Diagnostic Description
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Description: Characterized by mottled brown color with wavy brown, horizontal lines on side; origin of first dorsal spine slightly behind eye; concave dorsal and ventral profile of snout; depth of body at origin of anal fin about 1.4 in SL; scattered blunt and pointed barbs and branched fleshy skin flaps on first dorsal spine; presence of numerous large, densely branched dermal flaps around dorsal and ventral profile of head and body; small and fan-shaped pectoral fins; more or less rounded caudal fin (Ref. 90102).
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Morphology
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Dorsal spines (total): 2; Dorsal soft rays (total): 25 - 26; Analsoft rays: 23 - 24
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Biology
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Often found in weedy areas of coastal reefs (Ref. 9710) and trawling grounds. The flesh is good for human consumption.
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- Estelita Emily Capuli
分布
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分布於印度-西太平洋區，包括印度-馬來亞區至澳洲，北至日本南部。台灣分布於北部及東北部海域。
利用
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中小型魚類，通常以潛水或一支釣捕獲，肉質佳，適宜煮湯食之。亦以其可愛的模樣而常被飼養於水族館中，供人欣賞。
描述
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體極側扁，極高，略呈卵圓形。全身佈滿發達之皮質突起；幼魚的突起鬚狀且大於眼徑長；背棘亦具此突起。吻稍突出；吻上緣線微凹。上枕骨高而隆起。
鰓裂位於眼後緣下方，全在體中線上方，與之成70度夾角。恥骨露出，上覆蓋有3對可動之特化鱗片。鱗片大小不一，但大鱗片極大，鱗片小棘極強壯，有寬厚之棘基，呈三角椎狀，棘可分叉，鱗片發達使皮層面粗糙。
第I背鰭棘位眼後緣上方，背棘彎曲，上有小棘；腹鰭膜不特別發達，膜後緣不向後延伸越過特化鱗，使恥骨露出甚多，恥骨後之背部突起(dorsal
lobe)隱約可見；背鰭鰭條高，硬棘與鰭條間呈明顯凹陷。體灰白色，佈滿水平細黑紋；眼周圍具放射狀細黑紋；眼後下方與胸鰭後上方有兩個大圓黑斑。各鰭淡，色鰭膜具細黑點。
棲地
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主要棲息於海藻叢生的沿岸礁區或底拖區域的水域。以其皮鬚擬態於海藻間，藉以欺敵及誘捕食物。主要以小型甲殼類及小魚為食。
Chaetodermis penicilligerus
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Chaetodermis penicilligerus, also known as the prickly leather-jacket or tasselled leather-jacket, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae. This fish is in the monotypic genus Chaetodermis. It occasionally makes its way into the marine aquarium fish trade.[1]
Description
The prickly leather-jacket is a medium-sized fish which grows up to 31 cm.[2] The body is highly compressed laterally, stocky, the mouth is terminal; the head size is big proportionally to the body. Dermal appendages are visible mainly on the body's margin and also on the sides. They are part of the fish's camouflage system.
Distribution and habitat
It is widely distributed throughout the tropical waters of the Indian Ocean, Red Sea, Persian Gulf and South Africa excluded, to the central islands of the Pacific Ocean.[2]
The background coloration of the body is light brown or sand-colored with dark longitudinal lines and blotches outlined with blue. The prickly leather-jacket has two erectile dorsal spines. Its dorsal, anal and caudal fin are translucent but only the rays are a bit darker and visible.
Feeding
The prickly leather-jacket mainly feeds on algaes and small marine invertebrates.
Behavior
The prickly leather-jacket is solitary and has a diurnal activity.
References
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^ Matsuura, K. (2014): Taxonomy and systematics of tetraodontiform fishes: a review focusing primarily on progress in the period from 1980 to 2014. Ichthyological Research, 62 (1): 72-113.
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^ a b Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.) (2015). "Chaetodermis penicilligerus" in FishBase. February 2015 version.
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Chaetodermis penicilligerus: Brief Summary
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Chaetodermis penicilligerus, also known as the prickly leather-jacket or tasselled leather-jacket, is a demersal marine fish belonging to the family Monacanthidae. This fish is in the monotypic genus Chaetodermis. It occasionally makes its way into the marine aquarium fish trade.
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