Brachaluteres taylori Pigmy Leatherjacket, Puffer Filefish, Taylor's Inflator Filefish, Taylor's Leatherjacket, Taylor's Pygmy Leatherjacket

Brachaluteres taylori is commonly referred to as Pigmy Leatherjacket, Puffer Filefish, Taylor's Inflator Filefish, Taylor's Leatherjacket, Taylor's Pygmy Leatherjacket. Difficulty in the aquarium: Experts only! Very hard to keep. A aquarium size of at least 500 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Dr. Douglass F. Hoese, Australien

Foto: Nymph Island, Lizard Island area, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australien

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Scientific:: Brachaluteres taylori
German:: Taylors Feilenfisch, Taylors Zwergfeilenfisch
English:: Pigmy Leatherjacket, Puffer Filefish, Taylor's Inflator Filefish, Taylor's Leatherjacket, Taylor's Pygmy Leatherjacket

Category:: Filefishes

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Chordata (Phylum) > Actinopterygii (Class) > Tetraodontiformes (Order) > Monacanthidae (Family) > Brachaluteres (Genus) > taylori (Species)
Initial determination:: Woods, 1966

Occurrence:: Australia, Bali, Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia, Komodo (Komodo Island), Lord Howe Island, Marschall Islands, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Tasman Sea, the Kermadec Islands, Tulamben
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 8 - 35 Meter
Habitats:: Coastal waters, Reef-associated, Seawater, Sea water
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 24,2 °F - 27,9 °F (24,2°C - 27,9°C)
Food:: No reliable information available
Tank:: 109.99 gal (~ 500L)
Difficulty:: Experts only! Very hard to keep
Offspring:: Not available as offspring
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown