Pez lija pintado (Aluterus scriptus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-19, DD 47, by Diego Delso, 2023-04-19
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Pez lija pintado (Aluterus scriptus), mar Rojo, Egipto, 2023-04-19, DD 47

Diego Delso

2023-04-19

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Scrawled filefish (Aluterus scriptus), Red Sea, Egypt. It's a medium size fish which can grow up to 110 centimetres (3.6 ft) in length and can be found in the tropical waters from the Atlantic Ocean, the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean. A. scriptus is omnivorous and have a large choice for its meals like small crustaceans, algae, gorgonians, sea anemones, tunicates, fire coral, seagrasses and hydrozoans. It's diurnal, demersal, solitary and shy with divers.