WoRMS taxon details
Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
159491 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:159491)
accepted
Species
Aleuteus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765) (misspelling)
Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765) (misspelling)
Aluteres scripta (Osbeck, 1765) (misspelling)
Aluterus scripta (Osbeck, 1765) (misspelling)
Balistes ornatus Marion de Procé, 1822 (synonym)
Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765 (misspelling)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Not documented
Description Occurs in lagoons and on seaward reefs. Solitary, often in open water (Ref. 9710). Feeds on algae, seagrasses, hydrozoans,...
Distribution circumtropical; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Description Occurs in lagoons and on seaward reefs. Solitary, often in open water (Ref. 9710). Feeds on algae, seagrasses, hydrozoans, gorgonians, colonial anemones, and tunicates. Juveniles and occasionallly adults are seen under floating objects (Ref. 1602). Generally common (Ref. 9710). [details]
Distribution circumtropical; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil
Distribution circumtropical; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]
Froese, R. and D. Pauly. Editors. (2021). FishBase. Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=159491 on 2021-03-03
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original description
(of Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795) Bloch, M. E. (1795). Naturgeschichte der ausländischen Fische. <em>Berlin.</em> v. 9. i-ii + 1-192, Pls. 397-429. [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/english/marine_fauna_database/database_intro.html [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
context source (HKRMS) Hong Kong marine fish database. <em>AFCD.</em> , available online at https://www.hk-fish.net/english/marine_fauna_database/database_intro.html [details]
basis of record Scott, W.B.; Scott, M.G. (1988). Atlantic fishes of Canada. <em>Canadian Bulletin of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences.</em> No. 219. 731 pp. [details]
additional source King, C.M.; Roberts, C.D.; Bell, B.D.; Fordyce, R.E.; Nicoll, R.S.; Worthy, T.H.; Paulin, C.D.; Hitchmough, R.A.; Keyes, I.W.; Baker, A.N.; Stewart, A.L.; Hiller, N.; McDowall, R.M.; Holdaway, R.N.; McPhee, R.P.; Schwarzhans, W.W.; Tennyson, A.J.D.; Rust, S.; Macadie, I. (2009). Phylum Chordata: lancelets, fishes, amphibians, reptiles, birds, mammals. <em>in: Gordon, D.P. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand inventory of biodiversity: 1. Kingdom Animalia: Radiata, Lophotrochozoa, Deuterostomia.</em> pp. 431-554. [details]
additional source McEachran, J. D. (2009). Fishes (Vertebrata: Pisces) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 1223–1316 in: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas. [details]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request] additional source Froese, R. & D. Pauly (Editors). (2019). FishBase. World Wide Web electronic publication. version (12/2019)., available online at http://www.fishbase.org [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From other sources
Description Occurs in lagoons and on seaward reefs. Solitary, often in open water (Ref. 9710). Feeds on algae, seagrasses, hydrozoans, gorgonians, colonial anemones, and tunicates. Juveniles and occasionallly adults are seen under floating objects (Ref. 1602). Generally common (Ref. 9710). [details]Diet Feeds on algae, seagrass, hydrozoans, gorgonians, colonial anemones, and tunicates. [details]
Distribution circumtropical; Western Atlantic: Nova Scotia, Canada and northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil [details]
Habitat Known from seamounts and knolls [details]
Habitat benthic [details]
Habitat Inhabits lagoon and seaward reefs. [details]
Importance Social- Commercial, aquarium fish [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | scrawled filefish | [details] |
| Japanese | ソウシハギ | [details] |
| Spanish | lija trompa | [details] |
To Barcode of Life (32 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Alutera picturata Poey, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Balistes ornatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Alutera armata Garman, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Aluteres personatus Lesson, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications) (from synonym Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Aluterus venosus Hollard, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Aluteres pareva Lesson, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Scrawled Filefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Scrawled Filefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes ornatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Aluterus renosus Hollard, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluterus venosus Hollard, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Alutera armata Garman, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluteres personatus Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Alutera picturata Poey, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluteres pareva Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluterus scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Aleuteus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Aluteres scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aluterus scriptus RAD119763-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aluterus scriptus USNM 405235 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (1 publication) (from synonym Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (12 publications) (from synonym Alutera picturata Poey, 1863)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications) (from synonym Balistes ornatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (2 publications) (from synonym Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (28 publications) (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (3 publications) (from synonym Alutera armata Garman, 1903)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (34 publications) (from synonym Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) (from synonym Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Aluteres personatus Lesson, 1831)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (78 publications) (from synonym Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (8 publications) (from synonym Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Aluterus venosus Hollard, 1855)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (9 publications) (from synonym Aluteres pareva Lesson, 1831)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Scrawled Filefish)
To Digital Atlas Of Marine Species & Locations, DAMSL (Scrawled Filefish)
To European Nucleotide Archive (ENA)
To FishBase (from synonym Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes liturosus Shaw, 1804)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes ornatus Marion de Procé, 1822)
To FishBase (from synonym Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Aluterus renosus Hollard, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluterus venosus Hollard, 1855)
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes laevis Bloch, 1795)
To FishBase (from synonym Alutera armata Garman, 1903)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluteres personatus Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Alutera picturata Poey, 1863)
To FishBase (from synonym Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Balistes scripta Osbeck, 1765)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluteres pareva Lesson, 1831)
To FishBase (from synonym Aluterus scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Aleuteus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To FishBase (from synonym Aluteres scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Alutera scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Monacanthus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Balistes scriptus Osbeck, 1765)
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins) (from synonym Osbeckia scripta (Osbeck, 1765))
To GenBank (49 nucleotides; 69 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To IUCN Red List (Least Concern)
To Marine Species Identification Portal
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aluterus scriptus RAD119763-001)
To NMNH Extant Collection (Aluterus scriptus USNM 405235 photograph lateral view)
To PESI
To ITIS
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