Toothbrush Leatherjacket (species: Acanthaluteres vittiger) in taxonomy (Gaia Guide)
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Acanthaluteres vittiger
Toothbrush Leatherjacket


©John Turnbull: Toothbrush Leatherjacket (Acanthaluteres vittiger) mature male showing the toothbrush bristle patch on the caudal peduncle

©John Turnbull: Toothbrush Leatherjacket (Acanthaluteres vittiger), The Gap, Sydney

©John Turnbull: Male Toothbrush Leatherjacket (Acanthaluteres vittiger) showing toothbrush bristles on the side, Shark Point, Clovelly, Sydney, Australia

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Kingdom Animalia
Phylum Chordata
Class Actinopterygii
Order Tetraodontiformes
Family Monacanthidae
Genus Acanthaluteres
Species Acanthaluteres vittiger
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Distinguishing features

They are hard to see as they blend well with their kelp habitat. This brightly coloured male is an exception; juveniles and females are kelp-coloured with variable white spots.

Only the male has the toothbrush "bristles" on the rear side of the body. (John Turnbull, Marine Explorer)

Size

  • Up to 35 cm (Total length) - applies to male

Depth range

  • Depth range data is not yet available.

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Distribution


©Atlas of Living Australia: Australian distribution: Toothbrush Leatherjacket (Acanthaluteres vittiger)

Distribution and habitat preferences

Seagrass beds on rocky reefs

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