Species sheet
Unicorn filefish
Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758)
AnimalsBourses or filefish
Distribution map
Geographic areas (BioObs)
Reunion IslandGuadeloupeMartinique
Observation type
Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling
Other common names
- Unicorn leatherjacketAmerican English
- Lija barbudaEuropean Spanish
- Puerco unicornoEuropean Spanish
- Bourse licorneFrench (France)
- Bourse loulou (Guyane)French (France)
- Bourse morue (Martinique)French (France)
- Bourse nylon (Guadeloupe)French (France)
- Poisson-lime licorneFrench (France)
- CanguloEuropean Portuguese
- Peixe-porcoEuropean Portuguese
Other invalid scientific names
- Alutarius amphacanthoides, Alutarius macracanthus
- Balistes monoceros
- Monacanthus anginosus
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Sources
- RIOS Joël, SUTOUR Jean-Michel, PROUZET Anne in : DORIS, 27/07/2018 : Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/754
How to cite this BioObs sheet?
BioObs, 18/09/2026 : Aluterus monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/1613
Modification history
- Created by BioObs user on 18/09/2026
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