Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824) is a animal in the Monacanthidae family, order Tetraodontiformes, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Brachaluteres jacksonianus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Brachaluteres jacksonianus is a small variable-coloured leatherjacket fish that can inflate its abdomen and change colour during courtship.
This small leatherjacket fish, Brachaluteres jacksonianus, has a round, nearly circular body, and reaches a maximum length of 9 centimetres (3.5 inches). Individuals of this species are able to inflate their abdomen. Their colouration is highly variable, ranging from pale yellow-brown to dark green, and marked with numerous dark and light stripes, spots, or ocelli. A single individual's colouration can change during the courtship process.
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Stephanolepis hispidus (Linnaeus, 1766)
Stephanolepis cirrhifer (Temminck & Schlegel, 1850)
Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus (Quoy & Gaimard, 1824)
Scobinichthys granulatus (White, 1790)
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
Aluterus schoepfii (Walbaum, 1792)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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