Aluterus scriptus
Scrawled Filefish
As recorded: Aluterus scriptus (Osbeck, 1765)
Animalia › Chordata › Tetraodontiformes › Monacanthidae
- Collected by
- J.E. Randall
- Date
- May 15, 1971
- Locality
- Nukuhiva; offshore from SW point of island
- Island
- Nukuhiva
- Depth
- 18 m
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On May 15, 1971, J.E. Randall also collected 5 other specimens.
Aluterus scriptus observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1971. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,201 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-24.
2026-10-24
TH
(c) Stijn, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-23
Marsa Alam, Red Sea Governorate, Egitto
(c) ilbuonsimone, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
AU
(c) Anton Smith, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-21
Little Cayman, KY
(c) Dwight Baker, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Díli, Timor-Leste
(c) Roxanne Lazarus, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
2026-10-19
Lipah Beach
(c) cjmatheson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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Cite this specimen
Aluterus scriptus. BPBM 11070. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 34937413. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/i/11070.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 34937413 ↗
- Data license: CC0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026