Galapagos Species Database

Taxon category: Accepted

Synm.: Aluetera monocerus (Linnaeus, 1758), Alutarius amphacanthoides Bleeker, 1851, Alutarius macracanthus Bleeker, 1851, Alutera cinerea Temminck & Schlegel, 1850, Alutera guntheriana Poey, 1863, Alutera monocera (Linnaeus, 1758), Alutera monoceros (Linnaeus, 1758), Aluteres berardi Lesson, 1831, Aluterus anginosus Hollard, 1855, Balistes monoceros Linnaeus, 1758, Balistes serraticornis Fréminville, 1813, Monacanthus anginosus Hollard, 1853 (Ahyong, 2026).

Origin: Vagrant

Distribution: Circumtropical, gulf of Mexico, New Zealand, North Pacific Ocean and Galapagos Island ( Ahyong, 2026)

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