Saltwater
Orange filefish
Aluterus schoepfii
Monacanthidae
Facts
Characteristics
- Length
- Up to 61 cm
- Body shape
- Deep-bodied
Care
- Group
- Missing
- Smallest aquarium
- 4,806 liters
- Diet
- Missing
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Behavior
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Swims
- Missing
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Water values
Smallest tank
4,806 liters305 × 153 × 103 cm · For one fish
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Lives wild in Angola, Antigua & Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, and 43 more countries.
More about the species
About the species
Usually found over bottoms with seagrass, sand, or mud. Juveniles are associated with floating Sargassum. Solitary or in pairs. Feeds on a variety of plants, including algae and seagrasses. Generally considered as trash fish, rarely consumed. Traded as an aquarium fish at Ceará, Brazil.
Source: FishBase
Other names
Other scientific names
- Alutera aurantiacus
- Alutera punctata
- Alutera schoepfii
- Aluteres cuspicauda
- Aluterus cultrifrons
- Aluterus holbroocki
In other languages
- Filfisk, Tryckarfisk
- Orange filfisk
- Viilakala
- Filefish, Orange Fiiefish, Tobaccofish
Articles
All articles
How to add new fish4 min read
From the store to the tank: how to get the fish used to your water, why you should add only a few at a time, and what to watch for in the first few days.
Quarantine for new fish3 min read
Why new fish should live in a tank of their own for a few weeks before they move in, what you need, and what to look for.
From freshwater to saltwater3 min read
What is different in a saltwater aquarium: salt, refractometer, live rock and corals. An introduction for anyone thinking of giving it a try.