FILEFISHES
Spadefishes | Flounders | Soles
Scribbled Filefish
aka. Scribbled Leatherjacket (Aluterus scriptus)
Fan-bellied Filefish
aka. Fan-bellied Leatherjacket (Monacanthus chinensis)
Fan-bellied Filefish
aka. Fan-bellied Leatherjacket – golden variant (Monacanthus chinensis)
Peron’s Filefish
aka. Small-spotted Leatherjacket (Pseudocanthus marurus)
Japanese Filefish
(Paramonacanthus japonicus)
Filefish to be identified
[Pattaya region]
Leafy Filefish
aka. Prickly Leatherjacket (Chaetoderma penicilligera) (picture by Simon Alavoine, Pattaya Dive Centre)
Spotted Puffer Mimic
(Paraluteres sp.)
Broom Filefish
aka. Brushsided Leatherjacket (Amanses scopas)
Bearded Filefish
aka. Bearded Leatherjacket (Anacanthus barbatus) (picture by Andrew Jennings)
Shrimpfish
aka. Razorfish – silver-brown variant (Aeoliscus strigatus)
Shrimpfish
aka. Razorfish – golden-black variant (Aeoliscus strigatus) (picture by Daniel van Dongen)
Longfin Spadefish – adult
aka. Teira Batfish (Platax teira)
Longfin Spadefish – subadult
aka. Teira Batfish (Platax teira)
Longfin Spadefish – juvenile
aka. Teira Batfish (Platax teira)
Longfin Spadefish
aka. Teira Batfish – white variant (Platax teira)
Pinnate Spadefish
aka. Long-finned Batfish (Platax pinnatus)
Boer’s Batfish
(Platax boersi)
Mono
aka. Diamond Fish (Monodactylus argenteus)
Deep-bodied Flounder
(Pseudorhombus elevatus) (picture by Shigemitsu Aoki)
Leopard Flounder
(Bothus pantherhines)
Peacock Sole
(Pardachirus pavoninus)
Peacock Sole
– variant (Pardachirus pavoninus)