Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Mimic Filefish
Mimic Filefish
Scientific Name: Paraluteres prionurus
Also known as: Blacksaddle Filefish, Blacksaddle Mimic, False Puffer
Category: Filefishes
Size: 2 to 4 in. (5 to 10 cm)  
Depth: 3-80 ft. (1-25 m)
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Note: Mimic the Black-Saddled Toby, Canthigaster valentini

Fish
Odd-Shaped Swimmers
Filefishes

Mimic Filefish

Longnose Filefish

Scrawled Filefish

Whitespotted Filefish

Yelloweye Filefish

Orangespotted Filefish

Slender Filefish

Tilefishes
Goatfishes
Triggerfishes
Boxfishes
Cornetfishes
Trumpetfishes
Remoras
Pufferfishes
Sweepers
Porcupinefishes
Drums

External Reference: fishbase.org itis.gov

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© 2004-2012 Florent Charpin