Aluterus

Aluterus is a genus of filefishes. This genus is larger-bodied than many other monacanthids, with Aluterus scriptus being the largest filefish species, reaching in total length.

==Taxonomy== There are currently 4 recognized extant species in this genus: {| class="wikitable" |+ !Species !Common name !Image |- |Aluterus heudelotii Hollard, 1855 |Dotterel filefish |frameless |- |Aluterus monoceros Linnaeus, 1758 |Unicorn leatherjacket filefish |frameless |- |Aluterus schoepfii Walbaum, 1792 |Orange filefish |frameless |- |Aluterus scriptus Osbeck, 1765 |Scribbled leatherjacket filefish |frameless |}