Author: (Osbeck, 1765)
FBname: Scribbled leatherjacket filefish
Comments: Inhabit lagoon and seaward reefs (Ref. 9710).  Occasionally are seen under floating objects (Ref. 1602).  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 (Ref. 48637).  Benthopelagic (Ref. 58302).  Feed on algae, seagrass, hydrozoans, gorgonians, colonial anemones, and tunicates.  Caught at the surface using a hand net (Ref. 26165).