Leatherjackets And Filefish

Brown-striped Leatherjacket (Meuschenia australis) foraging among Whip Corals (Primnoella australasiae), sponges and other sessile marine life on temperate deep reef.
Brown-striped Leatherjacket (Meuschenia australis) foraging among Whip Corals (Primnoella australasiae), sponges and other sessile marine life on temperate deep reef. single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded catch catching hunt hunting hunter gather gathering forage foraging eat eating eater fish monacanthidae vertical Trigger/Sunfish |Brown-striped Leatherjacket (Meuschenia australis)

Bristle-tail File-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus)
Bristle-tail File-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) Leatherjacket Tetraodontiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic descent desend descend decend decending descending dive diving drop dropping spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed vertical |Bristle-tail File-fish (Acreichthys tomentosus)

Cirrated Leatherjackets (Stephanolepis cirrhifer) Pair of females in minor territorial dispute.
Cirrated Leatherjackets (Stephanolepis cirrhifer) Pair of females in minor territorial dispute. two pair couple together duo paired partner partners twin partnership spike spikes spiked spine spines sharp point pointed barb barbed battle fight fighting blotch blotches leather jacket Thread-sail filefish Trigger/Sunfish |Cirrated Leatherjackets (Stephanolepis cirrhifer)

Prickly File-fish (Chaetodermis penicilligerus)
Prickly File-fish (Chaetodermis penicilligerus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) Leatherjacket Tetraodontiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual colour color colourful colorful vibrant vibrent vibrint mauve purple flat flatten flatter flattened flatened compressed splayed compressed compress strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky |Prickly File-fish (Chaetodermis penicilligerus)

Pig Faced Leatherjacket (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus) sheltering in Crinoid.
Pig Faced Leatherjacket (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus) sheltering in Crinoid. Monacanthidae (Filefishes) Tetraodontiformes single one alone lonely isolated individual small tiny minute minuet miniscule diminutive macro micro little minor minature miniature petite puny hide hiding hidden conceal concealed bury buried concealing hid cover covering covered camouflage camoflage camouflaged camoflaged hidden hiding hide cryptic leather jacket leather-jacket crinoid |Pig Faced Leatherjacket (Paramonacanthus choirocephalus)

Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)
Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) scribbled Tetraodontiformes filefish single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim tail fan fantail fan-tail tropic tropics tropical coral coralreef coral-reef reef |Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)

Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)
Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) scribbled Tetraodontiformes filefish single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim tail fan fantail fan-tail tropic tropics tropical coral coralreef coral-reef reef |Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)

Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)
Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) scribbled Tetraodontiformes filefish single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim tail fan fantail fan-tail tropic tropics tropical coral coralreef coral-reef reef |Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)

Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)
Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) scribbled Tetraodontiformes filefish single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim tail fan fantail fan-tail tropic tropics tropical coral coralreef coral-reef reef shallow shallows sun sunny sunshine shine sunbeam sunbeams beam beams surface light |Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)

Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)
Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) scribbled Tetraodontiformes filefish single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim tail fan fantail fan-tail tropic tropics tropical coral coralreef coral-reef reef |Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)

Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) feeding on coral reef.
Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) feeding on coral reef. Monacanthidae (Filefishes) scribbled Tetraodontiformes filefish single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim tail fan fantail fan-tail tropic tropics tropical coral coralreef coral-reef reef eat eating eater feed feeding feeder consume consuming devour devouring |Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)

Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)
Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus) Monacanthidae (Filefishes) scribbled Tetraodontiformes filefish single one alone lonely isolated individual line lines lined stripe stripes striped patterns pattern band bands banded spots spotted dot dots dotted spot speckled specks strange unusual weird bizarre bizzare bizzarre ugly freak freaky slim slender skinny thin narrow slight lean trim tail fan fantail fan-tail tropic tropics tropical coral coralreef coral-reef reef |Scrawled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)