Scrawled filefish off Key Largo coast, Florida, USA

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Scrawled filefish (scientific name: Aluterus scriptus),fish, off Key Largo coast, Atlantic Ocean, Florida Keys, USA, United States. Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs. Occasionally are seen under floating objects. Juveniles may travel with weed rafts in open ocean for a long time and reaching a large size. Adults are usually seen along deep coastal slopes or outer reef drop-offs in about 20 meters depth. Benthopelagic. Feed on algae, seagrass, hydrozoans, gorgonians, colonial anemones, and tunicates.

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Location: Key Largo, Florida Keys, United States, USA
Photo credit: © Amar and Isabelle Guillen - Guillen Photo LLC / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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