Aluterus schoepfii, the orange filefish, is a species of fish in the family Monacanthidae.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Orange Filefish being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Aluterus monoceros
- Acanthaluteres spilomelanurus
- Scobinichthys granulatus
- Arotrolepis filicauda
- Thamnaconus degeni
- Monacanthus ciliatus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Class
- Actinopterygii
- Order
- Tetraodontiformes
- Family
- Monacanthidae
- Genus
- Aluterus
- Species
- Aluterus schoepfii
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