F-2541 SCRAWLED FILEFISH, Aluterus scriptus

Adults are found offshore and juveniles are most commonly found with floating Sargassum. Body is relatively elongate, slender, with a poorly developed pelvic flap; pelvic spine absent. Long snout, concave above, its tip only slightly below eye level. Pale olive brown, mottled with darker, especially along dorsal and ventral profiles; numerous blue, green, and black spots and lines.