Aluterus is a genus of filefishes.

Aluterus
Aluterus monoceros
Aluterus scriptus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Tetraodontiformes
Family: Monacanthidae
Genus: Aluterus
Cloquet, 1816
Synonyms
  • Davidia Miranda Ribeiro[1]

Species

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There are currently 4 recognized species in this genus:[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Davidia Miranda Ribeiro, 1915". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.