseudalutarius nasicornis

Rhinoceros leatherjacket (Pseudalutarius nasicornis) fish species information

Scientific Name
Pseudalutarius nasicornis

Common Name
Rhinoceros leatherjacket

Biology
Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 43-50; Anal spines: 0; Anal soft rays: 41 - 46. Pale brown to grey in color; two brown stripes on body; adults with yellow spots on head and body; soft dorsal and anal fins yellowish; caudal fin dark brown (Ref. 4421).

Classification

Classified By

Temminck & Schlegel, 1850

Class

Ray-finned fishes (Actinopterygii)

Order

Puffers and Filefishes (Tetraodontiformes)

Family

Filefishes (Monacanthidae)

Distribution

Region

Indo-West Pacific

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific: tropical and subtropical waters, South Africa eastward through Indonesia; northward to southern Japan; southward to the east coast of Australia (Ref. 33352). Southeast Atlantic: south coast of South Africa.

Range

Unknown

Environment

Climate

Subtropical

Water Temperature From

Unknown °C

Water Temperature To

Unknown °C

Depth From - meters

1 m

Depth To - meters

55 m

Zone

reef-associated

Environment

Marine; reef-associated; depth range 1 - 55 m (Ref. 9710)

Trophic Level

3.05 s.e. 0.15 Based on diet studies.

Occurs in Marine / Salt water

True

Occurs in Brackish water

False

Occurs in Fresh Water

False

Occurs on Reefs

True

Is kept in Aquariums

False

Physical Size and Genetics

Maximum Length

19.0 cm

Common Length

Unknown cm

Phylogenetic Diversity Index

PD50 = 1.0000 many relatives (e.g. carps) 0.5 - 2.0 few relatives (e.g. lungfishes)

Human Uses and Population

Human Uses

Unknown

Vulnerability

Low to moderate vulnerability (29 of 100)

Resilience

Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (Preliminary K or Fecundity.)

Threat To Humans

  Harmless

IUCN Red List Status

  Not Evaluated